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Hello everyone!
We are very pleased to announce our 2016 productions:
“THE SNOW QUEEN”
“TROY”
and
“DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE”
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We would like to present these three well-known stories as we believe that students must
always be exposed to “the classics” which are essential for their general knowledge and
cultural background. As educators we have the responsibility of showing new generations
the great value these stories have.
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The Company’s version:
Dr. Jekyll is a prestigious doctor who is working on a new and dangerous experiment,
which may change the history of humankind. Poole is his loyal servant and Mrs Kent is the
housekeeper. Everything is at peace at Dr. Jekyll’s residence, but the appearance of a mysterious
man called Edward Hyde, changes the doctor’s behaviour and seems to have influence over him.
In a dark black night, Ms. Reilly, a new girl in town, witnesses a crime and now her life is at
risk. Mr. Utterson, Dr. Jekyll’s lawyer and dearest friend, is helping the police in the crime
investigation and looks after Ms. Reilly. The plot turns gloomy when all the evidences point to
Mr. Hyde as the possible murderer. Now Dr. Jekyll is in danger and Mr. Hyde must be caught. But
the doctor trusts Mr. Hyde.
In addition to this, Ms. Lanyon, a woman who is interested in science and
chemistry, falls in love with Dr. Jekyll. But she soon suspects that
something odd is going on with the new experiment.
So, what is this revolutionary experiment?
Who is Mr. Hyde and why does he have influence over Dr. Jekyll?
Is Mr. Hyde a murderer?
You will soon find out about this classical story of mystery and
suspense because “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is coming
in August!
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K ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland. At the age of 17, he enrolled at Edinburgh University
to pursue engineering, following in his father’s footsteps. However, Stevenson never became an engineer or a lawyer,
his next course of study. Instead, he followed his dream of becoming a writer. Stevenson met his future wife, Fanny
Osbourne, in France, and the two spent much of their life traveling around the world.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which is really a short story, was considered Stevenson’s breakthrough book. He also wrote the
popular adventure books, Kidnapped and Treasure Island. He died in 1894 in Samoa, where friends and neighbours
fondly called him Tusitalia—“a teller of tales.” Stevenson will always be remembered for his stories that capture the
excitement, adventure, and mystery of faraway places—as well as the strange nature of the human heart and mind.
K THE PLOT
Dr. Jekyll is a prestigious doctor who is working on a new and dangerous experiment, which may change the history
of humankind. Poole is his loyal servant and Mrs Kent is the housekeeper. Everything is at peace at Dr. Jekyll’s
residence, but the appearance of a mysterious man called Edward Hyde, changes the doctor’s behaviour and seems to
have influence over him.
In a dark black night, Ms. Reilly, a new girl in town, witnesses a crime and now her life is at risk. Mr. Utterson, Dr.
Jekyll’s lawyer and dearest friend, is helping the police in the crime investigation and looks after Ms. Reilly. The plot
turns gloomy when all the evidences point to Mr. Hyde as the possible murderer. Now Dr. Jekyll is in danger and Mr.
Hyde must be caught. But the doctor trusts Mr. Hyde.
In addition to this, Ms. Lanyon, a woman who is interested in science and chemistry, falls in love with Dr. Jekyll. But
she soon suspects that something odd is going on with the new experiment.
When Dr. Jekyll decides to leave his fortune to Mr. Hyde, Mr. Utterson immediately starts to keep a close eye on
the mysterious heir. In the dark night, the killer stalks again and Ms. Reilly is in danger. Now the killer is after her,
because she is the only witness of the cold murder, but thanks to Mr. Utterson, she is saved from being killed. After
checking all the evidences, Mr. Utterson finally discovers who the real killer is and starts a ferocious race to reveal his
identity before he kills again.
Is Mr. Hyde the real murderer?
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BEFORE SEEING THE PLAY
wears
is
want
N Activity 8: Word search – About the author and
the Plot
N Activity 1: The plot
A) Pre-reading. Anticipation.
Look at the poster with your students:
-What does the poster tell you about the play?
Think about: Time, Place (Setting) and Characters.
Formulate your predictions.
B) Guess the order of the following events and check your
answers with the passage.
