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* BleachedUnderpants: Lucy's occupation as a prostitute was much more blatant in the 1994 concept recording; in the Broadway version she is obstinately a singer.
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* ShesGotLegs: Some productions like to remind us of this. Justified, since she is a prostitute (or singer).
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* CryCute: She's tough, but she has her moments. "No One Knows Who I Am" is essentially this.

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* AssholeVictim: Leading to BlackComedy when Hyde kills them.

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* AssholeVictim: Leading to BlackComedy when Hyde kills them. The worst is the paedophilic Bishop, who receives the first and most violent death, whilst the rest are merely unpleasant and corrupt.



* PaedophilePriest: The Bishop. Ironically, the girl that Hyde sees him with is so young that a witness to his last moments mistakes her for his daughter.

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* PaedophilePriest: The Bishop. Ironically, the girl that Hyde sees him with is so young that a witness to his last moments mistakes her for his daughter.daughter (either that or his indiscretions are being hushed up).


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* OldRetainer: He has been with Jekyll since he was a child.

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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: His method of defeating Hyde is to analyze the chemical formula that created Hyde, and then create the antithesis to that formula so that Hyde can finally die. [[spoiler:It works - at first. Then Hyde shows up for the finale, which finally makes Jekyll decide to kill himself in desperation. On his wedding day.]]
* BadassBookworm
** HeartbrokenBadass: He is saddened and shocked by his father's insanity. [[spoiler:His heartbreak increases when Hyde kills Lucy.]]
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Act One's climatic moment involves Jekyll trying the formula on himself. Look at how well that goes.
** He ''did'' want to separate good from evil, and boy did he manage to do so, in a case of split personality disorder.

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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: His method of defeating Hyde is to analyze the chemical formula that created Hyde, and then create the antithesis to that formula so that Hyde can finally die. [[spoiler:It works - at first. Then Hyde shows up for the finale, which finally makes Jekyll decide to kill himself in desperation. On his wedding day.]]
* BadassBookworm
** HeartbrokenBadass: He is saddened and shocked by his father's insanity. [[spoiler:His heartbreak increases when Hyde kills Lucy.]]
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Act One's climatic moment involves Jekyll trying Jekyll's entire goal in the formula on himself. Look at first act is to learn how well that goes.
** He ''did'' want
to separate good from evil, and boy did evil. When he manage to do does so, it results in a case of an uncontrollable split personality disorder.that ruins his entire life.



* BettyAndVeronica: A strange case. Emma is wealthy and engaged to Henry, Lucy is penniless and Henry's rather oblivious to how much she loves him.

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* BettyAndVeronica: A strange case. The more conventional and sweet Emma is wealthy and engaged to Henry, and the more openly seductive Lucy is penniless and Henry's rather oblivious to how much she loves him.



* DarkIsNotEvil
* TheDandy: Love him or hate him, in every rendition of this play, Dr. Jekyll always looks dapper.



* [[spoiler:DiedInYourArmsTonight: He dies in Emma's.]]
* DoomMagnet: Poor bastard.

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* [[spoiler:DiedInYourArmsTonight: He DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:He dies in Emma's.]]
* DoomMagnet: Poor bastard.
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* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: "Reflections," which paraphrases directly from the book, has Jekyll coming to terms with being Hyde even ''after'' he's killed people, as he won't kill himself and revels in Hyde's love for life.

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* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: "Reflections," which paraphrases directly from the book, has Jekyll coming to terms with being Hyde even ''after'' he's killed people, as he won't kill himself and revels in Hyde's love for life. "Alive" and its reprise also play heavily on this trope.



* FightingFromTheInside



* JekyllAndHyde: Obviously the TropeCodifier.

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* JekyllAndHyde: Obviously The Jeykyll of the pair, obviously being based on the TropeCodifier.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He usually regrets creating the serum as soon as the murders are committed. [[spoiler:He even becomes a DeathSeeker, hoping and succeeding in stopping Hyde.]]

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
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He usually regrets creating the serum as soon as the murders are committed. [[spoiler:He even becomes a DeathSeeker, hoping and succeeding in stopping Hyde.]]]]
** Many productions will also have a more subtle moment when Lucy comes to him for help after his first night as Hyde and he realizes he's the one who gave her the bruises.



