Edward Hyde
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Edward Hyde is the violent, malevolent alter ego who embodies the dark side of Dr. Henry Jekyll’s personality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Hyde canonical | 8 |
| Mr Edward Hyde | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alter ego
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
ⓘ
stage adaptations of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mr. Edward Hyde
ⓘ
surface form:
Hyde
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ
surface form:
Mr Hyde
|
| appearsIn | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
duality of human nature
ⓘ
good and evil within one person ⓘ repression and moral hypocrisy ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide while transformed from Henry Jekyll ⓘ |
| embodies | dark side of Henry Jekyll ⓘ |
| fictionalOccupation | none ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
ⓘ
surface form:
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde universe
|
| fullName | Edward Hyde ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacterType | split personality villain archetype ⓘ |
| isAlterEgoOf |
Dr. Henry Jekyll
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Jekyll
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
Gothic literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic fiction
horror fiction ⓘ |
| moralCharacter | malevolent ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
personification of Jekyll’s evil impulses ⓘ |
| notableAction |
murders Sir Danvers Carew
ⓘ
tramples a young girl in the street ⓘ |
| perceivedByOthersAs |
frightening
ⓘ
repulsive ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
amoral
ⓘ
cruel ⓘ impulsive ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| physicalAppearance |
ape-like
ⓘ
deformed ⓘ gives an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation ⓘ smaller than Henry Jekyll ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1886 ⓘ |
| setting | Victorian London ⓘ |
| sharesBodyWith |
Dr. Henry Jekyll
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Jekyll
|
| symbolizes |
moral degeneration
ⓘ
the consequences of scientific hubris ⓘ unrestrained desire ⓘ |
| transformationMethod | chemical potion created by Henry Jekyll ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mr Edward Hyde