Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Thug Notes Summary & Analysis

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Whenever I watch Thug Notes, I feel like I should be drinking hard liquor out of a china teacup.

[@KenMabie]

more like malt liquor

[@ps3master72]

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Don't drink ANYTHING!! You'll end up choking after laughing so hard!

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[@cbohnstedt4477]

The 1920's called :P

[@greenman5255]

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[@user-lt5ot9wh9c]

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[@beckyevans6961]

"Straight stomp a bitch, simply because she bumped into him". Sounds like a pretty common event, for our times!

[@user-lt5ot9wh9c]

Yeah Becky, that's a pretty good point.

[@LuisGonzalez-dn7lo]

Becky Lemme Smash

[@Theweeze100]

Blood is bad to bone that’s for sure!

[@ZonagonsBlackKnight]

When I read an extremely condensed version of this story back in the day, I saw how Doctor Jekyll secretly sought to delve into his baser desires, but couldn't without sacrificing his public standing. So when he made his miracle potion, he used it to take on a new identity with a new face, thus allowing Jekyll to go from his public face (Jekyll) to his alter ego (Hyde) whenever he felt the desire to do wrong. This made me think of how pleasant and nice someone can be in person, but on the internet, where they can hide their Public Faces, can be as wicked and vile to their heart's content with their Alter Egos.

[@WhenTheyToldTheTruth]

Or politicians behind closed doors 🚪👹

[@ZonagonsBlackKnight]

@@WhenTheyToldTheTruth Absolutely.

[@priscilabethancourt2547]

true

[@luvlols4462]

"give a man a mask and he will show you his true face"

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"Thug Notes ha-" *clicks with passion*

[@Faris-jj2wi]

Fascist Whale same

[@NothingYouHaventReadBefore]

Fascist Whale These video's put the lit in literature.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@NothingYouHaventReadBefore lol nice.

[@Chandasouk]

These summaries make you feel so sophisticated lol

[@aeonscott1421]

same yo

[@taylorfreet9708]

Fo real dawg

[@rexgodman777]

Chandasouk if

[@fatuusdottore]

Chandasouk I read literature for personal enjoyment.

[@AndresMartinez-xg2up]

Chandasouk I must be retarded because I had a hard time keeping up with the story

[@WitchVulgar]

6:49 "Are we all just one drink away from becoming monsters?" Takes me about 4.

[@sudevsen]

Hyde yo wife,Hyde yo kids

[@iwannabeedgy1503]

2 years later, still the best comment 💀

[@teluguwithastrugglingameri3622]

There's actually a pun in the book on Hyde. "If he be Mr. Hyde", he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek."

[@matthewtorres8860]

"if he is Mr. hyde, then I shall be Mr. seek"

[@cocoanerd17.-.]

Hyde yo self

[@BillionSix]

Jekyll and Hyde is the original "no spoilers" story that has been spoiled for everyone. For the first half of the story, the big mystery is the weird relationship between Jekyll and Hyde and what it really is. It's only halfway through that we realize they are the same dude.

[@marktyrrell8892]

True it must have been a real shock for the original readers to learn that Jekyll and Hyde were one and the same.

[@Benjamin12]

Good to see you again with another classic of lit.

[@ybnkareem560]

Really Wisecrack? I just had my English Literature exam on Jekyll and Hyde a few weeks ago, why didn't you do this then?

[@Demolitiondude]

Monkey .D. Luffy I just got done watching cinemassacre trailer for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde the game the movie.

[@MartyNozz]

Thanks for throwing this up. High school English class I subbed for didn't have a clue about this classic.

[@OuttaPhase278]

Yeah same here. had my last gcse exam today

[@coolidgedollar2154]

Because the book is super, super short and you should have read/analyzed it yourself, "scrub" [Sparky voice].

[@ZRLegoDude777]

Monkey .D. Luffy I have mine in a few days, Wish me luck! Or not, that's cool.

[@joehall5807]

There's a somewhat tragic part of the story where Dr. Jekyll is trying to recreate the formula and realized he can't because his original ingredients were tainted. Love the story and Thug Notes.

[@jimmyrussels9685]

Anyone from Britain here who wished that this came out before the literature gcse?

[@sankeithk7691]

Now we need one for An Inspector Calls. Also, closed book exams can go to hell.

[@dm7626]

Resurge this book is better than the other two I’m doing. The Woman in Black is the worst thing I’ve ever read.

[@BannanaRamaz]

Resurge good luck tomorrow pal then! We will need it lol

[@sankeithk7691]

Thanks my dude. Hopefully I can scrape a 4.

