Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—J

Jekyll

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The two phases of one man, “the law of his members warring against the law of his mind.” Jekyll is the “would do good,” Hyde is “the evil that is present.” (Stevenson: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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