Key: 1.g 2.h 3.c 4.a 5.e 6.f
7.b8.d
C) Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verbs
below.
D) Confirm your predictions. Chart
Students role play a television interview with someone
who has eye witnessed a murderer.
N Activity 2: Vocabulary
Classify the words in the box and write them down in
N Activity 9: Describe the scene
the correct column.
Look up in the dictionary the words you don’t know.
N Activity 10: Creative Writing
N Activity 3: Discuss – Human Duality
AFTER THE PLAY
N Activity 11: Reading aloud and act out
N Activity 4: Meeting Mr. Hyde
Underline the key words and phrases from which you
learn something about the character of Mr Hyde...
N Activity 5: Describing Mr. Hyde
Appearance
Personality
N Activity 6: Write an article
N Activity 7: Fill in the blanks with the missing verbs
Song: “Life at risk”
Key:
talking
saw
had
N Activity 12: Number the events in the correct order
1. Mrs. Reilly witnesses a crime.
2. Mr. Utterson inquires Mrs Reilly.
3. Mr. Utterson introduces Mrs. Lanyon to Dr. Jekyll at
Jekyll’s home.
4. Dr. Jekyll secretly tells Mrs Lanyon that he is working
on something powerful. That a man in not truly one but
truly two.
5. Mr. Utterson watches how an unknown man gets out
from Dr. Jekyll’s laboratory.
6. Dr. Jekyll gives Mr. Utterson the new will.
7. Mr. Utterson and Mr. Hyde meet for the first time.
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8. Mrs. Reilly is attacked by the killer.
9. Mr. Utterson tells Poole that the identity of the
woman killed the other night was Mrs. Farraday, Jekyll’s
housekeeper.
10. Mrs. Kent, Mrs, Reilly and Mrs Lanyon discover the
secret passage.
11. Mr. Hyde runs away after revealing the truth.
ODD: (adjective) strange or unusual: different from
what is normal or expected. He has some odd [=peculiar,
weird] habits. She had an odd look on her face.
N Activity 13: Write a review of the play
RESEARCH: (noun) careful study that is done to find
and report new knowledge about something.
GLOSSARY
POWDER: (noun) a dry substance made up of very tiny
pieces of something. The powder is made from the roots
of the plant. Mix together the different powders.
SUPPLY: (noun) the amount of something that is
available to be used.
These are key words used in the play:
BUTLER: (noun) the main male servant in the home of
a wealthy person.
WILL: (noun) a legal document in which a person
states who should receive his or her possessions after
he or she dies.
CHAMBER: (noun) formal + old-fashioned: a person’s
bedroom or other private room. The queen’s personal
chambers.
CHEMISTRY: (noun) a science that deals with the
structure and properties of substances and with the
changes that they go through.
GORGEOUS: (adjective) very beautiful or attractive. Your
baby is absolutely gorgeous!
GRATEFUL: (adjective) feeling or showing thanks. She was
grateful (that) she didn’t have to work on the holiday.
HOUSEKEEPER: (noun) a person whose job is to
manage the cooking, cleaning, etc., in a house
LAWYER: (noun) a person whose job is to guide and
assist people in matters relating to the law.
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 1 (B)
GUESS THE ORDER OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
WITH THE PASSAGE “DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE”.
a) Mr. Utterson helps the police in the crime investigation.
b) Mr. Utterson starts to keep a close eye on Mr. Hyde.
c) Ms. Reilly becomes the witness of a crime.
d) Mr. Utterson discovers who the real killer is.
e) Ms. Lanyon falls in love with Dr. Jekyll.
f) Dr. Jekyll decides to leave his fortune to Mr. Hyde.
g) Everything is at peace at Dr. Jekyll’s residence.
h) A mysterious man called Edward Hyde appears.
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 1 (C)
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verbs below.
Dr. Jekyll is a prestigious doctor who is (1)______________________ on a new and dangerous experiment, which may change the history of humankind. Poole is his loyal servant and Mrs Kent
is the housekeeper. Everything is at peace at Dr. Jekyll’s residence, but the appearance of a mysterious
man called Edward Hyde, (2)______________________ the doctor’s behaviour and seems to
have influence over him.
