Jekyll and Hyde Adaptations: in a League of Their Own

by ejwilkins18

Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), sought to confront the social norms of the Victorian Period by infusing realism into Gothic tropes. No longer were characters… Continue reading →

Duality: Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde- A ‘Fine Line’ Doesn’t Exist

by Madisonsullivan

Humans have been debating and fighting over what is considered good and what is evil since before the early ages. In the early ages though, good was determined by religion and anything or… Continue reading →

Fascination With the Beast Within: Mr Hyde as Venom

by Claire Hutchinson

A man accidentally adopts a second personality that is simultaneously a part of him and a completely separate being…

The Post-Postmodern Byronic “Hero”

by fandomobservations

      The Byronic Hero is a well known and easily recognizable character type first developed by Lord George Gordon Byron in “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” and further expanded upon in Byron’s other… Continue reading →

Jekyll in the Flesh: The Dual Mind in Victorian Englad

by jclark009

Following the 1886 publication of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, author Robert Louis Stevenson maintained that the inspiration for what is now his most famous story was self-generated; the product of… Continue reading →

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

by sdclayto

Most know of Robert Louis Stevenson’s tale, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but do we truly know the context in which it was written? When reading Stevenson’s novel, most… Continue reading →