Edward Hyde

E418271

alter ego fictional character literary character

Edward Hyde is the violent, malevolent alter ego who embodies the dark side of Dr. Henry Jekyll’s personality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Edward Hyde canonical	8
Mr Edward Hyde	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4167884 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Edward Hyde
Context triple: [Jekyll & Hyde, mainCharacter, Edward Hyde]

A. Richard Bellingham
Richard Bellingham was a 17th-century colonial magistrate and politician who served multiple terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
B. Edwin Craye
Edwin Craye is a fictional character from P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster universe, appearing in the novel "Joy in the Morning."
C. William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
D. George Lumley
George Lumley is a character in Alfred Hitchcock’s darkly comic thriller "Family Plot," involved in the film’s intertwined mystery and crime plotlines.
E. Sir James Eyre
Sir James Eyre was an 18th-century English judge who served as Chief Baron of the Exchequer and played a prominent role in several significant political and legal trials of his time.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Edward Hyde
Target entity description: Edward Hyde is the violent, malevolent alter ego who embodies the dark side of Dr. Henry Jekyll’s personality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde."

A. Richard Bellingham
Richard Bellingham was a 17th-century colonial magistrate and politician who served multiple terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
B. Edwin Craye
Edwin Craye is a fictional character from P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster universe, appearing in the novel "Joy in the Morning."
C. William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
D. George Lumley
George Lumley is a character in Alfred Hitchcock’s darkly comic thriller "Family Plot," involved in the film’s intertwined mystery and crime plotlines.
E. Sir James Eyre
Sir James Eyre was an 18th-century English judge who served as Chief Baron of the Exchequer and played a prominent role in several significant political and legal trials of his time.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	alter ego ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ
adaptedIn	film adaptations of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ stage adaptations of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ
alignment	evil ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mr. Edward Hyde ⓘ surface form: Hyde Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ surface form: Mr Hyde
appearsIn	Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	duality of human nature ⓘ good and evil within one person ⓘ repression and moral hypocrisy ⓘ
basedOnWork	Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ
deathCause	suicide while transformed from Henry Jekyll ⓘ
embodies	dark side of Henry Jekyll ⓘ
fictionalOccupation	none ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ surface form: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde universe
fullName	Edward Hyde ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
inspiredCharacterType	split personality villain archetype ⓘ
isAlterEgoOf	Dr. Henry Jekyll ⓘ surface form: Henry Jekyll
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
literaryGenre	Gothic literature ⓘ surface form: Gothic fiction horror fiction ⓘ
moralCharacter	malevolent ⓘ
narrativeRole	antagonist ⓘ personification of Jekyll’s evil impulses ⓘ
notableAction	murders Sir Danvers Carew ⓘ tramples a young girl in the street ⓘ
perceivedByOthersAs	frightening ⓘ repulsive ⓘ
personalityTrait	amoral ⓘ cruel ⓘ impulsive ⓘ violent ⓘ
physicalAppearance	ape-like ⓘ deformed ⓘ gives an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation ⓘ smaller than Henry Jekyll ⓘ
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance	1886 ⓘ
setting	Victorian London ⓘ
sharesBodyWith	Dr. Henry Jekyll ⓘ surface form: Henry Jekyll
symbolizes	moral degeneration ⓘ the consequences of scientific hubris ⓘ unrestrained desire ⓘ
transformationMethod	chemical potion created by Henry Jekyll ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jekyll & Hyde → mainCharacter → Edward Hyde ⓘ

Jekyll & Hyde → alterEgoName → Edward Hyde ⓘ

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde → mainCharacter → Edward Hyde ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mr Edward Hyde

Mr. Edward Hyde → fullName → Edward Hyde ⓘ

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen → character → Edward Hyde ⓘ

Dr. Henry Jekyll → hasAlterEgo → Edward Hyde ⓘ

Dr. Henry Jekyll → isAlterEgoOf → Edward Hyde ⓘ

Dr. Henry Jekyll → contrastedWith → Edward Hyde ⓘ

Dr. Henry Jekyll → transformsInto → Edward Hyde ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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