good vs evil Flashcards
good vs evil summarised
The novel explores the constant battle between good and evil within human nature Jekyll’s experiment is an attempt to separate these two sides, but it fails — showing that good and evil are deeply connected and cannot be completely divided. Stevenson suggests that everyone has the capacity for evil, and when it’s repressed or ignored, it can become dangerous and uncontrollable
man is _ _ _ _ two
man is not one but truly two
religious context
christian belief at time everyone is born with original sin + evil, must seek forgiveness/ grace from god
edward _ alone _ _ ranks _ _ _ _ _
Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil.
the lower side of me….
The lower side of me, so long indulged, so recently chained down, began to growl for licence.”
dangers of repressing innate evil
“My devil had been long caged, he came out roaring.”