Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Essa

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a medieval horror novellawritten by Robert Louis Stevenson in the Victorian era. The novellafollows a well-respected doctor - Henry Jekyll - and his strugglebetween good and aversion when he takes a potion and becomes Mr Hyde.Robert Louis Stevenson - the author of the novella The Strange Caseof Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde- was natural in Edinburgh in 1850 and died atthe young age of forty-four. He wrote the defy in 1886. As a child hewas very faithful to his nurse and when he was ill she used to read himBible stories as he was brought up in a strict Catholic tradition,which he later rebelled against. This led to his fascination for hiscitys low liveliness and for bizarre characters, which proved rich materialfor later stories.Deacon Brodie lived in Edinburgh in the eighteenth century. His doublelife is thought to have been the extravagance for Robert LouisStevenson to write Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Deacon Brodie lived anextravagant lifestyl e, which even his high position in Edinburghsociety could not support, so he turned to crime to pay hislifestyle. This concept of a doppelganger - a shadow of a different perspective of a human - was used in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to create thesame effect.Stevenson may also have found inspiration from a hold, calledFrankenstein by bloody shame Shelley as it is of the knightly horror genrejust like Stevensons book. A gothic horror story contains a plothinged on suspense and mystery, which often involves the supernatural.Another writer, who may have influenced Stevensons writing, isCharles Darwin and his speculation of evolution.Within Stevensons gothic horror story - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde -suspense is added by the descrip... ...nerable. He portrays curse to be strong,as you only think of yourself and what you want, and this is wherefore Hydeattempts to take over Jekyll. Although Hyde seems to take over Jekyllthere is still a part of Jekyll there, which makes Hyde take thepotio n to become Jekyll again, so that he can indeed end the evil of thebeast he created which also means determination his life too.In conclusion I feel Stevenson has successfully visualized evil throughhis characters, setting and language. I enjoyed the different ways itsuggests evil and I believe Robert Louis Stevenson has accomplishedhis aim to write a gothic horror book and The Strange case of DrJekyll and Mr Hyde is truly a book of its time as creating an evilside that, if made subject to, would change normal civilized behaviourand conduct horrific violence was unheard of at the time the book waspublished.