Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde themes

Question 1

Main Theme of DJMH

Answer 1

Good vs evil- this is represented through the duality and inner battle between jekyll and Hyde

Question 2

Theme which causes jekyll to drink the drug

Answer 2

Repression- Victorian era people couldn’t show their inner self and had to hide it from society

Question 3

Theme

Answer 3

Friendship,

Question 4

Theme relating to jekyll

Answer 4

Curiosity, led jekyll to want to test out the drug to depredaste his good and bad

Question 5

A theme which is at the core of Hyde’s doings

Answer 5

Violence, Hyde “trampled calmly” and kills mr Carew

Question 6

A theme which caused trouble in the Victorian era

Answer 6

Religion, people had to choose between religion and science because of the theory of evolution. Good and the devil come up frequently in this text, for the reader it could be someone to compare Hyde and jekyll to so they get a definite difference between the two characters

Question 7

A theme which contradicts religion

Answer 7

Science, becomes a cover and a justification of supernatural activities

Question 8

Theme which allows the reader to see more into the character physically

Answer 8

Appearances exists in the novel figuratively and literally. Jekyll is physically respected and good looking however he has hidden secrets within
Buildings in the novel represent the characters eg Hyde stays in a “dingy windowless structure”