#henry jekyll

[frogskelton]

Tgs drawings

[dreamingoftinyghosts]

Together, we are the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde <3

Finally decided to post my version of them, hope you like it <333

[dross-the-fish]

Do you think he still would've killed someone like Carew who he resented if he had never made the potion?

Probably not, I figure he'd have managed to restrain himself. He might have had those violent thoughts but I don't think he'd have gone as far as murder. I think once he became Edward and was able to get away with the first acts of violence it became harder to stop himself. He became addicted to it and for my personal interpretation I do write Edward as an addiction Henry can't quit. He might have been fine if he never started but one he started he can't stop. Being Edward feels good, it's liberating and this smaller more lithe form is stronger and faster than Henry's ever been in his life. Returning to Henry after being Edward is a crash and I even write him with withdrawal symptoms. After being Edward coming back to Henry feels slow, heavy, and draining. He feels his age, his weight and the creaks in his bones hit him like a ton of bricks. He NEEDS to feel like Edward again despite the evil things he does in that state. He feels bad about the crimes he commits and the people he hurts but he doesn't feel bad enough. He keeps going back for one more hit.

I don't think he was personally after Carew. It wasn't a premeditated killing at all. Carew just happened to catch Edward Hyde on a very bad night, one where Edward was already very stressed and in a bit of panic. It was very much "wrong place, wrong time." I like to play with the idea that Carew looked at Edward with kindness or pity and Edward just couldn't take it because he knows he's an awful person surrounded by people to whom goodness comes easily and the resentment was just too much on top of his raw anxiety. He snapped and that was it his first and most gruesome kill. The point of no return. I think part of Jekyll died forever and in my own writings this is when Edward started becoming the more dominant persona.

[komaedasclovers]

drops this and runs

i disassociated when actually answering it myself and got henry still, just as i expected

[doctorseraphim]

[agenderhyde]

I currently can't get over the unethical nature of Jekyll's experiment

musical!J gets his feelings hurt b/c they won't let him do bad science

[somethinghappenedsohereiam]

I AM THINKING

Uhhh fandoms involved in this thought: Cookie Run: Kingdom and Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)

A bit of Jekyll and Hyde the musical as well

So none of these things are really connected except for one thing. Take a look at these:

I LOVE when two characters are almost mirrors. Each example is of course different, but they all share the same sentiment of "you could be me" "you will become me, it's inevitable" and/or "you are me". (I know Jekyll and Hyde are the same person, my point still stands depending on interpretation)

The reason I'm mentioning all this is because I don't know what to call this??? Cause it's not exactly mirroring. Jekyll IS Hyde, but he's been changed so much he doesn't want to see himself as the same person. Scourge IS sonic, but he was raised in such a different world and learned different morals they may as well be completely different people, but they still share similar traits to different extremes because they are both a version of sonic. Shadow Milk Cookie (I haven't finished the story in the game yet) is a previous holder of what Pure Vanilla Cookie has (from what I remember) and is taunting Pure Vanilla Cookie with a repeat of history, that he will corrupt as Shadow Milk Cookie did. That they are the same in that regard.

It all feels so similar and mirrored yet opposite and I love it so much!! I don't know what to call it, but this is my favorite thing in media. Like ever, I think

[superkooku]

I just finished reading The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and what a ride that was !

While reading, I quickly realized how much of a disadvantage we, as modern readers, are in because we already know the plot twist. Just in case, by some miracle, someone reads my post and doesn't know the twist : take the book and have fun, avoid any discussion about it before chapter 9 or 10.

At least, it allowed for an interesting second reading : I could spot every detail and hint because I already knew the answer. Still, the mystery itself is worth reading it blind.

Seriously, I really like how the book built up the cases in a satisfying way, with multiple hypotheses that we could make, characters worrying and making up stuff, potential blackmailing and Jekyll being seen as this innocent victim/unwilling accomplice at first, etc... and really, there's no way to guess the answer because of the different appearances and red herrings.

Readers were like the people of London, pitying Jekyll while hoping that Hyde gets caught, as if that isn't exactly what he intended.

Then, we have all this section in the end about Jekyll explaining everything in detail, slowly piecing back every part of the puzzle together and I also like how he describes his psyche and desires. His motivations are interesting and fundamentally human. The book is fascinating to a degree that pop culture never could replicate because they take the very human repressed vices and desires behind Hyde's existence to replace it with typical monster stuff.

Anyways, I love this book and would love you guy's opinion on it :3

The twist I'm talking about below the "read more section". Spoiler alert about something probably everyone knows.

Of course, Jekyll and Hyde are two facets of the same man. It's also interesting how Jekyll isn't 100% good but just a complete human, since the transformation releases his impulsions.

I just like the reasoning behind Hyde's appearance and existence and wanted to ramble about it, then the disastrous consequences of his actions. The psychological aspect and the last chapter are the highlights of this book.

The human part is, I'll highlight it again, quite realistic, even though the potion and transformation are obviously not. Part of his motivations, for exp, were social pressure and even him being exhausted after tough studies but never managing to have fun or indulge in his pulsions. ESPECIALLY in victorian London.

I even prefer the book to the musical, since there isn't that weird love triangle subplots (though the ladies' voice were nice to listen to, imo) and the story is better written. Though I listened to the musical while reading the book, because it's one of my favorites after Epic.

That said, the fact that Hyde pushed a girl on the sidewalk is considered a heinous crime by everyone (even Jekyll himself) will never stop being hilarious.

[frogskelton]

What if Lanyon had woke up first?

[m0ntylee]

In The Strange Case, straight up Jekylling it and by it. Haha.. let's just say my Hyde.

[cosmicisbored]

the father the son and the holy fuck

[henryjekyllposts]

I don’t understand this “please refrain Friday” Did I do something embarrassing?

throws you off a cliff

Please refrain

[linnytheseagull]

A gothic literature hyperfixation has possessed me so I made this

(This took way longer to make than it reasonably should have)

[prettyinaccurate]

jekyll jekyll hyde jekyll hyde hyde jekyll

[jamiepridejester]

i will show you what kind of man he really is…

[superkooku]

Honestly I agree with that feeling.

I only have the 1996 version of the musical in mind so I'll talk about it. But while the women's singers were very good (especially Linda Eder) and playlist material, I agree that they aren't fleshed out.

Emma/Lisa is just written in relationship to sir Danvers, Stride or Jekyll (btw it's weird they made her Danvers' daughter but still kept him alive in the end. Idk why. I said that because adding her could make Danvers's murder have more personal consequences).

Lucy, while having a beginning of a personality (someone who wants a new life and freedom from her job as, I think, a prostitute), doesn't have her own arc outside of our main character. Or characters. Idk if I should use singular or plural for Jekyll and Hyde.

Also, we waste so much time in the beginning with that wedding subplot, so even Jekyll and especially Hyde have less time. You think this time could be use to flesh out Emma or Lucy.

Point is, love triangles are the bane of my existence because poorly made ones are detrimental to every character involved, especially the love interests.

Either keep Jekyll single like in the book or give him one well developped love interest instead of two unexplored ones.

Also, does Jekyll cheat on Emma or is it just Hyde ? Does it make a difference ?

Stop asking “why does every Jekyll and Hyde adaptation give Jekyll/Hyde a female love interest”, start asking “why does every Jekyll and Hyde adaptation have a subplot in which he abuses a woman, or multiple women, who in turn don’t get character development beyond being his victim(s)”