2007-05-05 08:26:24 · 5 answers · asked by mike g 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Not in the most part of the book, in which he appears as a scientist. But in the last part (the confession), he seems to be losing his mind.
2007-05-05 08:32:26 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Annabella-VInylist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude Dr. Jekyll is Mr. Hyde. Thats the whole point of the book, he has a split personality like in Me, Myself and Irene.
2007-05-05 08:30:42 · answer #2 · answered by frankovich213 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No Dr. Jekyll is quite sane and rationale just like Dr. Frankenstein, it was just that Dr. Jekyll was very devoted to his research.
2007-05-05 08:46:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeez! I read that around 35 years ago.
OK, my interpretation was that he was not crazy, but a kindly saintly man who wanted to cure people of their violent evil urges.
In the effort of searching for a way to distill human emotion and boil it down to a black/white - good/evil, more understandable state, he experiments on himself. This causes the suppressed evil side of his humanity to emerge and overtake him.
Overtime he becomes addicted to the rush of setting all his baser instincts free and indulging in uninhibited pleasure. Like any addict, each time the rush is less satisfying and he indulges in more and more violence to regain that first high.
So, to make a short story long, no he is not crazy. He becomes crazy as the "Hyde" portion of his personality engulfs him.
Hope this helps
2007-05-05 08:40:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you'd read the book, this would be obvious.
2007-05-05 08:30:04 · answer #5 · answered by Alice K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