Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Strange Case of
(1886) A novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about the good Dr. Jekyll, whose well-intentioned experiments on himself periodically turn him into the cruel and sadistic Mr. Hyde.
notes for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde provide a classic example of split
personality. In addition, the two
characters often serve as
symbols (see also
symbol) of the good and evil sides of a single personality.