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Jekyll's public activities establishing his reputation
Jekyll's public activities establishing his reputation
Charitable work and studying religious texts
Stevenson's description of Jekyll's character
Stevenson's description of Jekyll's character
'Every mark of capacity and kindness' - intelligent & compassionate
Meaning of Jekyll's 'morbid sense of shame'
Meaning of Jekyll's 'morbid sense of shame'
Unhealthy, diseased guilt - not proportionate or reasonable
Definition of 'profound duplicity of life'
Definition of 'profound duplicity of life'
Deep deception; constantly maintaining false public identity
What transcendental medicine involves
What transcendental medicine involves
Science beyond physical, into consciousness, identity & soul
Dr Lanyon's view of Jekyll's work
Dr Lanyon's view of Jekyll's work
'Unscientific balderdash' - dismisses it
'The curse of mankind' according to Jekyll
'The curse of mankind' according to Jekyll
Good and bad sides bound together in one body
Jekyll's selfish motivation for his experiment
Jekyll's selfish motivation for his experiment
To be 'relieved of all that was unbearable' - escape guilt
Outcome of Jekyll's experiment
Outcome of Jekyll's experiment
Failed: only released bad side, good unchanged, remains divided
'Deeper trench' metaphor meaning
'Deeper trench' metaphor meaning
Deep separation between good/bad sides that can't be crossed