Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.With a transport of glee, I mauled the unresisting body, tasting delight from every blow; and it was not till weariness had begun to succeed, that I was suddenly, in the top fit of my delirium, struck through the heart by a cold thrill of terror.

The passage describes Hyde attacking an unresisting person and taking pleasure in every blow, showing Hyde’s extreme violence. This contrasts with Dr. Jekyll’s usually mild and respectable nature. The detail therefore emphasizes the difference between Jekyll and Hyde, rather than suggesting Jekyll himself is simply a violent man.

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