THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
By Robert Louis Stevenson
By Jorden Brown

CHARACTERS: PEOPLE IN THE BOOK

• Mr. Hyde
• Dr. Jekyll
• Mr. Utterson
• Mr. Enfeild
• Dr. Lanyon
• Mr. Poole
• Inspector Newcommen
• Sir Danvers Carew
• The Maid

SETTING: PLACE WHERE IT TAKES PLACE

• London, England
• Late 1900s

PLOT: THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

• Exposition: Dr. Jekyll has a monstrous dark side and if he "disappears" for three calendar months his dark side will overtake him forever
• Rising Action: Utterson tries to reveal the secret of the Jekyll to Hyde relationship
• Climax: Utterson breaks into Jekyll's lab to find Jekyll's corpse on the ground and accepts that something is terribly wrong
• Falling Action: Dr. Lanyon witnesses a transformation from Jekyll to Hyde
• Resolution: Dr. Jekyll kills himself so that his dual persona won't hurt any more people

CONFLICT: A SERIOUS DISAGREEMENT OR ARGUMENT

• Major Conflict: Inner; Dr. Jekyll tries to contain his inner dual personality and keep from becoming Mr. Hyde permanently
• Man vs. Self: Inner; Dr. Jekyll tries to rid himself of his dual personality
• Man vs. Others: External; Dr. Jekyll tries to keep the development of his dual personality secret.
• Man vs. Nature: External; Dr. Jekyll tries to keep away from forces that would trigger his dark side

THEME: LESSON IN THE BOOK

• One theme is friendship because Mr. Utterson and Mr. Poole are worried about Dr. Jekyll because they think he's going crazy

THE END