Guide to The Untold Stories

Guide to the Untold Stories of Once Upon A Time
(a work in progress)
by Mia Bennett (@must_be_mia1) and Teresa Martin (@Teresa__Martin) 

​The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

 
​Robert Louis Stevenson's novella introduced Dr. Jekyll, a good man tortured by his attraction to a darker side. He attempted to separate the good and bad parts of himself by using a serum. The result was the creation of Mr. Hyde. This alter ego personified all that was evil in Jekyll and acted out on all that the doctor secretly wished to do. This included murdering his enemies. The more Jekyll takes the serum and acts out, the more Hyde takes control of him.

​The Count of Monte Cristo

​The Count of Monte Cristo, also known as Edmond Dantés, started out as a noble sailor with good intentions. Unfortunately, he was thrown in prison wrongly accused with treason by his enemy Fernand Mondego because they loved the same woman. Edmond manages to escape from prison and becomes obsessed with revenge. This has turned him dark and bitter. He only cares about making his enemies suffer.

​The Scarlet Letter

Hester Prynne was a married woman new to a Puritan town in "The Colonies". Yet she arrived alone, sent ahead by her husband who never arrived. Assumed dead, Hester lived by herself for years . . . but then became pregnant. Who was the father? Certainly not her husband, hence she served time in jail for adultery and was sentenced to sew a scarlet "A" on her dress so all would know her sin. Wearing it almost as a badge of honor, Hester makes a living as a seamstress. There's only one question the town still wants to know: who is her fellow sinner? Hester will not tell for she will not sentence the man she loves to the death that awaits him should she say his name.