Concetti Chiave
- Robert Louis Stevenson, born in Edinburgh in 1850, was often ill with tuberculosis, influencing his early life and travels across Europe.
- Stevenson, a pioneer of the "bohemian" lifestyle, rejected bourgeois norms and found fame with novels like "Treasure Island" and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
- "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" explores the duality of human nature, symbolized by the contrasting lives of the protagonist in divided London.
- The novel's protagonist, Dr. Jekyll, struggles with his darker side, Mr. Hyde, leading to a tragic conclusion where Jekyll chooses to end his life.
- Stevenson's concept of the "double" suggests that every person has a hidden side, often revealed through the doppelgänger or alter ego.
Childhood and Career of Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edimburgh in 1850. He spent much of his time in bed because was sick of tubercolosis. He travelled in Germany, France, Italy and in England and he took up engineering at university, following in his father's footsteps. Stevenson was the firs examples of a "bohemian": people of bourgeos family that prefered lived with the poor.
He settled in Samoa with is wife. Was famous for his novels: "Treasure Island", "The strange case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde" and "The Master of Ballantrae". He died in 1894.
Dualism in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stevenson wrote "The strange case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde" to make a report on London, that is diveded into two parts. The protagonist is a man divided against himself: Jekyll, that is a respectable being, lives in the north part of London and Hyde, that is a evil genius, is the one who commits murder, abuse and violence that lived in the south part of London.
These two beings are in a perpetual struggle. Jekyll drinks a potion in ever increasing quantities and in the moment he starts drinking every day, Hyde takes over. Jekill had two choices: live in a life of crime or eliminate Hyde killing himself. Jekyll suicide is the final choise.
The Concept of the Double
Stevenson use this tecnique means that man is not only what he seems but has a side that doesn't appear. The "Double or doppelganger" is a second self or alter ego.
Domande da interrogazione
- How does dualism manifest in "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"?
In "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," dualism is depicted through the protagonist, who embodies a split personality. Dr. Jekyll, a respectable figure, resides in the north of London, while his alter ego, Mr. Hyde, an evil genius, commits crimes in the south. The struggle between these two sides intensifies as Jekyll consumes more of a transformative potion, ultimately leading to his suicide as a means to eliminate Hyde.
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