In a dark black night, Ms. Reilly, a new girl in town, (3)___________________ a crime
and now her life is at risk. Mr. Utterson, Dr. Jekyll’s lawyer and dearest friend, is helping the police
in the crime investigation and looks after Ms. Reilly. The plot turns gloomy when all the evidences point to Mr. Hyde as the possible murderer. Now Dr. Jekyll is in danger and Mr. Hyde must be
(4)___________________. But the doctor trusts Mr. Hyde.
In addition to this, Ms. Lanyon, a woman who is (5)____________________ in science and chemistry, falls in love with Dr. Jekyll. But she soon suspects that something odd is
(6)________________ on with the new experiment.
When Dr. Jekyll decides to leave his fortune to Mr. Hyde, Mr. Utterson immediately starts to keep a close eye on the mysterious heir. In the dark night, the killer stalks again and Ms. Reilly is in danger. Now
the killer is after her, because she is the only witness of the cold murder, but thanks to Mr. Utterson,
she is (7)___________________ from being (8)__________________. After checking
all the evidences, Mr. Utterson finally discovers who the real killer is and starts a ferocious race to
reveal his identity before he kills again.
(9)__________________ Mr. Hyde the real murderer?
VERBS
work
catch
go
witness
change
interest
kill
be
save
NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 1 (D)
CONFIRM YOUR PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE PLAY AND COMPLETE THIS CHART
BEFORE SEEING THE PLAY
What I know
about the play
AFTER SEEING THE PLAY
What I want to know
about the play
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What I learned
from the play
NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 2
VOCABULARY
Classify the words in the box and write them down in the correct column.
Look up in the dictionary the words you don’t know.
crime
mist
fearful
imprudence
treatment
honest
attend
housekeeper
pull
gorgeous
behaviour
cabinet
madness
discuss
wild
warn
blind
lawyer
fetch
young
devilish
ferocious
humankind
NOUNS
ADJECTIVES
Order the adjectives in alphabetical order.
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VERBS
NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 3
DISCUSS - HUMAN DUALITY
The central topic of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde is human duality. The duality of men
was a hot topic throughout the entire
19th century. “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” was
published in 1886, which is 68 years after
Mary Shelley published “Frankenstein”, and
15 years after Charles Darwin published
the fascinating “The Descent of Man”.
Now, in the play Dr. Jekyll says the following phrase:
“...man is not truly one, but truly two...”
1) In your opinion, what is human duality? Can you think of a definition?
First, think of it individually, then share your definition with a partner and after that discuss it with the whole group.
How can we transfer your definition of human duality to a different situation? Can you
think of an example?
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 4
MEETING MR. HYDE
Read these two extracts from Robert Louis Stevenson’s original novel and UNDERLINE the
key words and phrases from which you learn something about the character of Mr Hyde...
“All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward
at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard
as she was able down a cross street. Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the
man trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming on the ground. It
sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. It wasn’t like a man; it was like some
damned Juggernaut. I gave a view-halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman,
and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the screaming child. He was perfectly cool and made no resistance, but gave me one look, so
ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running.”
“Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without
any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself
to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he
spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points
against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown
disgust, loathing, and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him. “There must be
something else,” said the perplexed gentleman. “There is something more, if I could
find a name for it. God bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic, shall we say? Or can it be the old story of Dr. Fell? Or is it the mere radiance of a
foul soul that thus transpires through, and transfigures, its clay continent? The last,
I think; for, O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan’s signature upon a face, it
is on that of your new friend.”
*Share and compare your answers with your partner
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 5
DESCRIBING MR. HYDE
After doing activity 4 complete this diagram
APPEARANCE:
PERSONALITY :
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 6
WRITE AN ARTICLE
There’s been a crime in a street of London and you are the first person
to arrive to the crime scene.
You are a reporter. Write an article for your local newspaper about what you have seen in
the crime scene.
You must include:
• A description of the place and its surroundings.
• The reasons why you think the person was killed.
• Your own opinion about what kind of person the killer is.
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 7
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE MISSING VERBS
Listen to the song: “Life at risk”
LIFE AT RISK
UTTERSON: Mrs. Reilly, are you all right?
