THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY 

and DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 

Similarities and Differences

 DIFFERENCES

• Dorian looks wonderfully young, good-looking and pure
• Dr Jekyll is a respectable doctor, who has a very good reputation

• The erratic, shameful, ghastly, criminal habits don't change Dorian's physical appearance
• The transformation gives Hyde/Jekyll the possibility to follow bad instincts and do evil things without spoiling Jekyll's reputation, because it is Hyde who acts

SIMILARITIES

They both criticize the Victorian society and its emphasis on respectability and outward appearance. They realize there is a split between the world of appearances and the inner world. There is a contrast between good and evil, what is true and what is false, what is moral and what is immoral.

DIFFERENCES

• THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

The  PICTURE reflects Dorian's soul (It is a symbol of his conscience)

• DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 

The MIRROR reflects the evil side of Jekyll's nature (It is a symbol of the double nature of his soul)

• Dorian  is fascinated by his own image but feels disgust when contemplating the transformation of the picture.
• Jekyll likes the other self but feels remorse for his murder