Frankenstein Vs. Dr. Jekyll and Mr .Hyde

1. Name :- Gohil Devangiba Aniruddhsinh
Roll No. :- 14
Email id :- devangibagohil786@gmail.com
M.A . Semester - 2
Paper No. :- 5 ( The Romantic Literature )
Topic :- Frankenstein Vs. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Submitted To :- Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University

2. MaryShelley 1797-1851 R.L. Stevenson1850-1894
 Traveled a lot, especially with
her husband
 In love with an older married
man.
 Romantic
 Was pretty healthy
 Her parents were
radicals/well of f
Wrote her story because of a
competition
 No formal education, but her
dad her encouraged her to
read
 Drowns in a boating accident
 Traveled a lot – sow most of
the country
 In love with an older married
woman
 Romantic
 Was very sickly (had TB)
 Came from humble origins,
and money was still tight
 His story was inspired by a
dream
 Went to college to write
literature
 Died before his wife at the age
of 44

3. Themes of the stories

4. Dr. Jekylland Mr. Hyde
 The main theme of the story is good vs. evil. Throughout
the entire story, Dr. Jekyll is fighting the conflict within
himself and his knowledge that he should do good, but the
pleasure he feels when he does evil. In the end, evil wins by
Mr. Hyde completely taking over Jekyll.
 Another theme of the story is Reputation. Throughout the
story all of the men try to avoid gossip at all costs. For
example when Enfield and Utterson are going for the walk
they see gossip as a great destroyer of reputation. Similarly,
when Utterson suspects Jekyll of being blackmailed, he
does not divulge this and during the story he does his best to
try and preserve Jekyll’s esteemed reputation.

5. Frankenstein
 The main theme of the story is whether scientists have the
right to try and do God’s work, by exploring the creation of
life, Victor “does God’s work” by putting together and
creating life in the monster who in turn murders several
people. After it’s too late, Victor realize the severity of what
he’s done, and regrets his exploration.
 Another theme was the true monster of the story was, the
monster or the creator. Although the monster killed
numerous people, that was the only way he knew how to
receive attention from his “father” and try to make him feel
as miserable as he did. But Victor, the creator was responsible
for his loneliness by creating the monster and then not
talking care of him and abandoning him. In turn, the creater
could have quite literally cause the behavior elicited by the
monster.

6. Point of view of Each story
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The point of view of the story
is third person limited, the
person being Utterson , until
the end when it switched to
the first person point of view
of Jekyll and at another part
Lanyon.
Frankenstein
The point of view of the story
is first person, the story is
switches between people. It
starts out with letters written
to his sister, throughout the
letters, he is retelling the
tragic story of Victor
Frankenstein from his first
person point of view.
Additionally, when Victor is
retelling the story, there are
also parts from his monster’s
first person point of view.

7. During both stories, the
point of view switches
between characters to
give the reader a well-
rounded perspective of
the stories.

8. Violent Acts of the stories and Their Reasons
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
 The monster kills: William, partially
on accident just to try and silence his
screams, because all the monster
really wants is a companion and he
hoped that an innocent little boy
could be that for him
 Justine, hung because she was
framed for William’s murder and the
monster saw it as an opportunity to
create more destruction
 Henry, murdered because the
monster wanted to take away Victor’s
happiness by killing his best friend
 Elizabeth, murdered on her wedding
night to show Victor the loneliness
that he feels everyday
 Alphonse, indirectly murdered by the
monster due to all of the heartache
that the monster caused him and his
family
Frankenstein
 Mr. Hyde Killed: -
 A little girl, she was in his
way and he was in a hurry
so he trampled her
 Sir Carew, he offered his
greetings to him and in
turn Hyde beat him with
the cane that Utterson
gave him
 Dr. Lanyon, he witnessed
Dr. Jekyll turn into Mr.
Hyde and then became
very ill and died a few days
latter

9. Character Traits of:
Victor Frankenstein
Highly Educated
 wealthy
Dedicated
 Ambitious
 Hard-working
 Thirsty for knowledge
 Scientist
 Curious
 Innovative
Dr. Jekyll
Well liked
 Gentleman
 Handsome
 Well kept
Highly respected
Educated
 Prosperous
 Known for his decency
and charitable works
 Has a secret dark side
 Doctor

10. Character Traits of:
The Monster
Tall
 Lonely
 Craves interaction
 Intelligent
 Earth-Friendly
 Distorted features
 Longs for a love
Despises his creator
 vengeful
 Regrets his existence
 Learns to hate humans
Murderer
Mr. Hyde
Short
 Freakish
 Distorted features
 No likes him
 Antisocial
 Murderer
 Enjoys evil-doing
 Embraces the dark side
 Strange and repugnant
 Violent and cruel