Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

A review of the 1931 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

The Gothic novel returns in Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and like other Gothic literature like The Castle of Otranto or Jane Eyre. One of the central themes in Gothic Literature is the supernatural.

Rouben Mamoulian directed his 1931 version at a time when it was possible to have themes of sexuality and sexual misconduct. On the other hand, Victor Fleming's 1941 version was filmed in a time when such themes were not acceptable.

By excluding women from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson avoids clouding up the plot with aspects irrelevant to the case.

This article reviews the DVD film "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."

Vlad the Impaler was not much like Dracula. And the stories of resurrection of the dead don't bear much likeness to Frankenstein. But there really was a Jekyll/Hyde story that influenced Robert L. Stevenson.

A brief, analytical essay on the significance of psychological occurrences in the short novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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