Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Essay on Jekyll and Mr. HydeIn Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Doctor Jekyll's struggle between two personalities is the cause of tragedy and violence. Dr. Jekyll takes the loyalty of his friends and unwittingly abuses them. In this short story, Stevenson shows the attributes of loyalty, how friendship contributes to loyalty, and how his own life influenced his writings on loyalty. Stevenson expresses loyalty in many ways. For example, it establishes the friendship between Mr. Utterson, Dr. Jekyll, and Dr. Lanyon. In a good friendship there is always loyalty, or at least there should be. Doctor Jekyll depends on the loyalty of his friends. He asks Doctor Lanyon to bring him the ingredients from his laboratory so he can transform back into himself like Doctor Jekyll. 'Poole, my butler, has his orders; you will find him waiting for your arrival with a blacksmith. Then the door of my cabinet will have to be forced: and you will enter alone; open the glass press (letter E) on the left hand, breaking the lock if closed; and to take out, with all its contents as it is, the fourth drawer from the top or (which is the same thing) the third from the bottom” (Stevenson 60,61). In this case, Dr. Lanyon has a competing loyalty to Dr. Jekyll because Dr. Jekyll trusts him enough to tell him his deepest, darkest secret and allows him to go to his laboratory where generally no one is allowed. In Mr. Utterson's case, since he is a lawyer, Dr. Jekyll instilled trust in him and gave him all his important documents and his will. Mr. Utterson was very loyal because he did what was asked of him even when he was confused and unsure. Mr. Utterson showed loyalty not only to Dr. Jekyll, but also to Dr. Lanyon. Dr. Lanyon had written him a letter right before he died, addressed... halfway down the page... where he brought a woman who was cheating on her husband. “She was a 36-year-old American who was married (though separated) and had two children” (biography.com). Her name was Fanny Osbourne and she and Robert fell in love in France. “Osbourne had traveled to Europe in an attempt to escape her ex-husband's influence” (gradesaver.com). Stevenson may have gotten his ideas from Fanny's situation. She and her first husband were once loyal, but their relationship eventually soured. In conclusion, Stevenson expressed his thoughts on the attributes of loyalty, how friendship contributes to loyalty, and how his life influenced his writings on loyalty very well. His writing techniques were very creative, he really has the ability to establish a deeper meaning. Works Cited Stevenson, Robert Louis. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 1886 NY: Seal, 1994. Print.