[@dm7626]

Banana Ramaz thanks, good luck to you too!

[@darrenyanes1817]

Thug Notes Wishlist 1. Their Eyes Were Watching God 2. Uncle Tom's Cabin 3. Flowers for Algernon

[@RODERICKMOLASAR]

Ander Yanes If wishes were horses then beggars would ride.

[@flipmaya]

"One drink away from being evil"- alcoholism?

[@olliepoplol5894]

flipmaya considering how many authors loved absinthe maybe Thats actually what the story is about lol!

[@LeoMidori]

I was always under the impression this story was an allegoric tale to drug use or alcoholism.

[@olliepoplol5894]

Leo Howler alcohol lowers your inhibitions so maybe it's a reference to alcoholism and to the darkness inside of all of us. it could very well represent both

[@Qshafe]

Dope Man Some people believe that he might be based on a Dr. Horace Wells. He was one of the initial discovers on anesthesia, but when he went to present his findings by preforming a dental operation the dosage was administered incorrectly. This lead to him getting ridiculed in front of the audience as he tried to preform the operation. He was eventually ostracized with his reputation completely destroyed. So he quit dentistry and not long after that some one else "discovered" anesthesia. He tried to get credit but was unsuccessful. This eventually lead to him self experimenting inother forms of anesthesia. At the times the effects were unkown, but nowadays we know that they lead to extreme mood swings and sometimes violent behavior. Obviously, this happened to him when he through acid onto two prostitutes one day. He was jailed and eventually sobered up upon which time he committed suicide. Unbeknownst to him at the time, the dentistry community finally decided to recognize him as the founder of anesthesia a week or so before his death.

[@jerrycan1756]

Unless you're drinking everclear, one drink should not change your personality.

[@SirCreepus]

Teacher: You have a test tomorrow so make sure you revise Me:Goes on thug notes

[@alexh.5592]

Dear Mr. Sparky Sweets Sir, a fine gentleman of your calibre can surely shed some more light on the Eldritch, soul crushing secrets hidden in another one of those magnificent tomes by Howard Phillips Lovecraft, can you? I myself would be delighted, as well as many fine folk who happen to traverse these corners of the internet. I am looking forward to your next contribution to KZbin. with the utmost respect a random dork on the interwebs

[@Rover1309]

The Call of Cthulhu please! Or Through the Gates of the Silver Key.

[@MrDanteMason]

Alex H. You may have already found it, but, he did "Mountains of Madness." A fine analysis indeed!

[@NinjaOfTheKyeboard1]

"Sorry for all my bull*****. - Mr. Hyde"

[@TheaterRaven]

"No one can keep that dark side hidden forever, so you should be true to yourself and recognize the good and bad parts. Only then can a brother truly find balance. Ya feel me?" I sure do, Sparky! Great video, and quite fitting that you uploaded this today, on Midsummer, the summer solstice, which is all about the balance of light and dark. Keep up the good work!

[@itskeyrackspeaking]

monkey feather! solstice again?

[@Marksman_12]

Hmm, the lesson is a bit wrong, I guess. It would've been more appropriate had the novella gave the conclusion that instead of balancing good and evil, one should prioritise good and evil. So that you have a better idea. If you put good as your first priority, you should act good unless all and everything points out that you are wrong and being bad/immoral is the right path. Sure, the priorities will change throughout the years but it is better than finding balance.

[@SaKMu]

Wow, this does such a good job summarizing the moral and philosophical implications of this book. Even my College Lit class didn’t go this far & looked at me crazy when I did - I thought the whole “Taste of the Fruit” thing was obvious but I guess they didn’t lol. Either way, this is very well done! Awesome job, my guy!

[@josepheebarb]

I love how this guy takes classic books and makes its simple

[@briesthoughts2261]

His "hmmmmmsss" got me cracking up. I got to hear what this comic sounds like on the regular. And the use of "merc" is hella funny!

[@GlitchyShadow13]

"thank you" from every british student currently doing this book for their english GCSE

[@yourguykhonshu3972]

GlitchyShadow I second this Thank You

[@georgemiser]

Have you done Peter Pan yet? You should do Peter Pan at some point.

[@tatehildyard5332]

georgemiser They should do an Ayn Rand novel. Imagine how weird the comments will get.

[@daniellaguna7900]

Tate Hildyard they've done the fountainhead, idk if anything else

[@ANT96-x8d]

Do Harry Potter!!

