Stevenson uses many motifs in the novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One of these that stands out the most is the duality and opposites that are used in each chapter of the novel. Duality comes from the word “dual,” which means it is made up of two parts. In this case they are opposite parts which will then be described in Stevenson's novel. Good and bad are both opposing feelings or, in some cases, an influence, usually intended against someone else. In the novel, Stevenson shows duality when Doctor Jekyll switches from person to person and demonstrates the difference between the two personalities. Good and evil are not different from each other, but are connected and established by each other. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essayDr. Jekyll created a potion to express his feelings and bad expressions without feeling guilty so as not to ruin his reputation and disfigure his good name. The first example of duality occurs when Mr. Hyde gives a check to the little girl's family. Although everything is normal, Utterson realizes that the check was signed by someone else, and not anyone else, it was Dr. Jekyll. The duality now occurs when a will of Dr. Jekyll is read. The doctor's estate "shall pass into the hands of his friend and benefactor Edward Hyde" Utterson reads and is confused. This allows Mr. Hyde to "put himself in Dr. Jekyll's shoes...free from any burden or obligation." which makes the reader think that they probably have a very close bond, but one that has never been noticed before. At least that's what Utterson thought, until he once again dreamed of the night of the trampled girl and remembered the door. Utterson remains confused about their connection. Another example of duality in this novel is when Mr. Guest compares the writing of one of Dr. Jekyll's notes to one of Mr. Hyde's. He comes to the conclusion that it is the exact same handwriting, but with a different slant. Utterson also came to the conclusion that Dr. Jekyll had forged the letter to Mr. Hyde. He realizes that Mr. Hyde has access to Dr. Jekyll's laboratory, where Jekyll spends most of his time and where he feels most natural. All of this leads to a larger conclusion, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same person simply morally inclined in different directions. Jekyll tends towards good and Hyde towards evil. In the chapter The Incident at the Window, duality is shown at the end. One day Utterson and Enfield pass Hyde's door, which they now know leads to Jekyll's laboratory. They decided to visit Dr. Jekyll and were surprised to find him at the window looking a little sick. They ask him if he was okay and wanted to talk to him. They wanted to go for a walk, but Jekyll didn't want to go out and they decided to stay where they were. As the conversation went on, Enfield and Utterson seemed to have seen something. Jekyll also noticed what was happening and quickly closed the window and disappeared in plain sight. Stevenson gives readers a glimpse of something and then closes the window, creating suspense. Jekyll's butler arrives at Utterson's house and lets him know that something is wrong with Jekyll. They arrive and the servants are all scared and explain what was happening. It doesn't sound like Jekyll's voice and they even got a glimpse of who he was, and it didn't sound like him at all. They came to the conclusion that it was Hyde and decided that they would barge in if he didn't open the door. The mysterious person insists not to, but they break in and find Hyde, who had poisoned himself, and a letter./123456789/85157)