What's the Difference between Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde the Book and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
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Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
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Mr. Gabriel John Utterson
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This Character does not appear.
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Dr. Hastie Lanyon
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Dr. John Lanyon
Portrayed by: Holmes Herbert
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Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
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Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
Portrayed by: Fredric March
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This Character does not appear.
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Ivy Pearson
Portrayed by: Miriam Hopkins
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This Character does not appear.
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Muriel Carew
Portrayed by: Rose Hobart
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Mr. Richard Enfield
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This Character does not appear.
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Sir Danvers Carew
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Sir Danvers Carew
Portrayed by: Halliwell Hobbes
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Poole
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Poole
Portrayed by: Edgar Norton
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Jekyll's reputation and well-being are at stake after Hyde murders Sir Danvers; this is what motivates him to stop taking the formula. |
Jekyll vows to stop the experiment after he sees Ivy's suffering. Jekyll cannot allow Hyde to continue harming innocent people. |
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Hyde turns into Jekyll in front of Dr. Lanyon, this causes Lanyon to die of shock. |
Lanyon survives.
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Utterson and Poole force their way into Jekyll's cabinet where Hyde has locked himself inside. |
Lanyon and a few police officers break into Jekyll's lab. |
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Jekyll never feels remorse or guilt over Hyde's misdeeds (even after the murder); he sees them as Hyde's actions, not his. |
Jekyll takes responsibility for Hyde's actions.
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Told from Utterson's point of view as he spends most of the story trying to figure out Jekyll's connection to Hyde. |
Shown almost entirely through Jekyll's perspective; there is no mystery about Hyde's relationship with Jekyll (a plot twist in the original novella). Utterson is omitted and replaced by Dr. Lanyon. |