How Stevenson Builds Suspense and Tension in Dr. Jekyll...

How Stevenson Builds Suspense and Tension in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde After thoroughly examining the question at hand. I have understood that I should comment on at least three episodes of the novel and clearly stress out how the writer built up the suspense and tension of the story. However I am going to look at techniques such as using shot quotations and not being to repetitive. The episodes l am going to be explaining are the incident of the letter, the remarkable incident of Dr Lanyon and the Last Night. In the Incident of the Letter, Stevenson starts of the episode by telling us what Dr Jekylls house was like through Mr Uttersons eyes. He later starts spicing up his story by describing Dr Jekylls quarters as the,†¦show more content†¦In the following episode of the incident of Dr Lanyon Stevenson starts it up by describing how Mr Hydes was full of disreputable tells. He describes Mr Hydes past as being so, callous, violent and full of cruelty which all bring a scary feeling to the reader. Stevenson then went on to tensify the story when he described the rosy Dr Lanyon as having a, death warrant written upon his face. Stevenson went on to make the story scary by describing Dr Lanyons flesh as having, falling away and having, undergone a swift physical decay. Later on in the episode Stevenson went to describe Dr Lanyons face as, suggested filling some deep-seated terror. Of the mind, As the episode continues tension can be seen building up as Dr Lanyons face is described as, changed, When Mr Utterson talked about Dr Jekyll. As the discussion continued a grate deal of mystery is observed when Dr Lanyon could be heard wishing to never see or hear no more of Dr Jekyll. Later in the episode Mr Utterson receives a later from Dr Jekyll. In it Dr Jekyll tells Utterson, never to meet, with him again. Also in the later Dr Jekyll wrote that he was going on his on dark way and that he had brought on himself a,punishment and danger that he could not name, After Dr Lanyons death Mr utterson. Is described sitting by a, melancholy candle, were he drew out an enveloped letter which bore his name. AfterShow MoreRelatedHow does R. L. Stevenson create suspense in The Last Night chapter of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?2039 Words   |  9 PagesRobert Louis Stevensons Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a gothic novel in many of its aspects, but one of the most important reasons is that there is constant building of suspense. There are many ways that this is done: through his characters, through his vocabulary, the setting and even through the origins of the character of Hyde. Stevenson created the character of Utterson as a neutral base for the whole story; much like the table on which the dinner is served. But in the chapter of The Last NightRead MoreA Sense of Atmosphere in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde828 Words   |  4 PagesA Sense of Atmosphere in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde Introduction: The tension and suspense in the novel begins with the title, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It makes you want to know what the strange case was and how it affected the characters. One day, Utterson was out walking with the town distant kinsman Mr. Enfield when they passed a house Mr.Enfield tells Mr Utterson a strange case about the house. Description of the house makesRead MoreStevensons Use of Literary Techniques in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde2427 Words   |  10 PagesStevensons Use of Literary Techniques in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Robert Louis Stevensons Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tells of how a scientist abuses his knowledge so that he can become another being but the double he becomes is one that cannot be directly blamed for his crimes and actions. Throughout the story Stevenson uses many different literary techniques to convey how the characters feel. These can be categorized into many different themes: theRead MoreEdgar Allen Poe s Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, And The Tell Tale Heart1579 Words   |  7 Pagesis unparalleled by any other single genre. People who take part in this genre enjoy the heart-pounding thrill of being scared or the long drawn out tension that causes them to sit on the edge of their seat. Historically many of the early examples of the horror or gothic genre like Dracula by Bram Stoker, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, and The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe all share similar characteristics. These writings stand out and made people like them, they are grotesque