[@NightcrawlerZERO]

I've always interpreted this book as a classic case of the unreliable narrator. Most of what we know about the Jekyll/Hyde transformation comes from Jekyll's own writings, and he states at the beginning of the book that the most important thing to him is his reputation. The mechanics of the change show inconsistencies, like whether or not the two personalities can access each other's memories, and there's even a point wen Jekyll transforms into Hyde without realizing it, and keeps acting as Jekyll until he becomes aware of the change. The shift in personality is a fictional construct created by Jekyll to absolve himself of his actions when wearing the Hyde mask, thus preserving his reputation.

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

Great. Where is your video?

[@Grunchy005]

I think it’s just a Victorian cautionary tale about the perils of booze.

[@dpounder101]

@@Michelle-pn9xt got a problem or something? people can make a good point without needing to make their own full video on it.

[@timurtheterrible4062]

Yeah but what did Lanyon see then?

[@SandersAmps]

Nice interpretation!

[@freshmadgod]

thug notes is my favorite series on wisecrack

[@tilly7326]

the best. Thug Notes forever, a hundred years (belch) thug notes, thugs and notes, notes and thugs (belch) forever and ever a hundred years

[@bonesaredollars1172]

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[@bryantbrown1213]

Sotir Moliko W

[@Potter5757]

Sotir Moliko WUBBA LUBBA DUB DUB.

[@natalieely8555]

Get schwifty!

[@coreyjohnson930]

Sparky: What is my purpose? Audience: You summarize classic literature Sparky: Oh my God. Audience: Yeah welcome to the club, pal.

[@texmex007]

This is my favorite book honestly and I love Thug Notes' rendition of it !

[@Gutock]

By God and all that is holy, I swear, this channel is amazing and Thug Notes should be shown on regular TV. Such an easily understood and thorough explanation that begs the watcher to read the book... I was happy to have known this book from references, but after watching this, I'm wanting to actually read the damn book. Thank you!

[@atm1947]

Gutock kek, it's better for 6 minutes not 15-60 minutes

[@mtpaige1361]

I always assumed Jekyll's flaw was trying to ignore the Hyde in himself giving it no recognition as part of himself. Reckoning it as a separate person who he had no control over gave Hyde that power.

[@thesaucepd]

We need this show back

[@keverdeen395]

I literally wait all month to see Thugnotes. I sincerely thank you all the time and effort you guys put into making these videos. They inspire me to keep learning everyday. Hello to all my well read ballers out here ^.^

[@TGC40401]

Thank you, Doctor Sweets! That was a legitimate take on the madness which is the tale of "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde".

[@rashadnagi7531]

Come back Sparky. We need you.

[@wulfila99]

Here's my theory: I would read "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" as a story about alcohol abuse and addiction. To support this thesis, I present the following arguments: 1. The effects of Jekyll's serum: The serum changes his personality, causing him to disregard all social norms, act like a fool and turn violent. Doesn't that sound like a drunk? 2. The aftermath of Jekyll's serum consumption: Every time Jekyll uses his serum to turn into Hyde, he shows symptoms of nausea, headache, an upset stomach, physical and mental weakness, as well as an overall discomfort. Hangover anyone? 3. The progression of the transformation: While initially, the serum is used to turn Jekyll into Hyde, the amount required gradually increases, until the serum is needed in order to turn Hyde back into Jekyll and ultimately, Hyde takes over entirely. Similarly, a person suffering from an alcohol addiction needs more and more alcohol to get drunk and at some point even needs alcohol in order to function (and thus be "normal"), until everything is lost and they're just wasted 24/7. To conclude, the serum in "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" resembles alcohol both in immediate effects and aftermath, while Jekyll's gradual permanent transformation into Hyde represents the progression of an addiction, making "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" the story of an alcoholic.

[@pasmoi5986]

May I suggest the fact that this is a brilliant theory? Because it is!

[@jekylljekyllhyde821]

Good theory)) I've always thought that (since Hyde is shorter than Jekyll) while the transformation was happening Jekyll's bones had to be broken & then healed again and that's why it hurt so much 🤷‍♀️😅 The hangover thing definetely sounds better

[@jeremyroberts9065]

Well, that seems pretty likely considering Stevenson was struggling with drug addiction when writing the story. Good eye, though.

[@rolingk267]

Could you do thug notes for "Paradise Lost" by John Milton please?

[@michaelwu7678]

Roling K yes please. Do a 12 part series for each book.

[@Wedelj]

So, just read the whole thing, line by line, on camera?

[@michaelwu7678]

Sunshine_Shooter yeah cuz I meant do 12 parts for each of the 12 books for a total of 144 episodes of Thug Notes

[@TheNerdySportsGuy]

This needs to be way more popular

[@christoopperman7468]

Could you pleas do thug notes for Stephen King's The Shining?