REILLY: He’s after me, he’s a madman
UTTERSON: Who? Who are you ___________ about?
REILLY: I never __________ such a cruel face
He ___________ a heavy stick
He wants to kill me
His face is marked with death
UTTERSON: What does he look like?
REILLY: He’s like a wild animal
Small, strong, evil
He’s the face of the devil
He __________ a long black coat.
UTTERSON: Is it the man you saw the other night?
REILLY: He’s not human
I’m not safe in this place.
My life ___________ at risk
Help me, please!
UTTERSON: Is it the man who killed the woman?
MRS REILLY: I __________ to leave this place
Help me, please!
Can you help me?
UTTERSON: Trust me, I will help you.
Trust me, I will help you.
Trust me, I will help you.
e Underline five adjectives
e Circle three nouns
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 8
WORD SEARCH – ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND THE PLOT
1. Author of the original novel. __________________
2. Sirname of the girl who witnesses a crime. ________________
3. Dr. Jekyll’s lawyer. __________________
4. City where the story takes place. _______________
5. Dr. Jekyll’s housekeeper. _______________
6. Dr. Jekyll’s loyal servant. _______________
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 9
WRITING – DESCRIBE THE SCENE
What is happening in this scene? What do you think will happen next?
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
BEFORE or AFTER THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 10
CREATIVE WRITING
Create your own crime scene.
Think about:
-Time
-Setting
-Situation
-Motive
DRAW
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
AFTER THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 11
READING ALOUD AND ACT OUT
Suggestions: Work in groups. Firstly, individually read the scene in silence, secondly, discuss with your partner
what is happening, thirdly, choose a character: Mr. Utterson or Mr. Hyde. Finally, read your lines aloud imaging you
are the character, take into account: your character’s voice and intentions.
(Night. Scenery changes to the street. Mr. Utterson is watching the door. Mr. Hyde walks straight to the
door and takes out a key from his pocket, Mr. Utterson touches him on the shoulder.)
MR. UTTERSON: Mr. Hyde, I think?
MR. HYDE: (Without looking at Utterson) That is my name. What do you want?
MR. UTTERSON: I see you are going into the laboratory. I am an old friend of Dr. Jekyll’s.
MR. HYDE: How did you know me?
MR. UTTERSON: First, will you let me see your face?
(He slightly turns in anger and both look at each other)
MR. UTTERSON: Now I shall know you again. It may be useful.
MR. HYDE: And you should know my address. (He hands over a paper)
MR. UTTERSON: Soho. Nice neighbourhood.
MR. HYDE: How did you know me?
MR. UTTERSON: By description.
MR. HYDE: Whose description?
MR. UTTERSON: A friend of yours and mine.
MR. HYDE: What friend?
MR. UTTERSON: Jekyll perhaps.
MR. HYDE: He never told you. I did not think you would lie.
(Mr. Hyde enters the building)
MR. UTTERSON: (For himself) The man is hardly human. He has the devil’s signature on his
face. Oh, poor old Harry Jekyll! He is in deep waters.
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
AFTER THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 12
NUMBER THE EVENTS IN THE CORRECT ORDER.
Mr. Utterson and Mr. Hyde meet for the first time.
Dr. Jekyll secretly tells Mrs Lanyon that he is working on something powerful. That a
man in not truly one but truly two.
Mrs. Reilly is attacked by the killer.
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Mrs. Reilly witnesses a crime.
Mr. Utterson tells Poole that the identity of the woman killed the other night was Mrs.
Farraday, Jekyll’s housekeeper.
Dr. Jekyll gives Mr. Utterson the new will.
Mrs. Kent, Mrs, Reilly and Mrs Lanyon discover the secret passage.
Mr. Utterson introduces Mrs. Lanyon to Dr. Jekyll at Jekyll’s home.
Mr. Utterson inquires Mrs Reilly.
Mr. Hyde runs away after revealing the truth.
Mr. Utterson watches how an unknown man gets out from Dr. Jekyll’s laboratory.
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NAME ………………………… DATE ………………………
AFTER THE PLAY – ACTIVITY 13
WRITE A REVIEW OF THE PLAY
Did you like DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE? Why?
