Revisiom Flashcards
What is the time period in which Stevenson wrote ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’
Victorian.
‘_______ calmly ____ the _____ _____’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)
‘Trampled calmly over the child’s body’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)
‘Man __ ____ truly one, but truly ______’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)
‘Man is not truly one, but truly two’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)
What is the main theme of Jekyll and Hyde?
Duality.
Key Vocabulary: What is a juggernaut?
A huge, powerful and overwhelming force.
Key Vocabulary: What does countenance mean?
A person’s face or facial expressions.
Key Vocabulary: What is pathetic fallacy?
Using the elements of weather to predict events or show emotion.
Key Vocabulary: What is narrative perspective?
Who is narrating the plot or events of a story.
Where is the novella set?
London.
Characters: Who is Jekyll
A doctor and experimental scientist who is both wealthy and respectable.
Characters: Who is Hyde?
A small, violent and unpleasant-looking man; an unrepentant criminal.
Characters: Who is Lanyon?
A conventional and respectable doctor and former friend of Jekyll.
Characters: Who is Utterson?
A calm and rational lawyer and friend of Jekyll.
Characters: Who is Poole?
Jekyll’s manservant / butler.
Characters: Who is Enfield?
A cousin of Utterson and well-known man about town.
Characters: Who is Carew?
A distinguished gentleman who is beaten to death by Hyde.
Key Vocabulary: What does Morality mean?
Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour.
Key Vocabulary: What does Balderdash mean?
Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
What quotation references to Mr Hyde behaving like an animal?
“ape like fury”
