Madness, science, Mystery, if you have read these types of things before it was more than likely in the book the Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. But this story however is not that book, it is called Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Holmes. In this novel the narrator is John H Watson, Mr.Holmes’s right hand man. The story speaks of figuring out who Mr.Hyde is. The question was made when a lawyer was speaking on behalf of none other than Dr.Jekyll. He explains that Dr.Jekyll had written his will before he dies, which is normal, but there was something that was strange, Dr.Jekyll had put 250 million dollars into the hands of Mr.Hyde. But who was Mr.Hyde? Why was he given so much money in Dr.Jekyll's will? This is what Holmes and Watson tried to …show more content…
One endeavor was of great wits and proceeded the detectives further in the case, however did not lead them to solve it. To secretly search Mr.Hyde's known place of stay. When the detectives had arrived there was no sign of Mr.Hyde, only the presence of a pleasant, inviting decrepit lady. She was the man's landlady, Mrs.Hudson. She was very considerate and had let the men search the residence. What they had found were many great inklings. One was a checkbook that Mr.Holmes had read through, but unfortunately said no word of what was inside. Another was a ticket to a show with the exact time, day, and residence of which Hyde would go. This was the next place the men would be. A crucial inkling in the eyes of Mr.Holmes. The men went to the program later, not only this but in disguise. Their own mothers wouldn't of known it was them. While attending the program there was an miscalculation in the plan. Mr.Hyde saw right threw the disguise and ran off. He had known who they were from an earlier encounter when he found out they had been searching his place from Mrs.Hudson choking under the pressure of Mr.Hyde. He was more astute than they had thought, moreover they would have to try much harder to solve the …show more content…
They analyzed his bank history to found huge deposits of money. Also they had found that he has had no date of birth or any proof of life previously a few years before. This was a very bizarre sight to have been seen by the detectives. How could someone have little to no record of themselves? Other things the detectives had discovered was that Mr.Hyde had only been in his apartment every two weeks or so and there was no history of him between those times. These were very good attempts to solve the case, but really did not get the detectives far at all. This was a very unreliable way to solve the
I also think that there was no type of actual detective work done by the detective on the
Interests in math and science. Mr Hyde had developed a potion that allowed him to turn into Dr. Jekyll. Jekyll found a way to separate his good side from his darker side, by transforming himself into a monster free of consciences. But he later found that he was turning into more and more into Mr Hyde. He started turning into Mr. Hyde in random places, the transformations got worse and worse.
Throughout the story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Mr. Utterson is portrayed as the “detective” who works indefatigably to solve the mystery surrounding Mr. Hyde and his connection to Dr. Jekyll. Utterson possesses three main traits that assist him in doing this: perseverance, attention to detail, and ability to look at things from all angles and “connect the dots”. Using his problem-solving abilities, Utterson is able to glean information about the seemingly inscrutable Hyde. To begin, Mr. Utterson shows strong perseverance and tenacity by not .
The well-liked, respectable doctor and hideous, depraved Hyde are almost opposite in type and personality. Stevenson uses this marked contrast to make his point: every human being contains opposite forces within him or her, an alter ego that hides behind one’s polite face. Firstly, Dr. Jekyll is the nice guy. He is a brilliant scientist who makes a potion to change his figure.
And hitherto it was his ignorance of Mr. Hyde that had swelled his indignation; now, by a sudden turn, it was his knowledge. It was already bad enough when the name was but a name of which he could learn no more. It was worse when it began to be clothed upon with detestable attributes; and out of the shifting, insubstantial mists that had so long baffled his eye, there leaped up the sudden, definite presentment of a
It is undeniable that the case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is strange indeed. However, it is also a work of art filled with impossible sciences. The plot begins with two men, one of which is Mr. Utterson, the narrator. They begin to
He eventually discovered a chemical concoction that will cause him to feel and to see a separation of his two sides. Chemical concoction makes him turns into Mr. Hyde which is a man who is all bad and all evil. He also needs to perform a second experiment to make sure he can turn back to Dr. Jekyll. It is successful of switching his identity by drinking the potion. He becomes more and more obsessed with becoming Hyde.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a novella introducing the jubilant, outgoing Doctor Henry Jekyll and the mysterious, deformed Edward Hyde in their story of confusing scenarios. The story is influenced by a mysterious and frightening dream Stevenson had, from this he developed the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This novella is a representation of the battle of good versus evil that one can acquire with one’s self, Dr. Jekyll represents the good and Mr. Hyde represents the evil. Having a wicked side and a good side is challenging because if in distress or confusion, it is easier to become mean, it’s necessary to control these two sides.
In the novel, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson explores the complexity of human nature. He uses characters and events in the novel to present his stance on the major theme: “man is not truly one, but truly two” (125). Branching from this major theme are many more specific views on the idea that human nature is divided into good and evil. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are two very different people who occupy the same body. Human beings struggle with good and evil and Stevenson goes to the extreme to to show this relationship.
While Dr. Jekyll is more of a laid back type of person, he does not want to talk certain things such as why Mr. Hyde was in his
In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson uses diction, imagery, and details to characterize both sides of his main character. I. Stevenson uses diction to characterize Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to create a mood for the story. A. “I cannot find words to thank you. I believe you fully I would trust you before any man alive, ay, before myself if I could make the choice…”
Watson had become very intriguing in this man Stamford had been describing, and had asked to visit Sherlock Homes in his apartment. Watson had found Holmes an “amazingly contradictory man, one who knows nothing at all of literature, philosophy, or astronomy, but has a profound knowledge of chemistry, anatomy, and sensational crime stories”
Once there, they threw the door of Dr. Jekyll's office, and there he was, Edward Hyde, in the middle of the room. He had committed suicide, possibly after killing Dr. Jekyll. Utterson and Poole searched the house on all sides hoping to find Jekyll's body, but they did not find him. The only thing they found was a letter from Jekyll addressed to Mr. Utterson. In this one he said that before reading it he had to read the letter that Lanyon should have given him some time ago.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde For the past couple of weeks I’ve been reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. While reading I figured out multiple of themes. The themes I am about to explain are extremely crucial on the book and its message. The first theme is the dreadful and suspenseful lack of communication.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" brings the double personality theme, but, the story itself is about the mystery behind Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde's connection. The whole story goes around Mr. Utterson - a decent lawyer - trying to find out what is wrong with his dear friend, Henry Jekyll, and what is his relationship with the devilish man, also known as Mr. Hyde. On the end of the story, the reader finds out that Mr. Hyde is Jekyll's evil side: the doctor was fascinated by the duality of human nature and decided to do some experiments to separate his two sides, the good one and the evil one. Henry Jekyll wanted to do things that he couldn't because of his reputation and social morals, therefore, the best and only way of doing what he really wanted to was to have another side that no one knew. On the other hand, he didn't know how evil his other side could be: Mr. Hyde was purely evil and Dr. Jekyll wasn't purely good.