Don't Hyde from this Blog Post

Step 1)
Exerpt 1: Mr. Utterson stepped out and touched him on the shoulder…, ending with ...he had unlocked the door and disappeared into the house.
Exerpt 2:  To this rule..., ending with This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop.

       In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson uses language as a way to differentiate between two characters who seemingly have nothing alike, although ironically are revealed to be the same person.  He uses this language in a variety of ways, firstly through the description of appearance.  When Utterson interacts with Hyde for the first time he approaches him, and when he taps Hyde on the shoulder he "shrank back with a hissing intake of the breath".  This description of Hyde describes his actions in a reptilian way, like a snake backing away from a large animal, to show Hyde as less than human in comparison to Utterson.  However when describing Jekyll, he is reffered to as a "large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a stylish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness".  This description shows Jekyll as a well put together man who had love for his peers who looked like a mix between Pierce Brosnan and Santa Claus. These comparison are used to contrast Jekyll, and upstanding man of prestige, to Hyde, a savage creature of hate.
        The way Jekyll and Hyde talk to Utterson are also used to contrast the character.  When Hyde talks to Utterson he is extremely abrasive and even yells at Utterson: " 'He never told you,' cried Mr. Hyde, with a flush of anger. 'I did not think you would have lied.' ".  This shows the lack of respect Hyde has for Utterson, especially in a society with such an emphasis on class.  It also displays Hyde as being very childish yelling at Utterson like a four year old upset with their parents.  In the other exerpt, Jekyll also gets mad at Utterson, but the way it is portrayed is different: "The large handsome face of Dr. Jekyll grew pale to the very lips, and there came a blackness about his eyes. “I do not care to hear more,” said he. “This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop.” ".  In this verbal show of anger Jekyll talks like he is a parent, scolding a child who has disappointing him again.  This contrasts to Hyde who acts like a child when he gets angry.  Another major aspect of this quote is the "blackness about his eyes".  This is the first glimpse we get into the dark side of the prestigious Dr. Jekyll, who is usually portrayed as a kindred spirit.

Step 2: 
The poem below was written as a dialogue between Jekyll and Hyde within his mind.  This is supposed to be from the period when Jekyll is trying to stop becoming Hyde, but Hyde starts appearing without Jekyll drinking the serum.  It is showing how Hyde is slowly gaining control over Jekyll

Dr. Jekyll:                                                                       Mr. Hyde:

I miss being Hyde.                                                       

                                                                                         Aww you misses me.

But I am a man of prestige.

Born for science.

                                                                                         I am a man for hate.

                                                                                         Born from science.

Never again.

Not after the murder.

                                                                                         Hey shit happens.

What if we are found out?

Utterson is on to us.                                                         Utterson is on to us.  

I can't choose to become you.                                         

                                                                                         What if you don't have to choose?

No. 

I can't become you without the serum.

I don't have to take it. 

                                                                                          You're wrong. 

                                                                                          You don't need the serum to become me.

                                                                                          I need the serum to become you.