Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is written by Robert Louis Stevenson. The main characters are Dr. Jekyll, who is a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde is a disfigured gentleman who Mr. Utterson doesn’t like. Mr. Utterson is lawyer who has never even shown a smile. Mr. Richard Enfield is a distant kinsman and well known around town. Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield are very good friends. This mysterious story takes place in London.

Through the curiosity of Utterson, a lawyer, we learn of the ugly and violent Mr. Hyde and his odd connection to the respectable Dr Jekyll who pays out a cheque for Hyde’s despicable behavior. A brutal murder follows. The dead man is one of Utterson’s clients, Sir Danvers Carew. The murder weapon was, unbelievably a cane Utterson had given to Jekyll. As such, the lawyer becomes entangled in the strange world of Mr. Jekyll who has created a drug that separates his good and evil natures - purifying