I NEED TO DRAW MORE FANART FOR MY OWN FIC!! In The Fog of London is my Wattpad and Ao3 Jekyll and Hyde fic!! It’s loosely based on the book for source material!! Wattpad has the PG-13 version and Ao3 has the R version for more mature readers. I’m actually really proud of it hehe
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I definitely think there's Something (TM) to say about the portrayal of "off-human" characters in modern media adaptations as having (particularly facial) deformities and/or learning disabilities.
Robert Louis Stevenson was fully like "this is my OC, Hyde, who represents the impact of a complete apathy toward your fellow man. There is nothing extraordinary about him except that his rancid vibes make people uncomfortable which adds to the core theme of the role of morality in humanity, so its really important that he's physically normal so the audience can recognise that it's what's inside that's most important," and every film adaptation was like "mmkay. Yeah, no, I've got it. We can show that he's evil by using prosthetics and making him non/semi-verbal, which, as we all know, are the True Measures of Evil."
strange case characters and if they would peel a orange for someone (character study kinda)
henry jekyll- he would peel a orange for someone but most of the time he really dosent want to, he just needs to keep up appearances. Grimaces a little and gives a forced smile while he does it
edward hyde- takes the orange like he’s gonna peel it but either throws it or eats it himself. Probably walks away with it in his hand or eats it in front of the person
gabriel utterson- peels it but dosent say anything while doing it but the silence isn’t awkward, it’s pleasant
hastie lanyon- peels it and gives some fact about nutrition while he does it or some personal story that involves oranges (the story has no punchline to it or shocking thing that happens, but he tells it like it’s the funniest thing that ever happened)
poole- peels it and does a really good job at it
richard einfield- terrible at peeling oranges, punctures the slices with his thumb when he does it and it gets all sticky
- Mrs. Jessica ‘Harpy’ Harpshire is Jekyll’s tightly wound and stiff-lipped housekeeper. Hired shortly after Poole, Mrs. Harpshire has been well acquainted with the Jekyll family since Henry’s boyhood. She has seen it all, and subsequently knows how to keep things in order… even without the presence of her beloved husband John. Deemed ‘the Harpy’ by Bradshaw, she is respected and feared by nearly all of the staff (Poole being the only exception).
- Mr. Steven Poole is the eldest and most tenured member of the staff. Poole has performed many roles within the house over his twenty years of service as head butler and valet to Dr. Jekyll and his father. Loyal to a fault, Poole will see to it that his master’s house and reputation is kept in perfect condition, come any trial that may arise.
- Mrs. Lillian Davies is Jekyll’s cook and head laundress. After severely injuring her leg in an east end wash house, Mrs. Davies found herself and her three children in desperate need for work and shelter. Enter Dr. Jekyll. When she is not in the kitchen preparing for lavish dinner parties or ensuring the master does not starve himself to death, Mrs. Davies spends her time instilling her values of hard work and integrity to her children.
- Mr. Niles Bradshaw serves as Jekyll’s footman and unofficial jester (much to everyone’s dismay). Jovial and charismatic, Bradshaw ensures that the house is never entirely quiet. His good looks are readily used to incite the attention of any woman he encounters, but unfortunately for him, never quite seem to catch the eye of the one person he actually wants to notice him…
- Ms. Valentine Davies is the youngest member of the staff at 15 years old, but her age is hardly noticed in the wake of her shining character and determination. After working several years under her mother’s tutorage as a scullery maid, Valentine worked herself through the ranks to become one of Jekyll’s housemaids. Kindhearted and empathic, Valentine is quick to endear herself to nearly everyone she encounters.
- Ms. Emily Waller is Jekyll’s infamously levelheaded chambermaid. Having come from several houses prior to working at No. 28 Leicester Sq, Emily has learned how to thrive in the cutthroat world of service, even if it is to her detriment. She is quiet, wise beyond her years, and knows far more than she would ever dare to say aloud, even to her friend and coworker Valentine.
(I apologize if he's been submitted before, I checked every tag I could think of and didn't see anything)
This really depends on the specific adaptation you're looking at. While many modern interpretations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde paint Hyde as a completely separate person from Jekyll, the original story didn't do this at all. In it, Hyde is less of an alternate personality and more of a mask that Jekyll wears in order to indulge in his less pleasant desires without consequence. Jekyll still retains the memories of what he does as Hyde, and while he does give himself a different name and identity to disguise himself, it doesn't seem to be an actually separate identity, just a version of himself that he has compartmentalized to the extreme (OSP Red goes much more in-detail about this in her video on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde).
But, as with a lot of classic literature, the modern interpretations that most people think of are significantly different from the source material. There are plenty of adaptations in film, movies, etc. that just straight-up make Hyde a completely different person, as if he's a malicious entity possessing the good and respectable Dr. Jekyll against his will. ((which I could probably go really in-depth on how that change is tied to Christian ideology but I'm here to talk about Macbeth so-))
If we're looking at the original book, then no, Mr. Edward Hyde could not kill Macebth, as he is the same person as Dr. Henry Jekyll, a man of woman born.
However, in any interpretation of Mr. Hyde where he is a separate entity from Dr. Jekyll would apply for the Unconventional Birth Clause and Birth Parent Clause, being artificially created by Dr. Jekyll in these instances.