* SharpDressedMan: In keeping with his standing as a Victorian gentleman, most productions keep him impeccably dressed in all of his appearances; this contrasts him with Hyde, who's usually characterized by a large, shabby coat that covers his suit.



* WhatYouAreInTheDark: The only reason Hyde does not murder everybody he comes across is because Jekyll keeps him in check by threatening suicide, which would in turn kill both of them. To threaten killing yourself for the safety of your own city takes serious balls.

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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: The only reason Even after Hyde does not continues to murder everybody people, he comes across keeps transforming into him. Though it's ambiguous if this is because Jekyll keeps him in check by threatening suicide, which would in turn kill both of them. To threaten killing yourself for he has the safety of your own city takes serious balls.same addiction to the drug that his novella counterpart struggled with.



Dr. Henry Jekyll's split personality - Hyde is born from a chemical experiment Jekyll tried on himself. Whereas Jekyll is compassionate, idealistic, and a decent-hearted man, Hyde is impulsive, ruthless, and ultimately opportunistic. [[spoiler:He nearly succeeds in taking over Dr. Jekyll's body permanently - until Jekyll kills himself.]]

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Dr. Henry Jekyll's split personality - Hyde is born from a chemical experiment Jekyll tried on himself. Whereas Jekyll is compassionate, idealistic, and a decent-hearted man, Hyde is impulsive, ruthless, and ultimately opportunistic. [[spoiler:He nearly succeeds in taking over Dr. Jekyll's body permanently - until Jekyll kills himself.]]
opportunistic.



* ArchEnemy: Obviously, to Jekyll.
* AxCrazy: More and more as the play progresses.



* BigBad
* BloodKnight
* EvilCounterpart

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* BigBad
BloodKnight: He absolutely lives for violence against others, especially the ones who've wronged him as Jekyll.
* BloodKnight
* EvilCounterpart
EvilCounterpart: To Jekyll. In particular, he acts out the desires that Jekyll shows earlier in the musical but too good to act on (such as pursuing Lucy, avenging himself on the board that denied his experiment, etc).



* FauxAffablyEvil: Hyde has a few nice lines.
** This is especially present in the bar scene, "Lucy Meets Hyde".

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* FauxAffablyEvil: Hyde has a few nice lines.
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will usually put on an act of obviously fake politeness or concern towards his victims, especially if he's planning to kill them. This is especially present in the bar scene, "Lucy Meets Hyde".



* JekyllAndHyde
* {{Jerkass}}

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* JekyllAndHyde
* {{Jerkass}}
JekyllAndHyde: The Hyde, naturally, being an adaptation of the TropeCodifier.



* KeepingTheEnemyClose: So very close, it's like they're of the same stripe.



* KnightOfCerebus: After his appearance, it's all downhill from here - the play only gets darker.
* LaughablyEvil: Although he is cruel, bloodthirsty, and scary, he's honestly not that much different from a generic, over-the-top, textbook villain.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Hyde vs the Bishop of Basingstoke.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: He doesn't waste time with gloating - he up and kills people.

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* KnightOfCerebus: After his appearance, it's all downhill from here - the play only gets darker.
* LaughablyEvil: Although he is cruel, bloodthirsty, and scary, he's honestly not that much different from a generic, over-the-top, textbook villain.
his hammy behavior and his DeadpanSnarker lines make him extremely entertaining and funny for the audience.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Hyde vs the Bishop of Basingstoke.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: He doesn't waste time
Basingstoke. This draws from his murder of Sir Danvers Carew in the original story, which was, similarly, done with gloating - he up and kills people.a cane.



* SanitySlippage: Never was mentally healthy to begin with, but, damn, he gets a lot worse after he beats the Bishop of Bakingstoke to death.
* SlasherSmile: In most productions, if not every one.

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* SanitySlippage: Never was mentally healthy to begin with, but, damn, he gets a lot worse after he beats the Bishop of Bakingstoke to death.
* SlasherSmile: In most productions, if not every one. The recorded Broadway performance in particular will have him display one of these at the end of "Murder! Murder!".



* UnstoppableRage



* WhamLine: "Alive" completely changes the tone of Jekyll and Hyde - after "Alive", the story only gets darker and tenfold more violent.
** [[spoiler: His reprise of "Sympathy, Tenderness" as he painfully murders Lucy.]]
* YouWouldntShootMe: To Jekyll. [[spoiler:In actuality...]]

