Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Summer 2014 High School Reading Drama Report Form: Alexandra Brinkley 12th Grade AP Literature Maddoux Play Title: Jekyll & Hyde The Musical Author: The whole show is based on “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson. The musical lyrics were written by Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse, and Steven Cuden. The musical book was written by Leslie Bricusse. Category/Genre: Drama/Horror Where did you watch this play? I watched this show at Casa

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, good vs. evil is the biggest theme. This story is seen as a metaphor about the good and evil in everyone, and the struggle of the two sides in everyone’s personality. Since Hyde starts to take over, I could argue that evil is stronger than good. But, Mr. Hyde ends up dying in the end of the story, so I could claim that the good of someone can overcome the evil in you. Overall, Stevenson is trying to communicate with the

Use in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Sign of the Four The life experiences and writings of the Victorians are peppered with anxiety.  External influences such as sweeping change or fear of change can produce unease, as seen in the their anxious attitude toward Darwinism and colonialization, which greatly influenced the political, spiritual, and psychological landscape of nineteenth century England.  However, for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll

The archetypal setting of The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson involves the theme of good and evil exist in all humans, and we live our lives struggling with these two forces. The difference between good and evil is hard to understand because most people don't know if they are a good or bad person. These understanding and characteristics can cause people with the kindest heart in their soul to be driven hatred and anger within their soul. We deal with choices in our lifetime

Rhys, ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, ‘I am not Esther’ by Fleur Beale, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ by Oscar Wilde and ‘Face Off’ directed by John Woo and written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. In all five texts that I studied the theme “loss of identity” was apparent, and in every case the main characters are the ones that experience a loss of identity. In ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ and ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ the main characters

A Sense of Atmosphere in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde Introduction: The tension and suspense in the novel begins with the title, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It makes you want to know what the strange case was and how it affected the characters. One day, Utterson was out walking with the town distant kinsman Mr. Enfield when they passed a house Mr.Enfield tells Mr Utterson a strange case about the house. Description of the house makes

struggles with a mental illness, and he chooses to deal with this by avoiding his hidden desires, which, for once, causes him to stop thinking about himself but of those around him and how they would be impacted by his illness. This is shown when Dr. Jekyll says, I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming

Scared to death. It’s a hyperbole, it’s an expression, but for Robert Louis Stevenson’s character Dr. Lanyon, it’s a reality. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, two of his characters, Dr. Henry Jekyll and Dr. Hattie Lanyon are old friends, but after a fight nearly ten years ago, they are now just friendly. What were they fighting about? Their opposing views on science, on life, and on what could possibly be true or even possible. The specific views the two doctors

sophisticated makeup and Hyde's animalistic appearance is significant in interpreting the meaning behind the Jekyll and Hyde character. Those who argue that Hyde represents a devolved version of humanity use Hyde's appearance to justify their stance. Author and professor Anne Stiles points out that Stevenson uses words such as 'ape-like', ''troglodytic', and 'hardly human' to describe Hyde. A troglodyte, from the Greek word meaning 'cave dweller' is used to describe a person who is reclusive, hermit-like

In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson’s utilizes his characters Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in order to represent the intertwining of good and bad within all people. Within this novella Mr. Hyde represents a person’s inner wickedness, while Dr. Jekyll showcases a person’s inner virtue. In order to differentiate between these two contradictory attributes, Stevenson uses descriptive language in order to expound upon his characters representational traits. When Stevenson