Jekyll and Hyde themes

• Duality 


  Shown through Jekyll ego

  struggle between good and evil

  Complexities of human nature and the internal battles
• Religion 


  The theme of religion is shown in Jekyll and Hyde as England then was a extremely religious society

  • the bible was taken as the literal truth and was the foundation of moral and behaviour
• Science 


  The Victorian’s feared scientific progress
• Science 


  Charles darwin wrote origins of species in 1859

  It shook victorian society and was condemned banned due to its theroy god had not created the univers
• charles Dawin found the idea that humans evolved from apes lead to concerns about returning to this primitive state

  “ape-like” “troglodytic“
• Science 


  italian criminologist introduced theory of physiognomy

  Theory now dismissed as completely unscientific
• theory of physiognomy 


  Theory claimed criminals could be recognised by physical characteristics

  ”troglodytic“ - non human , in appearance and therefore criminal
• Violence 


  “Broke out into a great flame of anger“

  “Ape- like fury“

  “Like a damned juggernaut”