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* WhamLine: "Alive" completely changes the tone of Jekyll and Hyde - after "Alive", the story only gets darker and tenfold more violent.
** [[spoiler: His reprise of "Sympathy, Tenderness" as he painfully murders Lucy.]]
* YouWouldntShootMe: To Jekyll. [[spoiler:In actuality...]]
In any version of the musical where Jekyll threatens suicide.



* BettyAndVeronica: A strange case. Emma is wealthy and engaged to Henry, Lucy is penniless and Henry's rather oblivious to how much she loves him.

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* BettyAndVeronica: A strange case. Emma is the more wholesome and sweet Betty, but she's also the wealthy and one that Henry is engaged to Henry, Lucy is penniless and Henry's rather oblivious to how much she loves him.to.



* TheChick: She has a very supportive personality, despite Henry Jekyll's oddities.
* TheCutie

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* TheChick: She has TheCutie: Most of her personality is that she's a very supportive personality, despite good woman who cares about Henry Jekyll's oddities.
* TheCutie
and believes in him.



* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: [[spoiler:She winds up being killed by Hyde, who was dangerously attracted to her.]]



* GoodBadGirl
* GriefSong: "No One Knows Who I Am".
* HailToTheThief: It sort of counts. Her song "Good n' Evil" is coated in delicious sarcasm.

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* GoodBadGirl
* GriefSong: "No One Knows Who I Am".
* HailToTheThief: It sort of counts. Her song
GoodBadGirl: Zig-zagged. Most productions give her songs that indicate she revels in the promiscuous lifestyle she leads ("Bring on the Men" or its replacement, "Good n' Evil" 'n' Evil"), but other scenes and songs indicate she's actually quite miserable underneath it. One thing that's consistent though is coated in delicious sarcasm.her sweet nature.



* HookerWithAHeartOfGold

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* HookerWithAHeartOfGoldHookerWithAHeartOfGold: Was explicitly this in earlier productions; in later versions that make her a singer, the accompanying prostitution is merely implied.



* {{Narrator}}: He holds this role in the Broadway production at least, often joining scenes together this way.



* PaedophilePriest: The Bishop.

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* PaedophilePriest: The Bishop. Ironically, the girl that Hyde sees him with is so young that a witness to his last moments mistakes her for his daughter.

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* HateSink: He's meant to be hated by the audience, and none of the other characters can stand him.



* AscendedExtra: From a mentioned only victim of Hyde to Jektll's father-in-law.
* SparedByTheAdaptation

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* AscendedExtra: From a mentioned only victim of Hyde to Jektll's Jekyll's father-in-law.
* SparedByTheAdaptationSparedByTheAdaptation: He's one of the few characters that doesn't die onstage, while in the book he was Hyde's only known murder victim.



* HateSink
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Adorkable TRS. Also ZCE.


* {{Adorkable}}: He has shades of this.

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* TokenGoodTeammate: Sir Danvers.

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* TokenGoodTeammate: Sir Danvers. Savage is marginally better than the others but that's not saying much.


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* ActingForTwo: His actor usually plays Lord Savage.


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* ActingForTwo: Her actress usually plays Lady Beaconsfield.
* GratuitousGerman: After leading the Bishop's victims away, she shouts at them in a barrage of angry German.
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* WomanInWhite: Lucy wears a fancy white kimono style nightgown to bed.
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* AscendedExtra: From a mentioned only victim of Hyde to Jektll's father-in-law.



* DirtyCoward: Lord Savage - previously known as Lord Wimpy. He does, however, try to warn Lady Beaconsfield away from Hyde's attack.

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* DirtyCoward: Lord Savage - previously known as Lord Wimpy. He does, however, try to warn protect Lady Beaconsfield away from Hyde's attack.attack and convince Jekyll to flee from potential threats.
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*AmoralAttorney: Archibald Proops.
*AssholeVictim: Leading to BlackComedy when Hyde kills them.
*DirtyCoward: Lord Savage - previously known as Lord Wimpy. He does, however, try to warn Lady Beaconsfield away from Hyde's attack.
*GossipyHens: Love to bitch about guests at parties.
*HateSink
*OldWindbag: General Glossop.
*PaedophilePriest: The Bishop.
*TokenGoodTeammate: Sir Danvers.
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*SparedByTheAdaptation
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* KeepingTheEnemyClose: So very close, it's like [[CaptainObvious they're of the same stripe.]]

