Discuss the duality expressed not only in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but also in other characters
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'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' is an examination of the duality of human nature. Discuss the duality expressed not only in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but also in other characters. It is believed that there are two parts to a person; good and evil. In most people the good side is stronger and the evil side is repressed. In 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' the repression of Dr Jekyll's evil side has made it become much stronger and eventually when the evil side is released it takes over and changes the balance of good and evil in Dr Jekyll. The evil side becomes dominant. In the Victorian era science was a very interesting topic as Charles Darwin had just come forth with his theory of evolution and more facts about the evolution of man were being found out. Charles Darwin claimed that humans, over many years of time, had descended from...

