Dr Jekyll And Hyde Analysis

Hyde is being of pure evil, he sprang from Jekyll’s head like Athena came out of Zeus’, as a result of a potion, and thus Jekyll denies responsibility for Hyde’s actions for large section of the narrative. Despite this, it ultimately is Jekyll’s fault in manner, he is responsible for unleashing a weapon, Jekyll pulled the trigger on Hyde, and encouraged him to act. Stevenson outlines that crime is choice through several examples. First, chronologically, is the description of Utterson’s character. “But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than reprove.” (Stevenson 1). Utterson is not lawyer to help others,

This speaks to his weak, or total lack of, personal morals.. However, his true sin lies in his inaction, “I incline to Cain’s heresy... I let my brother go to the devil in his own way” (Stevenson 1). While this references the line “I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?” (King James Bible, Genesis, 4.9), and specifically refers to not being responsible for others actions, it also further speaks to his lack of morals, and willingness to kill, if he felt the need. As a lawyer, Utterson’s job is to get others out of their problematic situations, and shift the responsibility from one person to another. Utterson is another example of a criminal, or someone with questionable morals, because he does not take responsibility for his actions, and because he helps others avoid responsibility or consequences for their actions, in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Next, the obvious example, is Jekyll. Jekyll creates a potion to allow himself to turn into another aspect of himself, one with no morals, and one who feels no