'J + H' Context Flashcards

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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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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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