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Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Coursework

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was written by R.L.S and set in 19th century London. In this book we understand the conflict between the good character Dr Jekyll and the completely evil character Mr Hyde, who compete and fight for control of their shared body. R.L.S came from a time where scientist were unsure whether this could actually happen, but the idea of good and evil extremes are still relevant.
The central themes of the novel are violence, human nature and degeneration. Violence is shown throughout the novel, in chapter 4 this is shown when sir Danvers Carew is murdered. This is a ferocious and startling attack. “Mr Hyde broke out of all bounds, and clubbed him to earth and the next moment, with ape like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot. This shows the audience that Mr Hyde is the violent and uncontrollable animal, which is the opposite to Dr Jekyll.
The theme human nature is shown when the good Dr Jekyll and the evil Mr Hyde clash......

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