Dr. Jekyll is a fictional character in Robert Louis
Stevenson’s 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Jekyll believes he is battling between the good and evil
within himself. He spends his life trying to repress evil urges. Dr. Jekyll
develops a serum in an attempt to mask this hidden evil. However, in doing so,
Jekyll transforms into Mr. Hyde, a hideous creature without compassion or
remorse. As time goes by, Hyde grows in power and eventually manifests whenever
Jekyll shows signs of physical or moral weakness, no longer needing the serum
to be […]