Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Question 1

What is a key contrast between Enfield and Utterson

Answer 1

They are unlikely friends because Enfield is well known and Utterson is rather cold and dry

Question 2

What is the quote to show Enfield is well - known

Answer 2

“Well-known man about town”

Question 3

What is the key concept about science

Answer 3

Lanyon and Jekyll disagree on science matters
Lanyon - Traditional
Jekyll - Imaginative// bonkers

Question 4

Who’s “signature” does Utterson see on Hyde’s face

Answer 4

“Satan’s signature”

Question 5

What quote does Lanyon use to describe that his and Jekyll’s friendship as more than about science

Answer 5

their friendship “would have estranged Damon and Pythias”

Question 6

What is the context involving Damon and Pythias

Answer 6

In the 18th and 19th century Damon and Pythias were used as an example of faithful friendship

Question 7

Who is Dr. Jekyll

Answer 7

Central protagonist with a dual nature as Mr Hyde

Question 8

What are 2 quotes of how Lanyon describes Jekyll

Answer 8

“Wrong, wrong in the mind”

“Too fanciful”

Question 9

When do the audience actual find out Jekyll and Hyde are the same person

Answer 9

Chapter 9

Question 10

What quote shows Jekyll is aware of two natures conflicting within his character

Answer 10

“two natures that contended in the field of his consciousness”

Question 11

Why does Jekyll lead a double life

Answer 11

To appear respectable while satisfying his desires in secret

Question 12

What are Jekyll’s scientific interests based on

Answer 12

Supernatural or spiritual interests

Question 13

What is the quote to support that Jekyll’s scientific interests are based on Supernatural/spiritual interests

Answer 13

“Led wholly towards the mystic and transcendental” - Jekyll says of his scientific studies

Question 14

What happens when Jekyll’s scientific interests and dual nature come together

Answer 14

Jekyll feels more ambitious and confident in his own intellect

Question 15

What is the quote to suggest Jekyll becomes more ambitious and confident in his own intellect when his scientific interests and dual nature come together

Answer 15

“I began to perceive more deeply than it has ever yet been stated”

Question 16

Who uses the richest language in the novel

Answer 16

Jekyll

Question 17

What kind of language does Jekyll use

Answer 17

Flamboyant and vibrant language packed with imagery

Question 18

What is an example of Jekyll’s rich language

Answer 18

“polar twins” of good and evil “continuously struggling” in the “agonized womb” of his consciousness

Question 19

What is the importance of Hyde in the novel

Answer 19

Evil aspect of Jekyll - responsible for all the main events in the novel

Question 20

What is a quote to describe Hyde

Answer 20

“like some dammed Juggernaut”

Question 21

What is a quote to suggest people are repulsed by Hyde and can’t explain it

Answer 21

“there was something abnormal and misbegotten in the very essence of the creature”

Question 22

Who says

“there was something abnormal and misbegotten in the very essence of the creature”

Answer 22

Lanyon

Question 23

What technique does Jekyll use to talk about Hyde and when relating to what

Answer 23

Imagery

Devils and Animals

Question 24

What is a quote from Jekyll that talks about animals and the devils

Answer 24

“My devil had been long caged, he came out roaring”

Question 25

What are 3 points about Hyde's appearance

Answer 25

1. He is shorter than Jekyll so Jekyll's clothes hang off him and look ridiculous 2. His hands are hairier and darker and smaller making him look lumpy 3. Hideous - ugly looking

Question 26

What is the quote to suggest Utterson is quiet and builds friendships slowly

Answer 26

"his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time"

Question 27

What does Utterson tend to do

Answer 27

Jump to conclusions and assume his assumptions are certain truth

Question 28

What quote supports Utterson jumping to conclusions and assuming his assumptions are certain truth

Answer 28

""Henry Jekylll forge for a murderer!" and his blood ran cold in his veins"

Question 29

What is the context for Utterson as a lawyer

Answer 29

Stevenson trained as a lawyer and has good insight into the profession to develop Utterson as a character"

Question 30

What is Lanyon referring to when he describes Henry Jekyll as "too fanciful"

Answer 30

his scientific ideas

Question 31

What quote shows that Lanyon is shocked by Jekyll's transformation

Answer 31

"My life is shaken to its roots"

Question 32

What is Lanyon's language like

Answer 32

Very little imagery Precise As clear and accurate as possible

Question 33

Why is Enfield important in the novel

Answer 33

Gives the first interpretation of Hyde

Question 34

What kind of character is Enfield

Answer 34

Reserved and doesn't like asking questions - says its like "starting a stone"

Question 35

Who is Poole

Answer 35

Jekyll's butler

Question 36

What Is Poole's key feature

Answer 36

Faithfulness to Jekyll

Question 37

How is Poole faithful to Jekyll

Answer 37

Keeps his business discreet until he's worried enough to ask Utterson for help

Question 38

What quote describes Sir Danvers Carew's appearance

Answer 38

"an ages and beautiful gentleman with white hair"

Question 39

What are the 3 types of duality in Jekyll and Hyde

Answer 39

Appearance V reality Good v Evil Science v Supernatural

Question 40

What quote suggests that the duality of human nature is seen as natural

Answer 40

"thorough and primitive duality of man"

Question 41

What quote shows the reason that Jekyll separating the two parts of himself was difficult

Answer 41

"this too was myself"

Question 42

What is context for duality of human nature

Answer 42

Christian and Ancient Greek philosophy that there's conflict between body and soul

Question 43

How does Jekyll describe Hyde that related to the duality of good n evil

Answer 43

"he lives alone in the ranks of mankind, pure evil"

Question 44

How does Enfield describe Jekyll that related to the duality of good n evil

Answer 44

"one of your fellows who do what they call good"

Question 45

How does Good V Evil related to Hyde's acts

Answer 45

His acts of violence contrast the goodness of their subjects The innocent girl is trampled Defacing a devotional book Murdering "an innocent and old-world kindness" SDC

Question 46

What quote describes Enfield and Utterson's friendship

Answer 46

"It was a nut to crack for many, what these two could see in each other"

Question 47

What 3 ways is the theme of Friendship presented

Answer 47

1. Utterson, Lanyon and Jekyll are friends who dine together 2. Jekyll and Lanyon are professional friends from a long time 3. Enfield and Utterson have an unlikely friendship

Question 48

How is appearance v reality presented in Jekyll

Answer 48

Jekyll I considered respectable and upstanding but hides dark secrets

Question 49

How is appearance v reality presented in Hyde

Answer 49

Appears to be ugly and normal but is a "child of hell"

Question 50

What is the context of Victorian life

Answer 50

Victorian London was a dramatic place Very rich and very poor people London was eerie

Question 51

What is the context of Science (2)

Answer 51

1. Advances in Chemistry and Biology and how chemicals worked 2. Psychology emerged as a science in the 1880's

Question 52

What is the context of gothic literature

Answer 52

1. Gothic settings - dark and mysterious 2. Most gothic literature has gothic elements 3. Gothic novels focus on human experience on the margins of normality

Question 53

Where is J+H placed in Novella tradition

Answer 53

Written before Frankenstein and Dracula