Jekyll And Hyde

Question 1

How does Lanyon view Jekyll?

Answer 1

“wrong, wrong in the mind”

Question 2

What can we tell about Jekyll based on how he speaks of himself?

Answer 2

He describes how the “polar twins” are “Continuously struggling” within him.

Question 3

In the end, how can we see that Jekyll feels helpless?

Answer 3

In the end he feels as if language has failed him as he is struggling to describe his experience. “It is useless and the time awfully fails me”. This shows how he feels he cannot express through words the “torments” he “suffered”.

Question 4

How could you describe the relation of Mr Hyde to Dr Jekyll

Answer 4

Mr Hyde is Dr Jekyll’s doppelganger.

Question 5

What could suggest to us that Mr Hyde is more influential over Jekyll?

Answer 5

The fact that in Jekyll’s will everything has been left to Mr Hyde.

Question 6

What quote shows Jekyll’s view on the duality of human nature?

Answer 6

“Man is not truly one, but truly two”

Question 7

How can we tell that Jekyll feels inferior to Hyde?

Answer 7

“Sold as a slave to my original evil”

Question 8

What do the deaths of Jekyll and Lanyon (Both fascinated with evil) tell us?

Answer 8

Stevenson shows us that our darker instincts should be kept in their place, and if they aren’t we suffer the consequences.

Question 9

What is an allegory?

Answer 9

An allegory is a hidden moral/ political meaning.

Question 10

How are Jekyll and Hyde shown to be Allegories?

Answer 10

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde are meant to represent the good vs evil and duality of man.

Question 11

How does Darwins theory link to the novel?

Answer 11

As Darwin’s theory suggests our primitive and animalistic instincts were controlled by our social values and intellect.

Question 12

What contextual link does crime have in this story?

Answer 12

In the 19th century when the story was written, some of the most high profile murders happened (Jack the Ripper)

Question 13

How does Mr Hyde’s look link in to the context?

Answer 13

In the 19th century Physiognomy was common, it suggested that by a person physical appearance you can detect if a character is evil

Question 14

What is Graphology? How is it used in the novella?

Answer 14

Graphology is the belief that handwriting can reveal features of the personality. Stevenson has used this to show that Jekyll’s handwriting is very similar to Hyde’s, and that people can easily hide behind something as simple as handwriting.

Question 15

How are Hyde’s treacherous acts shown to be all the more evil?

Answer 15

Hyde’s victims are seemingly innocent people, making it all the more horrific for the reader. For example a girl of “maybe 8 or ten” and “an old innocence and old world kindness” (Sir Danvers Carew)

Question 16

What technique does Stevenson use throughout the novel to create a particular mood?

Answer 16

Pathetic Fallacy

Question 17

“like some damned juggernaut”

Answer 17

Stevenson uses this simile to create a clear picture of how terrifying Mr Hyde is as he compares him with ease to a powerful force. This is shown by the connotations such as overwhelming or almighty force.

Question 18

What quote relates The Theory of evolution to Mr Hyde?

Answer 18

When Mr Hyde beats Sir Danvers Carew to death he is described as doing so “with ape-like fury”

Question 19

Why is Mr Utterson shown as a sensible character to uncover the happenings?

Answer 19

as he is described as a “moderate, sensible” person.

Question 20

Give a quote that shows how people react when presented with evil.

Answer 20

“with the desire to kill him” describes how the onlookers felt about Hyde after he trampled the little girl which shows how, when faced with evil others become CORRUPT.

Question 21

Give a use of personification that suggests a depressive nature of London

Answer 21

“Cab Crawled” suggests that everything in London is moving drearily and lacks motivation suggesting a depressive nature.

Question 22

Give an example of Rule of 3 and explain what it does in this novel.

Answer 22

“Something seizing, surprising and revolting” This shows us people’s struggle to accurately describe the true horror of Hyde, as the 3 adjectives are thrown around in an attempt to describe him however the evil and disgust cannot be portrayed by words.

Question 23

What is physiognomy? How does it link?

Answer 23

The belief that somebody’s physical features can be expressive of their character, e.g. criminals had larger noses. Hyde looks physically different from Jekyll who is a respectable gentleman, and looks “downright detestable”

Question 24

Who is the protagonist of this story?

Answer 24

Dr Henry Jekyll

Question 25

How could you describe Jekyll’s approach to science?

Answer 25

Transcendental (mystical and supernatural)

Question 26

How does Lanyon describe Jekyll’s work?

Answer 26

“Unscientific balderdash”

Question 27

Why is the novella set in a dark and mysterious place and why does it have supernatural elements?

Answer 27

These were all common in the 18th-19th century

Question 28

How is the murder of Sir Danvers Carew described?

Answer 28

“The bones were audibly shattered” uses sensory imagery to disturb and terrify the reader (gothic novel)

Question 29

Why is it often foggy?

Answer 29

The fog sets an eerie atmosphere for the gothic novella. Creating a suspenseful feeling for the reader.

Question 30

Why is the story told using letters, diaries, documents and spoken accounts

Answer 30

To maintain the mystery while telling the story. It also provides us with the intel of Jekyll and Lanyon’s intense emotions in their accounts.

Question 31

How is the structure used?

Answer 31

Most of the novella deals with the aftermaths of events unlike the final two chapters which have also already happened but are more immediate. We forget we are reading a document and are caught up in the story.

Question 32

What quote directly links to physiognomy?

Answer 32

Black secrets by the look of him

Question 33

rule of 3 used to describe hyde

Answer 33

seizing surprising and revolting