Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde themes

What each theme means, in a few lines. Tap one for its quotes.

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Two sides in one person. Jekyll wanted to split the good from the bad. The bad one won.

Hyde is pure evil, and everyone can feel it before they can explain it. The book asks where evil comes from. Jekyll's answer: from inside.

Locked doors. Sealed letters. Things nobody will say. The story is told by a man who does not want to know.

Jekyll uses chemistry to do what should not be done. Lanyon sees it and dies of the shock.

Victorian men had to look respectable. Jekyll made Hyde so he could do what he liked and keep his good name.

Hyde tramples a girl and beats a man to death. Both are sudden, both are like an animal.

Cain, Satan, God forgive us. The book uses the language of sin for what Jekyll does.

Fog, dark streets, a door with no bell. London at night is where Hyde lives.