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Jekyll and Hyde Week Five Flashcards

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‘Mr. Utterson… was never lighted by a …………….. …yet somehow ………………….’

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smile, lovable

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‘The door, which was equipped with neither ………… nor …………….’

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bell, knocker

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‘The marks of prolonged and sordid ………………………..’

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negligence

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‘He must be ……………………. somewhere’

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deformed

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‘trampled ………………… over the child’s body’

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calmly

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What theory did Charles Darwin present in ‘The Origin of the Species’ in 1859?

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The Theory of Evolution

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Why did this theory shock the Christian population?

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This shook the Christian population to their very core, as it directly challenged the creation story, and therefore, God.

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Define Darwinism.

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The theory of the evolution of species by natural selection advanced by Charles Darwin.

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‘This was a hearty, ………………, dapper, red-faced gentleman’ (Dr Lanyon)

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healthy

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‘Unscientific …………………………………’

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balderdash

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‘Something …………………………….’

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troglodytic

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‘Lanyon…an ……………………… blatant pedant…I was never more ………………………………… in any man than Lanyon’

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ignorant, dispappointed

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Who influenced the very strict moral attitude of the age?

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Queen Victoria

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Name three ways Victorians were expected to be respectable.

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There was a strict moral attitude.
All words with vaguely sexual orindelicateconnotations were not to be used or replaced by euphemisms. Manners and speech were to be re-trained and sober.

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Define ‘duality’.

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A situation where two opposites exist at the same time; having two parts.

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What is a ‘motif’?

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A recurring subject, theme or idea in literature or art.

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What is pathetic fallacy?

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A literary device that attributes human qualities and emotions to inanimate objects of nature, usually weather or setting.

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‘crime of singular …………………’

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ferocity

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‘beautiful gentleman with …………….. hair’

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white

20
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‘with …………..-like fury…trampling his victim…the bones were audibly ……………………..’

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ape, shattered

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‘a ………………. chocolate covered pall…a ………………… shaft of daylight’

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great, haggard

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‘even in the ………………. the ………… began to lie thickly.’

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houses, fog

23
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What is the ‘id’ responsible for?

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The id is responsible for all needs and urges.

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What is the ‘superego’ responsible for?

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The superego is responsible for ideals and morals.

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What is the ‘ego’ responsible for?

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The ego moderates between the demands of the id, the superego, and reality.

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What do the terrible acts that Mr Hyde commits act as a kind of warning against?

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They warn that is you repress your id and allow your actions to be ruled solely by the superego, and there will be dire consequences. Man cannot be wholly good.

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Define the word ‘id’.

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The part of the psyche associated with instinctual, repressed, or antisocial desires, usually sexual or aggressive.

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Define the ‘superego’.

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The part of psyche that mediates the demands of the id and the superego.

29
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What is the definition of the ‘ego’?

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The part of a person’s mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards learned from parents and teachers.

30
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‘pale…flesh had …………………. away’

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fallen

31
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‘‘deep seated terror of the ………………..’

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mind

32
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‘Dr Jekyll…I regard as ……………’

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dead

33
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‘professional honour and faith…were stringent ………………………..; and the packet slept…in his private ……………’

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obligations, safe

34
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‘………………… the very blood of the two gentleman below’

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froze

35
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What was the Victorian era the golden age for?

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Natural discoveries, industrial advancement and scientific achievement.

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What lay below the surface of Victorian society?

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A darker and less civilised fascination with the unexplainable and paranormal lurked beneath the surface.

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What is an ‘enigma’?

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A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.

38
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Define ‘sensibilities’.

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A quality of being delicately sensitivity, making one liable to be offended or shocked.

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‘a pale moon, lying on her ………… as though the wind had tilted ……….

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back, her

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‘stood huddled together like a flock of …………….’

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sheep

41
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‘A dismal ………………, as of mere animal terror, rang from the cabinet’

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screech

42
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‘The body of a self-………………..’

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destroyer

43
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‘I must go ……………… and read these documents’

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home

44
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How did Victorians view physical deformity?

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As a reflection of the mental state of an individual, and in the case of physical deformity, reflected the evil inherent in their character.

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Why were people with disabilities kept in prisons, workhouses and freak shows Victorian society?

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It created a boundary between the “normal” and the “abnormal,” allowing those on the normal side to feel safe from the possible evil and monstrosity of the abnormal.

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What is a ‘doppleganger’?

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An apparition or double of a living person.

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Define ‘versimilitude’.

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The appearance of being true or real.

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