Presentaci

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DR. JEKYLL MR. HYDE
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
CHRISTIAN RAMIREZ MARTIN
ANTONIO MANUEL LLOVET RODRIGUEZ
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INDEX
1. BIOGRAPHY
2. THE NOVEL
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BIOGRAPHY
- Robert Louis Stevenson was born November 13,
1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland
- His father, Thomas, was from a long line of
civil engineers, and invented, among others, the
marine dynamometer, which measures the force of
waves. Robert didnt have any brothers and/or
sisters because he was an only child
- Throughout his childhood, he suffered chronic
health problems that confined him to bed, the
worst of them being tuberculosis.
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- He started writing stories at an early age. The
strongest influence during his childhood was that
of his nurse, Allison Cunnigham, who often read
aloud Pilgrim's Progress and The Old Testament,
his most direct literary influences during this
time .
- He didnt want to become an engineer like his
father because his love was in writing.
- Among Stevenson's own early favorite books
were Shakespeare's Hamlet, Dumas's adventure tale
of the elderly D'Artagan and Walt Whitman's
Leaves of Grass.
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The Novel
- Its a Gothic mystery novel
- The story takes place in nineteenth century
England
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Characters

• Dr. Jekyll
• He is interested in the dual nature of human
  beings.
• He devices a drug that separates and releases his
  evil side.
• He decides to fight his evil side after Mr. Hyde
  kills a member of the Parliament.
• His scientific discovery leads to a tragic death
  when he realises that he no longer can control
  Mr. Hyde.

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• Mr. Hyde
• Hes Dr. Jekylls evil part and the antagonist of
  the novel
• Hes pursued by the police after he kills Sir
  Danvers Carew, a member of the Parliament.
• He commits suicide when he realises that he is
  going to be captured by the police
• His physical ugliness symbolizes his moral
  hideousness and warped ethics

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• Mr. Utterson respectable lawyer and friend of
  Dr. Jekyll, who uncovers the mystery surrounding
  the doctors experiments.
• Dr. Lanyon another doctor who thinks that
  Jekylls experiments are unscientific, thus
  dismissing them.

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Major Themes

• Duality of human nature and the co-existence of
  good and evil in all of us.
• Importance of reputation and keeping appearances
  so as not to ruin ones respectability.

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