THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

SETTING

• London, England
• Late 19th Century
• The gothic setting increases the effect of horror in the novel
• The description of the setting builds up a sinister atmosphere

CHARACTERS

• Dr. Henry Jekyll; Main character; Doctor
• Mr. Edward Hyde; Jekyll's monstrous dark side
• Mr. Utterson; lawyer; Jekyll's good friend
• Dr. Lanyon; friend of Jekyll and Utterson
• Mr. Richard Einfield; cousin of Utterson

CHARACTERS(CONTINUED)

• Poole; Dr. Jekyll's butler
• Protagonist: Dr. Jekyll
• Antagonist: Mr. Hyde

PLOT

• Exposition: Dr. Jekyll has a monstrous dark side and if he "disappears" for three calendar months his dark side will overtake him forever
• Rising Action: Utterson tries to reveal the secret of the Jekyll to Hyde relationship
• Climax: Utterson breaks into Jekyll's lab to find Jekyll's corpse on the ground and accepts that something is terribly wrong
• Falling Action: Dr. Lanyon witnesses a transformation from Jekyll to Hyde
• Resolution: Dr. Jekyll kills himself so that his dual persona won't hurt any more people

CONFLICT

• Major Conflict: Inner; Dr. Jekyll tries to contain his inner dual personality and keep from becoming Mr. Hyde permanately
• Man vs. Self: Inner; Dr. Jekyll tries to rid himself of his dual personality
• Man vs. Others: External; Dr. Jekyll tries to keep the development of his dual personality secret.
• Man vs. Nature: External; Dr. Jekyll tries to keep away from forces that would trigger his dark side

CONNECTIONS TO FRANKENSTEIN

• Genre: Gothic Literature
• In both, there is a created monster that tries to overtake its creator
• In both, the monster murders, then commits suicide to prevent further outbursts
• These connect by mysterious mood, plot similarities, and gothic relations