In the book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, despite the danger of the drug, why does Jekyll continue to take it?????

Question

In the book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, despite the danger of the drug, why does Jekyll continue to take it?????

Answer 1

he doesnt

it just doesnt stop working when he stops taking it

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and then when he turns into hyde, he takes it, because it isnt really him

Answer 2

It's like crack. He becomes addicted to its power.

Answer 3

he likes being able to do the "evil" things without having it ruin Dr.Jekyll's  actual reputation. since he is able to get away with all those things without getting caught he becomes more and more addicted to taking it.

Answer 4

It's always the danger, the risk, that is so appealing, so seductive.

Answer 5

its the obsession of power, and his work..its representative of every man's need to prove worth and be powerful.

Answer 6

I think the story of Jekyll and Hyde is a metaphor for addiction to many drugs, cocaine, for instance

Answer 7

addiction...

Answer 8

The same as how drunk chicks will keep getting wasted no matter how many times they wake up next to the guy who wears an eye patch and works at the Wendys drive-thru.