Throughout the novel, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson explores the idea of duality through both the characters and the setting of the novel. Specifically he explores the idea of duality within a person's personality, not only in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde but also Lanyon and Utterson. ... Primarily, Stevenson's examination of duality is shown through what appears to be the two characters of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. ... Throughout Stevenson's novella, there are many descriptions of Mr Hyde which give an impression as to what he is like. ... The concept of duality i...

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Evil is stronger than good, Hyde obscene up dead, suggestive a weakness. ... Jekyll and Mr. Hyde begins strong then changes to equals vying determinedly for dormancy. ... His capacity to change back from Hyde into Jekyll gradually vanished. ... For a bestial animal, besides, Hyde appears to be strangely at home in the urban scene. ...

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