An Atmosphere of Mystery and Suspense in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

An Atmosphere of Mystery and Suspense in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

During the Nineteenth century, horror stories were getting more

popular than ever. Several distinctive horror stories, like Dracula,

Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are still known today. These

stories were not set in busy countries, but written as happening in

Transylvania, Switzerland, the Arctic, and other far away and little

known countries. The setting links to some peculiar characteristics of

the main characters as we can see with Dracula. No one may wish to

look at him or talk to him, because Dracula is such a scary, ugly and

disgusting personality and appearance. These kinds of characters make

people more afraid when they read. It needs to be noted that these

novels are not structured as a continuous narration. Robert Louis

Stevenson writes this novel in contemporary settings, which means the

settings of this story are not far from London. The reason is probably

to make the reader feel much more scared, because there is a hidden

risk near where we live. In addition, the author tries to stir

uncertain feelings in the reader by creating a dual character that has

both evil and good sides.

The story is set in 19th century England. In details, there are some

particular locations where Dr. Jekyll used to live and nearby his

house. For example, Sohowas the place where Mr. Hyde used to live. The

mysterious cellar doors become scarier because of the surrounding such

as a foggy night, faint backgrounds, scary bell sounds from the

church, and other unusual characteristics of Mr. Hyde. Moreover, the

physical background is located in one of the ...

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...unexplained, the

death of Mr. Hyde means that this story now reaches the end and no

more brutal events will happen. However, his death makes us think

about the reason why he had to kill himself, the unsolved strange

relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the real identity of

Mr. Hyde.

In conclusion, this story is based on the conflict between Mr. Hyde

and Dr. Jekyll, who are two sides of the same person. The description

of evil and good will is well presented to the reader. It needs to be

noted that the environment were this story is set creates a steady

suspense mood and makes a deep impression on the reader. It was a

successful story in the Victorian times depicting the fight between

evil and good will and does so using a refined sense that could have

made the existence of Mr. Hyde a reality for them.