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Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde
biography
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, sometimes
simply titled Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is a nouvelle written
by Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in English in
1886, dealing with a lawyer, Gabriel John Utterson, who
investigates the strange relationship between his old friend,
Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the misanthrope Edward Hyde.
What happens?
is a narrative about the complexities of science and the
duplicity of human nature. ... Jekyll tries to control his alter
ego, Hyde, and for a time, Jekyll has the power. However,
towards the end of the novel, Hyde takes over and this
results in their deaths.
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