Write a paragraph about the play, take into account:
- Plot
- Acting
- Scenery
- Costumes
- Music
- Moral
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THERE’S BEEN A CRIME
There’s been a crime
It’s the second death in a week
There’s been a crime
A strange case for the police
Something’s going on
In the quite streets of London
A man who walks and kills through the night
Never shows his head by daylight
Always hiding in the heavy mist
But now a detail changes the plot
A witness stood on the right spot
A man who no one never saw before
There’s been a crime
It’s the second death in a week
There’s been a crime
A strange case for the police
Something’s going on
In the quite streets of London
A man who walks and kills through the night
Never shows his head by daylight
Always hiding in the heavy mist
But now a detail changes the plot
A witness stood on the right spot
A man who no one never saw before
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There’s been a crime
It’s the second death in a week
There’s been a crime
A strange case for the police
Something’s going on
In the quite streets of London
In the quite streets of London
In the quite streets of London
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WHO IS THIS MAN?
That’s so strange
I know well that place
It belongs to Dr. Jekyll´s
In that I have no doubt
But who was that man?
Digging in his belongings
Storming out the building
Screaming out like a madman
This is Dr. Jekyll’s most precious place
A scientific cabinet where he works
It is a secret place
He keeps it for himself
Nobody enters there
He’s the only one who’s got the key
I must warn Henry, my friend
So, who was that man?
I must find it out
It is a secret place
He keeps it for himself
Nobody enters there
He’s the only one who’s got the key
I must warn Henry, my friend
So, who was that man?
I must find it out
So, who is this man?
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LIFE AT RISK
UTTERSON: Ms. Reilly, are you all right?
REILLY: He’s after me, he’s a madman
UTTERSON: Who? Who are you talking about?
REILLY: I never saw such a cruel face
He had a heavy stick
He wants to kill me
His face is marked with death
UTTERSON: What does he look like?
REILLY: He’s like a wild animal
Small, strong, evil
He’s the face of the devil
He wears a long black coat
Fear chokes my throat
His face is marked with death
UTTERSON: Is it the man you saw the other night?
REILLY: He’s not human
I’m not safe in this place.
Help me, please!
UTTERSON: Is it the man who killed the woman?
REILLY: I want to leave this place
Help me, please!
Can you help me?
UTTERSON: Trust me, I will help you.
Trust me, I will help you.
Trust me, I will help you.
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FREE ME
At the first breath of this new life
It delighted me like old wine
I was conscious of a wonderful
Freedom of the mind
Freedom of the mind
I felt younger and lighter than any man
Two opposing natures in one soul
My devil broke out in anger
I began to cry for freedom
Free me,
Free me from this pain
My body is like a prison cell
Which I want to be freed from
And feel again that all is well
Free me,
Free me from this pain
My body is like a prison cell
Which I want to be freed from
And feel again that all is well
Free me,
Free me from this pain
My body is like a prison cell
Which I want to be freed from
And feel again that all is well
Free me,
Free me from this pain
My body is like a prison cell
Which I want to be freed from
And feel again that all is well
I became weak in body and mind
I no longer know who I am
I’m a stranger in my own house
I can only see madness all around.
Now there’s no place for the two of us
I cannot continue I give up
I can’t believe all I had destroyed
But, how to choose
If I win, I lose
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JEKYLL OR HYDE?
A new man walks the streets at night
No chemicals to bring him back
He fell into the devil’s claws
He is not what it was before.
So now I turn to you
I am so afraid to ask
What’s behind your mask?
Is that who you are?
A man is not one, but two
Are you evil or are you good?
Listen to that voice inside
Are you Dr. Jekyll or are you Mr. Hyde?
Are you Dr. Jekyll?
Or are you Mr...?
Or are you Mr...?
Or are you Mr. Hyde?
Late one gloomy night
He put chemicals in a glass
And then watched them boil.
With strong courage,
Drank it all.
Evil written in his face
He bleeds in his own disgrace
He would beg for some forgiveness
But begging is not his business
A man is not one, but two
Are you evil or are you good?
Listen to that voice inside
Are you Dr. Jekyll or are you Mr. Hyde?
A man is not one, but two
Are you evil or are you good?
Listen to that voice inside
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