Duplicity in Jekyll and Hyde
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Values shape the way we live our lives and they don’t only apply to the real world but the fictional world as well. Throughout the ages writers have used the values and ideals of the society and time in which they live and apply it to the issues and themes in their texts. In the text The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and the BBC TV series of Jekyll the issues of technology, role of women, trust and honesty is explored. The ways in which they are displayed in both the texts are dependent on the time period and the society in which they are set in.
When the original Jekyll and Hyde was published in 1800’s females had very few rights within society and were never allowed to express their opinions unless they were asked, and were viewed as being very weak and passive individuals. This is reflected in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as there are a limited number of female characters and they are not given a voice. In the novella we are given no description of female characters or given female opinions on what is happening within the story. In the original version we are given the maids perspective of the murder which is weak and we do not get inside her head to explore her emotions or opinions. On the other hand BBC’s Jekyll is set in 2007 a time when females are equal to males and women are given the right to vote, work, free to form their own opinions and are strong. In BBC’s Jekyll the females are given there are female characters that form an opinion and are given the freedom to speak. The female is a professional psychiatric nurse whose duty is to care for him unlike in the original where Dr Lanyon is Jekyll‘s doctor and confidant. The nurse is someone that Jackman confides in which is a stark difference to original story in which Dr Jekyll only confides in his male companions .The nurse is reflective of the strong females within society as she can deal with Hyde and Dr Jackman’s needs. The changing ways in...
When the original Jekyll and Hyde was published in 1800’s females had very few rights within society and were never allowed to express their opinions unless they were asked, and were viewed as being very weak and passive individuals. This is reflected in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as there are a limited number of female characters and they are not given a voice. In the novella we are given no description of female characters or given female opinions on what is happening within the story. In the original version we are given the maids perspective of the murder which is weak and we do not get inside her head to explore her emotions or opinions. On the other hand BBC’s Jekyll is set in 2007 a time when females are equal to males and women are given the right to vote, work, free to form their own opinions and are strong. In BBC’s Jekyll the females are given there are female characters that form an opinion and are given the freedom to speak. The female is a professional psychiatric nurse whose duty is to care for him unlike in the original where Dr Lanyon is Jekyll‘s doctor and confidant. The nurse is someone that Jackman confides in which is a stark difference to original story in which Dr Jekyll only confides in his male companions .The nurse is reflective of the strong females within society as she can deal with Hyde and Dr Jackman’s needs. The changing ways in...