Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by R. L. Stevenson on Psychological and Philosophical Study

Exploring the psychology and philosophy in Stevenson's Victorian novel

Abstract

R. L. Stevenson's novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a conspicuous case of Victorian fiction. Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a vague novel. More hazardous than one would anticipate. From one perspective, it portrays the picture of this present reality spoken to by the bona fide depictions of London appeared differently in relation to the evening of crime in the city, and announces the positivist faction of explanation. The names Jekyll and Hyde have turned out to be synonymous with multiple personality disorder. The plot enables us to interface Stevenson's nineteenth century novel with the mid-Victorian ones, in light of the ethical boldness and psychological validity, intended to respond to the primary inquiries of the period. The Strange Case uncovers moral confusion, duality of man and the terrible outcomes of depending on exploitative standards in understanding the world and the human nature. Therefore, Stevenson's work is by all accounts put nearer to modernism than authenticity. Stevenson's work is additionally a sensational story which can be perused as a purposeful anecdote of underhandedness always vanquishing man, which, thus, makes the work nearer to the romantic horror novel. This article looks to analyze the novel from the view point as an arrangement of philosophy and Psychology in understanding.