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Jekyll and Hyde: Character Analysis

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde explores the duality of human nature and the struggle between good and evil. In the story, Dr. Jekyll develops a potion that separates his good and evil personas into two distinct identities. His alter ego, Mr. Hyde, is pale, dwarfish and displays purely evil and corrupt tendencies. Both the book and film depict the differences between the upstanding Dr. Jekyll and the depraved Mr. Hyde, while also highlighting the inescapable duality within all humans.

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Jekyll and Hyde: Character Analysis

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde explores the duality of human nature and the struggle between good and evil. In the story, Dr. Jekyll develops a potion that separates his good and evil personas into two distinct identities. His alter ego, Mr. Hyde, is pale, dwarfish and displays purely evil and corrupt tendencies. Both the book and film depict the differences between the upstanding Dr. Jekyll and the depraved Mr. Hyde, while also highlighting the inescapable duality within all humans.

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Film analysis – characteristics – appearance – behaviour – personality

1. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde


Represent
- What is the key idea?
- The difference of good and evil

Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde
- Chemist / scientist - Pale and dwarfish
- Experimentation of himself - Impression of deformity
- Once he takes the potion – he - Murderous mixture of timidity and
feel refreshed but evil boldness
- The potion helps him accept - Pure evil
responsibilities - Deformity and decay
- Follows the rule - “It was Hyde, after all and Hyde
- Morally good alone that was guilty”
- Hard working (perfect Victorian - No one respect him
man) - Depravity = morally corrupt
Film
Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde
- Small - Big – lots of low angle shots
- Lanky - ‘monkey’ – like monkey – low
- Timid pitch growl like a dog
- Friendly - Muscular – deformed
- Polite - Uncanny  human face on an
- Gentlemen animalistic body
- Fearful – extreme close up shots - Incredible hulk style costume
– high angle shots - Mischievous – shy
- Always fighting with Mr Hyde - Out of control
(internal in his head) – shots and - “you’re done terrible thing in
editing flicks between J and England” – Alan Quatermain
reflection of Hyde - Mean
- Self-conscious - Angry
- Self-centred - Evil – darkness – low key lighting
- Insecure - Take pleasure in misdeed
- Divided – see his face half and
cut of half of it
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Similarities Difference
- Jekyll was good and Hyde was - Mr Hyde
evil - appearance is different
- Both English man - original – pale and dwarfish
- Jekyll – direct reference - film – muscular and large –
- easier to tell the difference
between J and H
- He adapted to the strong and
large to defeat an enemy
- Larger input on audience
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- Looks at human
o Nature = we all have evil and good side. But we tend to hide the evil
side
o Evil = drinking, pleasure – doing what you want  ego
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2. Tom sawyer
- What do we know about him from the film?
- What evidence do we have?
Film Book
- Courageous – drove car into danger - Child – 7 or 8 – argument with
- Brave – flew car across the friends
river/canal - Doesn’t respect authority
- Smart - Rebellious
- Selfless – he put his life into danger - Cheeky
- Young - Smart
- American - Stubborn
- Doesn’t have a father (Alan - Violent / short-tempered
Quatermain also lost son) - Arrogant
- Puts himself into danger for others - Aggressive
- Needs mentoring - Intertextuality with the holy grail “it’s
- Inexperienced a flesh wound”
Similarity Difference
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3. Mina Harker

Film Book
- Vampire
- The uncanny
Similarity Difference
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4. Dorian Gray
Film Book
- Complicated
- Evil that pretend like good people
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Similarity Difference
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5. Dr. Nemo
6. Alan Quatermain
7.

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