Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Flashcards

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1
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initially hyde is presented…
(ch2)

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through Utterson’s fear and anxiety

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2
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finish the quote:
‘hardly…

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…human’

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3
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finish the quote:
‘Satan’s

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…signature upon a face’

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4
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finish the quote:
‘deformity without…

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… any nameable malformation’

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5
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finish the quote:
‘displeasing…

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…smile’

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6
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finish the quote:
‘disgust…

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…loathing, fear’

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7
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finish the quote:
‘the other…

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…snarled’

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8
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complete the quote:
‘….laugh’

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‘savage…’

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9
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finish the quote:
‘pale…

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…and dwarfish’

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10
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finish the quote:
‘something…

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…troglodytic’

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11
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hyde is also presented as…
(ch4)

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a symbol of repression

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12
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hyde’s character is revealed to be a…
(ch8)

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a gothic monster

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13
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finish the quote:
‘great flame…

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…of anger’

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14
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finish the quote:
‘storm of…

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…blows’

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15
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finish the quote:
‘stamping with…

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…his foot’

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16
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complete the quote:
‘…to the earth’

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‘clubbed him…’

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17
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finish the quote:
‘felt in your…

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…marrow kind of cold and thin’

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18
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finish the quote:
‘down my…

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…spine like ice’

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19
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finish the quote:
‘I heard…

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…it’

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20
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finish the quote:
‘beheld the face…

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…of Edward Hyde’

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21
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complete the quote:
‘…was not my master.’

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‘that thing…’

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22
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complete the quote:
‘that masked thing like a…

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…monkey jumped’

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23
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Who created the theory of atavism?

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Lombroso, an Italian doctor

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24
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What is the theory of atavism?

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humans evolved from primitive forms so could return to this basic state and succumb to primitive urges

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25
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What did Lombroso believe in?

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idea of the born criminal
criminals could be identified by their appearance, particularly skulls

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26
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What features, in atavism, were so frequently remarked in criminals?

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sugar-loaf or angular skull
big eyes, jaws, canines
arm span exceeds height
hairiness

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27
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When was ‘Origin of Species’ published?

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1859

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28
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Who wrote ‘Origin of Species’?

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Charles Darwin

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29
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What did the publishing of ‘Origin of Species’ cause?

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ape vs. angel debate

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30
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What was the ‘ape vs. angel’ debate?

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victorians lived in a pious society so were disgusted by idea that humans had evolved from primitive creatures

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31
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What was a cultural obsession in the Victorian era?

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freak shows

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32
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Give an example of a freak show

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PT Barnums’ Congress of Freaks

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33
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What was expected of a Victorian gentleman?

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patience, calm attitude

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34
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What is calvinism?

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branch of Christianity

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35
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What is a calvanist’s view?

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total depravity ; original sin is unavoidable
people may appear outwardly good but they will always have sinful intentions

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36
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Why is Hyde the most significant aspect of the novella?

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didactic - potentially he ‘HYDE’s in us all
duality - hypocrisy of victorian era - RLS exposing society

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37
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Chapter 1

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Story of the Door

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38
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Chapter 2

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Search for Mr Hyde

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39
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Chapter 3

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Dr. Jekyll was Quite at Ease

40
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Chapter 4

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The Carew Murder Case

41
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Chapter 5

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Incident of the Letter

42
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Chapter 6

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Incident of Dr. Lanyon

43
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Chapter 7

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Incident at the Window

44
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Chapter 8

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The Last Night

45
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Chapter 9

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Dr. Lanyon’s narrative

46
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Chapter 10

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Dr. Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case

47
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initially, reputation is presented…
(ch1)

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through hypocrisy

48
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reputation is also presented as…
(ch6)

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being at the forefront of Victorian society

49
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reputation is revealed to be…
(ch10)

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the cause for jekyll’s transformation into hyde

50
Q

finish the quote:
‘punishment and…

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…danger I cannot name’

