Meaning of Jekyll and Hyde in English a person with two very different sides to their personality, one good and the other evil: The professor was a real Jekyll and Hyde - sometimes kind and charming, and at other times rude and obnoxious.

Mr Hyde is described as devilish, evil, and a criminal mastermind. His first appearance in the novel shows him violently trampling a young girl. His violence continues, and he eventually murders Sir Danvers Carew.

In the late 1700s, Brodie - a man from a family in Edinburgh's upper society with a good day job - was caught, tried and hanged for serial theft, and inspired the 1886 horror story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

London The story is set in the 19th century and is largely based in the West End of London, particularly in the district of Soho. Stevenson uses London's streets, buildings, and atmosphere to create a sense of foreboding and unease throughout the story.

Linda Dryden, Professor of English literature at Edinburgh Napier University, said: “The story of Jekyll and his alter ego, Hyde, is timeless primarily because it taps into deep psychological fears about what the Victorians called 'the beast within'.

In this classic story, Dr. Jekyll is a kind, caring doctor who, in an effort to repress his “darker side”, creates a serum in an attempt to mask his darker persona (a.k.a. Mr. Hyde).

The legendary Deacon Brodie (1741-1788), one of Edinburgh's most fascinating characters, the real life inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's book Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Hyde's importance to the novella as a whole It is his character and actions that drive Jekyll to his destruction. He is also responsible for all the main events of the novella – the trampling of a young girl recalled by Enfield, the murder of Carew, the death of Lanyon and the destruction of Jekyll.

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a Science Fiction, Gothic Horror, and a Mystery. Elements of all of these genres combine to create a classic story. From Science Fiction, Stevenson created a chemical concoction that drives his plot.

Good versus Evil Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is as an allegory about the good and evil that exist in all men, and about our struggle with these two sides of our personality. In the novella the battle between good and evil rages within the individual.