[@henri1_96]

Christo Opperman I would love it :D

[@at3036]

don't know if this was done on purpose, but if you go to 5:15, you can see that the split picture has more of Jekyll than hyde, this can show that Jekyll is more of a better person than a bad one, which adds to the surprise when we find out that Jekyll is hyde.

[@MrDman21]

"He murked that ol' geezer." LOL

[@SoCoolScience]

This makes me wanna drink 40's with my pinky in the air

[@invertexto.]

YO THEY PULLED A J. COLE REFERENCE AND NOBODY NOTICED. DAMN, WISECRACK STAYS WOKE.

[@epsorks]

Myles John That's stretching it but okay.

[@invertexto.]

Are you serious? He literally wrote a letter stating his actions and trys to name things right in the end but dies in the end just like the person Cole was talking about. Not to mention the 'For Your Eyes Only' on the letter.Epso RKS​

[@micahthomas97]

2face

[@stephenaholmes10]

About time another Thug Notes came out. Please make these more often!

[@jonsnow8425]

Damn, had an assignment on Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde two months ago, this would have been useful...

[@odysseusmaximus]

Finally in words i can understan

[@robertoneves8641]

The only reasons I'm alive is because: Rick and Morty Books Thug Notes

[@NothingYouHaventReadBefore]

Roberto Neves That sounds painful. Hope you find some help.

[@benjamindrexler9635]

I find it hard to accept that the novella is saying that we should accept both our bad and good sides. Rather, it seems to be warning that when you try to indulge your bad side it becomes stronger until it threatens to take you over completely. A little similar to the story about there being two wolves inside us that are fighting, and the one that wins is the one you feed.

[@zeryabghalib]

it would have been nice if this was uploaded before the gcse's

[@hyste11]

I'll make it a habit to watch thug notes after reading these books cuz it's pretty good!!!

[@bilalzahid3560]

Thanks for this. After my english exam

[@sinns_fallen_angel8284]

I wrote a small piece interpreting this text as one suffering drug addiction. Stevenson himself wrote it in like a weekend or something because he was addicted to cocaine (used as a med at the time legally). Without mentioning that, the text references that need for the serum, and also as you mentioned denial. He "kicked the habit" for a little while but then again he turns back into Hyde. I mean to me it is an easy way of looking at this short story, and also love your interpretation!

[@EHyde-ir9gb]

Sees notification: WOOHOO!

[@EHyde-ir9gb]

Good video. Read the books three times, and you mentioned points that still haven't occurred to me.

[@Cannibal713]

Awesome analysis of Dr. Jeckel & Mr. Hyde. Thug Notes really rocks. Keep up the good work.

[@1984Brandon]

I read this book recently, two things that I believe are interesting A) The actual pronunciation of the name Jekyll is more like Zhee - kul, however the original Film had mispronounced it and ever sense then it's been canon. B) This is Robert Louis Stevenson's second writing of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde The first finished tale was destroyed on purpose I think. Anyhow proficient synopsis Sparky Sweets, PH.D. [I had to look up your name I hope it is accurate]

[@GingerbreadGrlz]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS. BLESS YOU.

[@MindlessMadness12]

THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY USEFUL FOR GCSE ENGLISH LIT PAPER, WEEKS AGO!

[@oopy9784]

Feelsgoodman.

[@shayZero]

Laurence O'Brien (MM12) just copy and paste a bunch of texts and cliffnote books and rip this video off 💪

[@essixthefalcon8657]

Thank the Lord I found this a week before my Lit paper :p

[@kakashichidori7]

Laurence O'Brien (MM12) I’m doing mine in 2020

[@isabellekuipers8609]

Thank you! In one and a half week I'm going to have my verbal English exam and on my literature list I have this book, having this video just before is really encouraging!

[@jellyfishrage33]

I really identify with this story. I have struggles with my own Mr. Hyde, and it's always causing me problems. Thanks for breaking this story down, I've always wanted to read it.

[@manifestedbeauty]

2:52 😂😂 pls the way you said 'maybe he's been 💀 is absolutely sending me rn.

[@TheTitaniac]

Have you considered doing "The Phantom of the Opera"? After seeing your take on "Dracula" and "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde", I'm sure it'd be great!

[@aleczagami5705]

I’m actually reading the book and this helps so much thanks bro, I really appreciate it

[@Jess-ul5yx]

Perhaps we have two natures, no single one enjoyed Primitive, amoral, and repressed but not destroyed Forced into civility by anyone who can Hold back the darkness in the soul The urge... within a man -HF High School Group Interpretation 2017

[@KrawmKruach]

just discovered this channel and i have never been happier, perfect music to go with perfect reviews keep it real my brotha.