51
Q

finish the quote:
‘terrors…

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…so unmanning’

52
Q

finish the quote:
‘chief of…

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…sinners/sufferers’

53
Q

finish the quote:
‘respect…

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…my silence’

54
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finish the quote:
‘stain of…

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…breath upon a mirror’

55
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finish the quote:
‘afford to…

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…laugh at suspicion’

56
Q

finish the quote:
‘spring headlong into…

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…the sea of liberty’

57
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complete the quote:
…my labarotary’

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‘escape into…

58
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finish the quote:
‘like a school boy…

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…strip off these lendings’

59
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complete the quote:
‘…for many’

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‘nut to crack…

60
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finish the quote:
‘down a…

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…by-street’

61
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finish the quote:
‘name your…

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… figure’

62
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finish the quote:
‘make his name…

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…stink’

63
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finish the quote:
‘ashamed of my…

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…long tongue’

64
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What did ‘gross indecency’ refer to?

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homosexual acts between two men

65
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What made ‘gross indecency’ punishable by hanging?

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1885 Criminal Law Amendment Act

66
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When was Jekyll and Hyde written?

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1886

67
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Who wrote Jekyll and Hyde?

A

Robert Louis Stevenson

68
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initially, secrecy is presented as…
(ch1)

A

shield against scandal

69
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secrecy is also presented…
(ch7)

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through unreliable narration

70
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secrecy is revealed through…
(ch10)

A

the confession of Jekyll

71
Q

finish the quote:
‘showed no…

A

…window’

72
Q

finish the quote:
‘blind…

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…forehead’

73
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finish the quote:
‘name that I…

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…can’t mention’

74
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finish the quote:
‘so you…

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…found it out’

75
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finish the quote:
‘window was…

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…instantly thrust down’

76
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finish the quote:
‘they saw…

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…it for a glimpse’

77
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finish the quote:
‘God forgive us…

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…God forgive us’

78
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finish the quote:
‘even a deeper…

A

…trench’

79
Q

finish the quote:
‘lies at the…

A

…root of religion’

80
Q

finish the quote:
‘morbid sense…

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…of shame’

81
Q

complete the quote:
‘…in shame’

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‘plunged…

82
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When did RLS write the Body Snatcher?

A

1884

83
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What happens in the Body Snatcher?

A

a man is haunted by his guilty conscience and one of his victims

84
Q

What are symptoms of syphillis?

A

rashes, sores, growths
infertility, hair loss

85
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How did the Victorians treat syphillis?

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mercury

86
Q

Examples of prudery and repression in Victorian era

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arms and legs = ‘extremities’, ‘limbs’
Language of Flowers

87
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Examples of Language of Flowers

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Red Carnations ; ‘my heart aches for you’
Pink ; ‘Yes’
White Rose ; ‘I cannot’

88
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What form is Jekyll and Hyde?

A

gothic novel

89
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What is so shocking to the reader about Jekyll being Hyde?

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  • he enjoys it ; ‘younger, lighter, happier’
  • he had always been inherently evil ; ‘I concealed my pleasures’
90
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How does the name of the novel create the theme of secrecey?

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‘case’
mystery to be solved
‘hyde’
hiding

91
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What is interesting about the perspective of Jekyll and Hyde?

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  • Utterson’s narrative ; he is unjudgmental but not omniscient
  • framed narrative ; maid, Enfield, Lanyon
  • nothing from Hyde’s perspective ; secrecy, elusive
92
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What was the debate related to the emerging middle class and the Victorian gentleman?

A

could you only be a born a gentleman or could you become one by behaving a certain way

93
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How does Hyde change through the novel?

A

becomes increasingly evil

94
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How is Hyde presented in the novel as a whole?

A

symbol of repression, gothic monster

95
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What are Hyde’s core themes throughout the novel?

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antagonist
product of science experiment gone wrong