A Complicated Matter of Villainy: Mr. Hyde in R. L. Stevensonâs âThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeâ

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Literary history has always witnessed the struggle between the hero and the villain. Although the villain creates uneasiness with his attitude against the good people, this figure is used by writers to emphasize the significance of contradictory concepts. As opposed to the novels emphasizing realism, Robert Louis Stevenson writes âThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeâ to appear with a new approach in literature based on science fiction. Mr. Hyde, the product of experiments conducted by the mad scientist Dr. Jekyll, thus comes to the fore as a villain and stands for Jekyllâs subconscious. Victorian society is well known for its strict moral codes suppressing the individual. Suffocating under this social pressure, Dr. Jekyll looks for a solution that would enable him to feel independence without the restraints of his conscience. Therefore it may be stated that no matter how Mr. Hyde acts in opposition to the Victorian norms and social expectations of conformity, the villain is metaphorically created by that society. This situation complicates the definition of villain as to his nature: is he a good or a bad character? The protagonist enjoying his freedom at the beginning cannot cope with his evil twin at the end; so that, Dr. Jekyllâs twin turns into a tragic villain leading to the death of his creator. Stevenson at the same time comes up with a serious discussion of the Victorian society against the individual. So, this paper aims at a critical reading of the novel in line with the villain figure focusing on his social and literary status as well as the changing definitions of villainy.

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Global Perspectives on Villains and Villainy Today

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