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* KeepingTheEnemyClose: So very close, it's like [[CaptainObvious they're of the same stripe.]]
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* AdaptationNameChange: Lisa in the concept albums, Emma in later productions.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: She is the only major character to not know about Hyde at all until the final scene.
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* HateSink: He's meant to be hated by the audience, and none of the other characters can stand him.

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* GoodIsNotDumb: Frequently lampshaded. Henry Jekyll is very smart. The only problem is, his theories on ''how'' to remove evil are very... problematic. See Fatal Flaw.



A fellow worker at the Red Rat, she's Lucy's friend and confidant. She flirts with anyone shamelessly. In earlier concepts she had more negative traits, which were phased out later on or given to Gwinny.

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A fellow worker at the Red Rat, she's Lucy's friend and confidant. She flirts with anyone shamelessly. In earlier concepts she had more negative traits, which were phased out later on or given to Gwinny.Gwenny.

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The secretary to the Board of Governors, Simon Stride despises Henry Jekyll for stealing Emma away from him and vows to ruin his name and life as payback. In earlier concepts he had a much larger role, as he was the benefactor of the pub where Lucy works and sabotaged Jekyll's chemicals to get a chance at Emma.

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The secretary to the Board of Governors, Simon Stride despises Henry Jekyll for stealing Emma away from him and vows to ruin his name and life as payback. In earlier concepts he He had a much larger role, as bigger part in the concept albums; he vowed revenge on Jekyll for stealing Lisa, was revealed as the benefactor of the pub where Lucy works and Dregs, got his own song explaining his philosophy, sabotaged Jekyll's chemicals chemicals, and planted Jekyll's letter to get a chance Lucy for Lisa to find before being killed at Emma.the wedding as Hyde revealed his crimes.

* TheArtifact: While he had a much larger role pre-Broadway, in most versions he shows up in one of the first scenes to imply having feelings for Emma, rejects Jekyll's experiment with the governors, and then vanishes completely until the last scene, where he's killed. Some versions reinstate his larger role.
* EvilFeelsGood: He originally got "Good 'n' Evil" to explain his philosophy, as he felt being evil was more rewarding and fun than trying to be good.
* GreenEyedMonster: Simon is very jealous of Jekyll winning Lisa/Emma's hand and makes plans to bring him down.
* ShadowArchetype: He is one for Jekyll, as an outwardly respectable gentleman with a seedy double life.
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[[folder:Gwinny]][[folder:Gwenny]]



The apothecary who supplies Jekyll's chemicals. he had a bit of a larger role in the concepts, as well as a son, Fenwick.

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The apothecary who supplies Jekyll's chemicals. he He had a bit of a larger role in the concepts, as well as a son, Fenwick.

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A list of the characters appearing in the musical Jekyll and Hyde.

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A list of the characters appearing in the musical Jekyll ''Jekyll and Hyde.Hyde''.


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The apothecary who supplies Jekyll's chemicals. he had a bit of a larger role in the concepts, as well as a son, Fenwick.
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[[folder:Poole]]
Jekyll's butler, Poole is generally in charge of letting people in to see Jekyll. He voices concern about Hyde's activities to Emma and Utterson, though he doesn't know the full story of what's going on.

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A fellow worker at the Red Rat, she's Lucy's friend and confidant. She flirts with anyone shamelessly.

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A fellow worker at the Red Rat, she's Lucy's friend and confidant. She flirts with anyone shamelessly. In earlier concepts she had more negative traits, which were phased out later on or given to Gwinny.


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[[folder:Gwinny]]
The brothel madam and the Red Rat's stage manager. Along with the Spider, she mistreats Lucy and the other girls. In earlier concepts her role was merged with Nellie's, and in some versions she doesn't exist at all.
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* SatelliteLoveInterest: Emma doesn't seem to have much to her character beyond "Jekyll's Fiancée". She admits as much in the concept albums, saying that while she does have her own dreams, her world revolves around Henry and his dreams.

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* SatelliteLoveInterest: Emma doesn't seem to have much to her character beyond "Jekyll's Fiancée". She admits as much in the concept albums, saying that while she does have her own dreams, her world revolves around Henry and his dreams.

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