is about a scientist, Dr. Jekyll, who is curious to find out if
he can separate his evil side from his good side. The consequence of this curiosity is a potion
which does just that, and the consequences of the potion are violence, misery and death. The bad
side of Dr. Jekyll manifests as Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Hyde has an insatiable appetite for evil.
Eventually, Mr. Hyde becomes so strong that he destroys Dr. Jekyll. The moral of this story is a
familiar one. It is the same moral that can be inferred from the biblical story of Adam and Eve
in the Garden of Eden, from the Greek myth of Icarus, or from Mary...
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
How does The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde show implications of exploring ones curiosity?
Laurine Herzog
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