Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The REAL Story Behind Literature's Most Famous Monster

In 1886, a dying man wrote a story about a monster. But Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was never just a horror story—it was a warning about addiction, identity, and the monsters we create when society demands impossible perfection.

This is the complete story of how a fever dream became literature's most enduring allegory. From Stevenson's own double life in Victorian Edinburgh to Deacon Brodie's real crimes that inspired the tale. From the psychology of the divided self to the neuroscience of addiction. From Victorian hypocrisy to modern social media personas.

We'll explore why Hyde isn't the real monster (Jekyll is), how the story predicted everything from addiction cycles to online anonymity, and why we're all one decision away from becoming Hyde ourselves.

This isn't just literary analysis. It's a mirror. And what you see might terrify you.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction: The Dream That Became a Nightmare
05:19 - Chapter 1: The Man Who Lived Two Lives
15:19 - Chapter 2: The City of Two Faces
23:16 - Chapter 3: The Anatomy of Transformation
35:35 - Chapter 4: The Crimes of Mr. Hyde
43:52 - Chapter 5: The Face of Evil
52:48 - Chapter 6: The Man Who Couldn't Stop
01:06:40 - Chapter 7: The Modern Monsters
01:24:19 - Chapter 8: Who Is the Real Monster?
01:35:14 - Conclusion: The Mirror That Never Lies


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