Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Themes overview
Themes are ideas that run all the way through a literary text. They are great to analyse because you can discuss the writer's intentions - what have they done? Why? What are they trying to make the reader think and feel? This allows your analysis to be extended and developed, allowing for you to write comprehensively about a given literary text.
In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde there are many themes you can analyse.
- scientific development
- good vs evil and the duality of human nature
- nature and the supernatural
You will notice that some of these are opposites and these can be referred to as binary opposites or complete opposites. Examples of binary opposites are: hot and cold, wet and dry, light and dark.
Song: Themes in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde