Find a passage or two in the novel where Stevenson describes Hyde, his appearance, his effect on others. Also check out the various visual representations of Hyde that I have posted in the Texts section of our site. Focusing on particular words and specific visual details, explain how Stevenson and others who have interpreted his novel depict Hyde.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Full text online version of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Still image from the 1941 movie starring Spencer Tracy. Gotta love the fog.

 

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Here’s another still from the 1931 adaptation:

It is interesting that movies typically visualize Hyde’s largely unnamed crimes as erotically charged attacks on innocent femininity. How much does the text really tell us about the varieties of immoral activities Hyde supposedly enjoys?