Stevenson uses many motifs in the novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One that stands out the most is the duality and opposites that are used throughout the novel and in each chapter. Duality comes from the word "dual", meaning that it consists of two parts. In this case, these are opposing parties that will be described later in Stevenson's novel. Both good and evil are opposing feelings or, in some cases, influence, usually directed against someone else. In the novel, Stevenson shows duality when Dr. Jekyll switches from one person to another and demonstrates the difference between the two personalities. Good and evil are not different from each other, but are related and established by each other. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get the original essayDr. Jekyll created a potion to express his feelings and bad expressions without feeling guilty so as not to ruin his own reputation and not make his reputation look bad. The first example of duality occurs when Mr. Hyde gives a check to the little girl's family. Although everything is normal, Utterson realizes that the check was signed by someone else, and not just anyone else, it was Dr. Jekyll. The duality now occurs when a will of Dr. Jekyll is read. The doctor's estate must "pass into the hands of his friend and benefactor Edward Hyde," Utterson reads and is confused. This allows Mr. Hyde to "put himself in Dr. Jekyll's shoes...without any burden or obligation." which makes the reader think that they probably have a very close connection, but one that has never been noticed before. Or so Utterson thought, until he dreamed again of the night of the trampled girl and remembered the door. Utterson remains confused about their connection. Another example of duality in this novel is when Mr. Guest compares the writing of one of Dr. Jekyll's notes with that of Mr. Hyde. He comes to the conclusion that it is exactly the same writing, but it has a different slant. Utterson also came to the conclusion that Dr. Jekyll had forged the letter for Mr. Hyde. He realizes that Mr. Hyde has access to Dr. Jekyll's laboratory, where Jekyll spends most of his time and where he feels most natural. All of this leads to a larger conclusion: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same person, but morally oriented in different directions. Jekyll leans towards good and Hyde leans towards evil. In the chapter The Incident at the Window, duality was shown at the end. One day, Utterson and Enfield pass Hyde's door, which they now know leads to Jekyll's laboratory. They decided to visit Dr. Jekyll and, to their surprise, found him at his window, looking a little ill. They asked him if he was okay and wanted to have a conversation with him. They wanted to take a walk, but Jekyll didn't want to go out and they decided to stay where they were. As the conversation continued, Enfield and Utterson seemed to have seen something. Jekyll also noticed what was happening, quickly closed the window and disappeared in plain sight. Stevenson gives readers a glimpse of something and then closes the window, creating suspense. Jekyll's butler arrives at Utterson's house and lets him know that something is wrong with Jekyll. They arrive and the servants are all scared and explain what is happening. It doesn't sound like Jekyll's voice and they even got a glimpse of who it was, and didn't sound anything like him. They came to the conclusion that it was Hyde and decided that they/123456789/85157)