Which of these do you think best represents the psyche of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde? Why? (MUST defend your answer. Feel free to agree or disagree with your classmates).
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Jekyll and Hyde couldn't be any more different. It seems that Jekyll's psyche would be split right down the middle. But it is possible that Hyde was created as an escape for Jekyll. He could finally get to act in society like he wants to instead of having to act like the person everyone thinks he is. Hyde might not be taking over his psyche when he changes, but just changing his appearance. Jekyll is able to speak through Hyde sometimes, which means Jekyll is aware of everything that is going on at all times. Hyde isn't kicking Jekyll out, Jekyll is letting Hyde in. His psyche is one in the same.
I believe that they share a psyche. I believe his because Dr. Jekyll is knowledgeable of what Hyde does and he can chang back when he feels needed, except when his experimenting goes wrong and he can't control the transformation anymore. But even then he said that we woke up where Jekyll would, only in Hyde's body, but he did not know that until he looked in the mirror. Hyde is simply the impulsive side of Jekyll, one that acts on his more animalistic side and is less civilized.
I agree with Sally. I believe that both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde share a psyche. Jekyll had a choice of being either himself or Hyde, until the experiment went wrong, and he was also aware of what Hyde did. Going along with what Alex was saying, I think that Jekyll created Hyde to get away and let loose every once and a while. Having a choice in who he wanted to be and being aware of what Hyde did is a good indicator that they both shared a psyche.
Like Alex, I believe that Jekyll and Hyde are are more split than anything. Hyde is kind of like Jekyll's escape because Jekyll basicly knows what's going on while Hyde is the just the one carrying out the bad deeds that Jekyll secretly wants to do; Hyde doesn't really know what is happening with Jekyll.
The way I see it Jekyll and Hyde are one in the same; one state of mind. Hyde is simply an outlet for Dr. Jekyll darker and restrained aggression that he has experienced throughout his life. Hyde is fully part of him. The novel stated how Jekyll craved the time spent as the embodiment of Hyde. Dr. Jekyll also commented about how after he had had a Mr. Hyde episode and committed some heinous crimes, he never felt the slightest remorse. To me this is the key reason why the psyche is not split. Had there been a complete bipolarization or definite separation in the mind set and motives, then I would describe the psyche as split, but I don't feel that is the case.
In physiological, Jekyll and Hyde share the same psyche. But for further thinking, I prefer to say that they have two different psyches in one body just like the circle which is split fron the middle. Jekyll and Hyde are two different people, but they know each other very well. Even though Hyde is changed from Jekyll, he is another Jekyll the one whi has an evil spirit. Also, Hyde is trying to be more strong and he want to get out of Jekyll's control. It means, in the split circle, one part is become bigger and bigger. Soon, it will be a new circle. At that time, Jekyll is no longer lives, Hyde will instead of him.
I feel its only one mind... Since he was aware of his other side its not like a seperate mindof thoughts. He knew and accepted it, it wasnt a split of personality it was just him releasing his inner self.
I believe that the circle with the line down the middle represents the psyche of the character Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. This split circle represents Jekyll/hyde's split personality. On one side, Jekyll is the normal, nice, law-abiding citizen while Hyde is the evil criminal on the other. Hyde also represents the unconscious part of the character's mind and the repressed thoughts with in it. Jekyll represents the conscious part of the mind, the part that knows how to act and behave in social situations. The id, also goes along with the unconscious and the ego goes along with the conscious. Overall the picture with the line down the middle represents the duality of Jekyll/ Hyde's character.
The simple circle best represents the psyche of Dr. Jekyll. Mr. Hyde is clearly a part of him. Jekyll is not wholly good or evil, while Hyde is pure evil, a facet of Jekyll personality (albeit one that is normally hidden.) In the book, Jekyll himself states that he has impulses that are improper that he doesn't indulge in due to his status. Also, I agree with some of the others: each facet is aware of the other, therefore they can't be truly separate within the psyche.
I think that Jekyll and Hyde share a psyche. If their psyche's were separated, Jekyll shouldn't have been able to control when he turned into Hyde and he wouldn't have been aware of Hyde's actions. I believe that they could share a psyche and still be separate personalities and not be aware of each others thoughts, etc., much in the same way that a person who is schizophrenic would have multiple personalities in the same mind but not be aware of all of them at the same time. And since Jekyll and Hyde are at least aware of each other to a certain point, they have to share a psyche.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have the same psyche despite the extreme differences in appearance. Their psyche is like a coin. One side is tails and the other is heads. They appear completely different and different things happen depending on which side the coin lands on. But no matter which side you are looking at it is the same coin and the other side is still there even if you are not looking at it.
I agree with my above classmates that say Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are in the same psyche. It is one mind. the thoughts were not seperate, and he knows about his other self. The line represents a split and him not knowing about the other side. Going along with Alex, I believe that Hyde was created as an exscape for Jekyll.
I beleive the split circle represents the persona of the two characters the best. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are two very different types of personalites. The two sides represent the two very different people stuck in one psyche. Also, it has began to be a struggle for Dr. Jekyll to control when he is Hyde so it is not like he can easily flow back and forth between personas. Instead, Dr. Jekyll is forced to become Hyde after a while and jumps the barrier between the two minds.
i think that the split circle represents Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde better simply because he has a split personality. If he were the full circle this would mean that the character accepts his alter ego as a part of himself. However, this is not the case because he does not.
at first glance I thought Jekyll's psyche was split because of the two personalities but now i think its the open circle. I think this because Jekyll and Hyde have two completely different personas. WHen you evaluate them it is two different people. Thats why their psyche is open of two different people instead of split
I also agree that Jekyll and Hyde share the same psyche. Jekyll is constantly craving to transform into Hyde, even though Hyde is known to be evil. Since they both know about each other, and they share the same ideas about life and transforming, I believe that they share the same mind and thought process. Hyde is constantly changing into Jekyll as well, once he believes he's done something too evil.
I agree with Sally and Morgan. In my opinion, both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde share a psyche. Jekyll could have been himself or Hyde. He was always aware of the wrongs of Hyde. Hyde's persona was a way for Dr. Jekyll to escape his monotonous self and see what the world was like through another perspective. I believe the open circle represents them both. The circle with the slash, on a psychological basis can mean that there is a moral conscience. There are boundaries that cannot be crossed. The open circle means doing what you want, without feeling remorse or thinking it through.
They would be the circle with the line in the middle to represent that they are opposites. Hyde represents the evil side which everyone has a little bit of in them and Jekyll which represents the good side.
I think that the open circle best represents the psyche of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. They are technically one person knowing the actions of each other. Although their personalities differ, that is true of all people, who have multiple sides of them it just depends which one you see. For Jekyll and Hyde they are the same person and soul, it's just more of a representation of the good and evil sides of people.
The split circle represents Jekyll and Hyde the best because they are completely different from each other. Jekyll, while knowing that some of the things he does are sins, creates Hyde so that Jekyll won't have to worry about sinning, Hyde can do it all. Hyde doesn't worry about sinning. I don't think he worries about anything. Hyde sins and continues to sin as if there is nothing wrong with it. The characteristics of the two characters are so different that they almost don't belong in the same circle.
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