[@delicateparkloey7541]

im tempted to write exactly what your saying into my essay lmfao

[@sarahtrotman4539]

Happened on this by accident. So glad I did. This is awesome. I love a good book and to see my people telling me about them is wonderful.

[@mahaliagosla4639]

Please do Neil Gaiman's Coraline next

[@andrewvarney5687]

Great video dude! I have two suggestions for some future installments of Thug Notes, those being 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne) or Phantom of the Opera (Gaston LeRoux). Keep on making quality work playa!

[@briesthoughts2261]

Is it wrong to find this comic attractive....like, a smart dude that is also streetwise and would merc a dude to save his woman, if need be? Yeah, I know I'm trippin'. But homeboy got me straight twisted up in my feels.

[@mjbearwhoopwhoop]

Great video, as always!! Thank you, Sparky Sweets!

[@shanonhall1227]

never clicked a video faster

[@SpencerDragonMonster]

One of your best reviews yet! Keep 'em coming! Hey, how 'bout Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux?

[@emiliaskiba6107]

“[the lab] had more dark coners then a creepy porno theatre” XD

[@AlfsGirl]

You are too funny for words! I love that you're marketing to those who, otherwise, would never read a book - even if you paid them. It's encouraging and, I'm sure, has changed many minds.🤗👏🏾👏🏾

[@graciedoodle19]

could you please do Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

[@hydevanhelsing5063]

I'm so happy you FINALLY got to do Jekyll and Hyde! That's my favorite book! Fantastic job bruh!

[@hydevanhelsing5063]

And 4 days before my birthday?! THATS DOPE!

[@garrettbrando9841]

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie!!!

[@CrypticDiabolo]

It'll be so awesome to still be getting thug note videos in 30 years.

[@garrett7384]

Do The Gunslinger by Stephen King!

[@semajjarrett3877]

Rumor has it, Stevenson actually had a nightmare that inspired the concept of the book

[@khushalshah8238]

IF YOU COULD HAVE DONE THIS 2 MONTHS EARLIER I COULDVE USED IT AS HELP FOR MY ENGLISH GCSE EXAM

[@RuckusIIV]

Killed it with that end resulting note to keep oneself balanced. Great timing that out in the video and flowing it in.

[@jboj8430]

You should do "The island of doctor Moreau" by HG Wells.

[@ap3productions81]

The saddest part of this novel is that everyone knows the twist because Hollywood always tell the story from Jekyll's/Hyde's perspective. This novel can never truly be adapted because everyone know's the twist.

[@andrewsutherland133]

What sucks about this story is that it's so iconic you know about the twist ending before you even know what the story is What's funny about the comment section is that everyone is talking 'bout that thug notes be a real one droppin' that high class literacy like snoop dog up in the club

[@kmissoni6451]

I have a literature course at uni and this dude is a lot more help than my professors

[@aestheticgarbage6671]

Thank you. Can't be bothered to read the book lmao

[@TheMooper27]

Good to have you back.

[@hsaungaye9662]

Do The extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin please?!?!?

[@ComptonFunk]

Drinking champagne out a double cup to this

[@jimslav6973]

This was one of my favorite books as a kid. Hyde's increasingly evil deeds while Utterson "harrumphs" his way through the whole book. Real British and real dark. Like Jack the Ripper. I even got to listen to an old radio show about it that Hitchcock hosted. Hitchcock and Hyde were made for each other, and I really do wish he adapted it.

[@EvandroDiogo11]

We need you back Thug.

[@nunotorres6314]

do the lusiads next

[@dog-qf2lp]

You couldn't have done this 3 months ago when I had a book report...still love your vids

[@evangoulios9820]

A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen :)

[@jaydenrusson371]

Very helpful for my GCSE tomorrow! I didn't know a thing before

[@carcillian]

Watership Down!!!!

[@justinbade7995]

Awesome video my g. Love the book you been reading. Keep up the good work.

[@sarahspaceslippers]

Anyone else doing this for their GCSE's? (English highschool exams)

[@PeriwinkleB]

I wish we had good examples of explanation with stories and English history like this!!! I learn so much from these, more than I learned in school! And it’s crazy because I was always an A-B+ student but I feel like I didn’t learn enough interesting things like this!

[@andrewphillips8267]

I would love to see Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare.

[@atyshasmith4165]

Andrew Phillips I believe he did that already. check the playlist.

[@andrewphillips8267]

Atysha Smith I think you are right, thank you.

[@talkie-nyc]

I'm so grateful I wasn't spoiled this great novella!