I have to say that I must defend Hyde. He should not be sentenced to death or live in prison due to an uncontrollable act done out of illness and confusion. Mr. Hyde was not in his right mind at the time of the murder but, instead it was Jekyll controlling him. There is no doubt his act was a crime but, he shouldn't face the torture and pain of those concicuncens of Jekyll actions.
Everyday we live and fight our very own temptation, wrath, envy, anger, lust, and pride which were the very things that tempted Mr. Hyde into his crime. We all have a couple of temptations to let our evil side to take over us but, we are allowed to control those temptations which Hyde had no control over those temptations. Jekyll was the one who created the man we see right in front of us, Hyde. There for Jekyll is to blame of all of the crimes Hyde has committed, Jekyll is the cause of all this blame him for the problems! Remember this, Jekyll allowed Hyde to feed and grow on his evil as for a very simple solution was to put Hyde away but, Jekyll is not the man we thought well of but a demon himself. We cannot sentence Edward Hyde to death, for he himself is the VICTIM of this situation.
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Great beginning to your essay! It is very clear which side of this trial you are on. Remember to maintain your point of view as the defense attorney speaking directly to the jury of Victorian citizens that you want to acquit Hyde of the charge of murder. Divide your paragraphs according to your points. It seems to me that you begin with the issue of mental illness as your first reason for not convicting Hyde. Be sure to provide specific evidence of this illness including Hyde's actions that prove his "illness" as well as key character witnesses that might further support his lack of rational thinking. Next, you move on to try to convince the jury of a common bond that Hyde share with the rest of humanity which is the your idea of temptations. Try to spend a little more time on this because it is a captivating point but needs some support as well. Try to give examples of these traps that even the most prominent members of Victorian society have fallen into. Try to use some examples from the story. How was someone other than Jekyll and Hyde guilty of wrath, envy, lust, pride, etc. I commend your thinking on the last reason: Hyde as the victim. Although I think you can take this a step further. How is Hyde/Jekyll the victim of a crime that society has committed? Think about what you know regarding Victorian society's uptight morals/values. How does this serve to oppress a person? Might society be to blame for some of terrible outcome of this oppression? One last hint: try to watch some courtroom TV drama or some clips of such shows on youtube to pick up some of the legal language, phrases, and words choice. Great work thus far.
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