Sunday, December 19, 2010
Persuasive Argument
Mr. Hyde is just another victim in the society of London and should not be held responsible for the actions taken on Sir Danver Carews. Hyde already had to deal with the isolation from him and the rest of the town which made his mental illness more developed. Also, the testimony of the maid who witness the attack isn't reliable due to the lack of seriousness that women play in our society. The testimony from the recently deceased, Dr. Lanyon, is more reliable when he stated that he and Jekyll are one in the same. If anything Jekyll should be in Hyde's position because he was the scientist who created the mentally unstable man. Hyde had been looked down upon society, and the murder of Carew was just his way of expressing his frustration. Hyde has been wrongly accused for the crime when Jekyll should be seen as the real threat to society.
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I agree that Jekyll should be accused for the crime because it was his irresponsible decision to give into his addiction with his evil side, Mr.Hyde.
ReplyDeleteI commend you for taking on the more difficult role of defense attorney for Mr. Hyde. You have some great points started here. I like that you have thought about how to use what you know about the Victorian Society to your advantage. The unreliability of the witness to the Sir Danvers murder because she is a woman (she is also a servant: lower class). Additionally, the evidence of Lanyon's letter to disrupt Dr. Jekyll's credibility is also a great strategy. It would be realistic of you as a defense attorney in this era to make a case against men of science and the mentally ill as mere victims of the relentlessness of science. Be sure that you take on the point of view of the defense attorney speaking directly to the audience (jury of Victorian citizens). Also, be sure to remember that you need to include a captivating intro and closing statement with your well developed reasons in the middle as body paragraphs for this writing/speech. Great start!
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