Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Flashcards

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“All human beings, as we meet them are commingled out of good and evil.”
theme-

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Theme - duality

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“man is not truly one, but—————”

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“man is not truly one, but truly two.”

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“I learned to recognise the———– of man.”

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“I learned to recognise the primitive duality of man.”
Theme -duality
Context - darwin’s theory

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“These polar twins ———– struggling.”
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“These polar twins should be continuously struggling
theme -duality

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“Like———” “Ape like fury”
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“Like a madman” “Ape like fury”
There are uncivilised parts of man even in Victorian gentlemen but this was unhealthily repressed. Links to Darwin’s evolution theory.
lt - simile

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“The street shone out in contrast ———neighbourhood”
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“The street shone out in contrast to it’s dingy neighbourhood”
theme -upper class / lower class

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“Satan’s ——–” - Utterson
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“Satan’s signature”
shows how Hyde represents the Devil
lt - alliteration

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“He gives a strong feeling ———”

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“He gives a strong feeling of deformity”

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“something ———— detestable”

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something down-right detestable

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Mr. Hyde was pale ——–”

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Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish

shows hyde appearance

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“It is one thing to ————-, another to conquer it. ”

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“It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it. ”

Character - utterson
Concept - curiosity

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“You must suffer me to————– way.”

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“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.”

Character - dr jekyll
Concept - suffering / good and evil

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“If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “—————.”
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“If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “I shall be Mr. Seek.”
Character - Utterson
Concept - curiosity

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14
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The era in which Stevenson wrote ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’

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Victorian.

In the Victorian era (1837-1901) Queen Victoria promoted strict, Christian morality, and people needed to protect their reputation

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Jekyll’s pride in his experiments, and his fall into ruin, reflects which Bible story?

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The Fall of Satan.

Satan fell from Heaven because he was too proud to serve God; Jekyll fell from power because he was too proud of his scientific success

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Which book did Charles Darwin write that challenged Victorian religious beliefs?

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On the Origin of Species.

Darwin proposed that we were descended from apes; this influenced the description of Hyde in Jekyll and Hyde

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What theory does the fact that Hyde is short, and described as ugly and ‘odd’, relate to?

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Lombroso’s theory of physiognomy.

Lombroso was an Italian criminologist, who proposed the horrific idea that criminals look physically less evolved

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18
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What is urban terror?

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Urban terror is the fear of crime and disease in Industrial London; people felt isolated and vulnerable

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19
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‘He would go______ and ______ to ____’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

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‘he would go soberly and gratefully to bed’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

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‘_______ calmly ____ the _____ _____’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)

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‘Trampled calmly over the child’s body’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)

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‘The _______ of some _________ disgrace’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

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‘the cancer of some concealed disgrace’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

22
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‘the low ______ of _______ from __ ___’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

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‘the low growl of London from all round’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)

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‘Carrying __ ___, ___, really ____ _______’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)

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‘Carrying if off, Sir, really like Satan’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)

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‘That ____ thing like __ _______’ (Ch. 8 - The Last Night)

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‘That masked thing like a monkey’ (Ch. 8 - The Last Night)

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‘All ________, ________ men and ______ of ___ ______’ (Ch. 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease)

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‘All intelligent, reputable men and judges of good wine’ (Ch. 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease)

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‘My ______ had been long ______, he _____ ____ _______’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)

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‘My devil had long been caged, he came out roaring’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)

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‘I bring ___ ____ of ____ _____ Henry Jekyll __ __ ____’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)

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‘I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)

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When someone uses logic and evidence to solve problems

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Rational -

Mr Utterson and Dr Lanyon are both rational characters

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When someone has a powerful and unrealistic imagination

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Fanciful -

Jekyll’s ideas about separating good from evil are seen as fanciful by other scientists like Lanyon

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Somebody who is thought of as a good and successful person

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Reputable -
It was very important in middle-class Victorian society to be reputable

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Someone who tries to avoid temptation and to ignore their desires

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Repressed -
Gabriel Utterson is repressed: he likes the theatre and ‘vintages’ (expensive wine) but avoids both because he wants to do the right thing

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Looking or behaving savagely, like an animal

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Animalistic -

Hyde is regularly described using animalistic imagery

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When a person says one thing and does the opposite; when they lead a double-life

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Duplicitous -

Jekyll is duplicitous because he does not tell anyone about his experiments with Hyd

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Someone who has no idea of the difference between right and wrong, or who doesn’t care about morality

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Depraved -

Hyde is clearly depraved; he seems to enjoy the violence and murder he commits

35
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Name 5 important themes throughout the novel.

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Duality of man.
Victorian manners, reputation and society.
Good vs Evil.
Evolution and regression.

36
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The duality of man in the idea of what?

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That man has 2 sides to him.

One good and one bad.

37
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How does Jekyll represent the theme of duality?

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Jekyll separates himself into his 2 sides.
He enjoys freedom of being Hyde.
He struggles to turn his back on it.

38
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How is the Victorian society important throughout the novel?

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Jekyll battles with the constraints put on him by society, the facade he has to keep up in order to fit in.

39
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How does Hyde go against Victorian manners, reputation and society?

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He gives Jekyll the freedom to express the side to him that society makes him repress.

40
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The theme of science is apparent throughout, how do we know Jekyll has extempore scientific ideas?

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Jekyll is criticised by Lanyon for his ‘fanciful’ ideas.

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What science does Jekyll like?

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He is fascinated with ideas more traditionally associated with psychology and religion.

42
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Both Lanyon and Jekyll are undone by their beliefs why?

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Lanyon is in refusal to see beyond scientific.

Jekyll in the way he chooses to play God

43
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Good and evil is seen through what?

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The encounters Hyde has with the world.

44
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Hyde can represent what?

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The fears on our evolution and the possibility of regression.

45
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“somehow- ———-”.

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“somehow lovable”.

46
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“Lanyon declared himself —————man”

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“Lanyon declared himself a doomed man”