... order to deal with psychological problems used to dramatise the character's uncertainties and conflicts when faced with a difficult social situation. (Jackson: 99). Dualism is a fundamental theme in the 19th century gothic and it is one of the literary myths' produced by the desire of otherness' during that period. Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is ... , whose shop fronts "like a fire in a forest" have a brightness that stands out in contrast to the dingy neighbourhood. And yet on this street, two doors from the corner, stands a dreary, Gothic house, w...

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... Hyde" was set in London and published in 1886. Base on a true story "The body snatcher" was set in Edinburgh and published two years pervious in 1884. In this essay, I am going to discuss and compare the techniques Stevenson uses to create fear and horror. I will focus on analyzing his presentation of characters, themes, settings and the way he structures both ... in an unrespectable manner. This upbringing influenced Stevenson in his writing. "Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is a horror story which draws on conventions of the gothic novel. "The Body Snatcher incorporates the supernatural eleme...

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• Grade Level: High School