Read the excerpt from the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. "sir,” said the butler, turning to a sort of mottled pallor, "that thing was not my master, and there’s the truth. my master”—here he looked round him and began to whisper—"is a tall, fine build of a man, and this was more of a dwarf.” utterson attempted to protest. "o, sir,” cried poole, "do you think i do not know my master after twenty years? do you think i do not know where his head comes to in the cabinet door, where i saw him every morning of my life? no, sir, that thing in the mask was never dr. jekyll—god knows what it was, but it was never dr. jekyll; and it is the belief of my heart that there was murder done.” which theme does this passage best support? good will always prevail over evil. appearances shape people’s opinions. poole is frightened by mr. hyde’s appearance. mr. utterson listens to the butler with concern.

Appearances shape people’s opinions.

Explanation:

"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the story of the dual identity of a loved doctor Jekyll. The plot of the story dwells around the investigation of the strange case of the doctor and his alternate nature, the evil and monstrous Mr. Hyde.

In Chapter 8, Dr. Jekyll's butler, Mr Poole had approached Mr. Utterson, a lawyer and close friend of his master for help regarding the recent occurrences in the house. When Poole took him to the house, he claimed that maybe Jekyll was just undergoing one of his usual maladies and that there is no need for concern. But Poole insists that the thing he saw n the lab wasn't his master, for according to him, Jekyll "is a tall, fine build of a man, and this was more of a dwarf.” This shows just how Poole based his master's image according to his appearance, and so the person in there cannot be him. This passage supports the theme of appearances that shape the opinions of other people.