The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story
A Canadian-American TV film based on the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
14 total · 6 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| facing one's darker side | major | The mild mannered Dr. Jekyll started transforming into his debauched alter ego Mr. Hyde after he drank an experimental serum. |
| life in Victorian Britain | major | We saw a quaint and stereotyped depiction of life in what one presumes to be Victorian London. |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | Dr. Jekyll had the hubris to presume he could synthesize a chemical serum that would rid a person of their evil side, leaving only the good side behind. |
| the human capacity for good and evil | major | Dr. Jekyll has two selves: his dedicated physician self and his debauched split personality Mr. Hyde. |
| what if I had multiple personalities | major | Dr. Jekyll has two selves: his dedicated physician self and his debauched split personality Mr. Hyde. |
| what if I underwent a physical metamorphosis | major | The mild mannered Dr. Jekyll would transform into his debauched alter ego Mr. Hyde whenever he drank an experimental serum. |
| domestic violence | minor | Mr. Hyde left a women he was seeing with a black eye. |
| engaged couple | minor | Mr. Hyde made a scene in front of the soon to be married couple Liz and Cassidy. |
| friendship | minor | Dr. Jekyll confided in his old friend George when he needed help evading the authorities. |
| jealousy | minor | Mr. Hyde physically assaulted a woman he was seeing while in a jealous rage. |