Jekyll-and-Hyde
Dual nature archetype
Jekyll-and-Hyde describes someone who alternates between two radically different personalities—typically one pleasant or respectable, the other sinister or cruel.
From Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella about a doctor whose potion transforms him into a murderous alter ego.
His Jekyll-and-Hyde behavior made her afraid to be alone with him.
Alternate version of oneself
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
- contrastNotable difference between things
juxtaposition · ambivalence · coexistence · conflict · tension · paradox · antithesis · yin-yang
Prone to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
capricious · moody · changeable · unstable · inconsistent · fickle · impulsive · whimsical
Profound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
conversion · shift · switch · potion · elixir · triggered · involuntary · physical
alter-ego
Alternate version of oneself
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
contrast · juxtaposition · ambivalence · coexistence · conflict · tension · paradox · antithesis · yin-yang · interplay
mercurial
Prone to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
temperamental · capricious · moody · changeable · unstable · inconsistent · fickle · impulsive · whimsical · enigmatic
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
morphing · conversion · shift · switch · potion · elixir · triggered · involuntary · physical · monstrous
Stevenson
Scottish family name
allegory · cautionary · psychological · London · foggy · macabre · dread · suspense · classic · protagonist
Jekyll-and-Hydeconsistent
Not varying or contradicting
steady · predictable · stable · reliable · even-keeled
Jekyll-and-Hydeintegrated
Combined into a whole
whole · unified · undivided · well-adjusted · self-possessed
Jekyll-and-Hydetrustworthy
Worthy of confidence
upstanding · straightforward · honest · aboveboard · genuine