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Robert Louis Stevenson, The strange case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde -…
Robert Louis Stevenson
Poor health
He passed most of the childhood in bed
Influence of calvinism
He rejected religious principles and the victorian love for respectability
Predestination
He graduated in law
The strange case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Mr Utterson is a London Lawyer, his friend Dr Henry Jekyll is a brilliant scientist
The plot
Utterson investigates into the life of Jekyll: he found horrible details
The most horrible detail is: he created a potion that can release his evil side, Mr Hyde
The theme of double
The man has two choice: a life of crime or to kill his evil side
The paradox: killing his evil side, Jekyll kills himself (suicide)
Suicide is the real only choice
The story is set in London
London has a double nature and represents the victorian contradictions
West end: respectability
East end: poverty and slums
Most scenes take place on night: there is no daylight, only the light of Jekyll's house