Science & Relgion

Question 1

How do Jekyll and Lanyon have different approaches to science

Answer 1

Lanyon keeps religion and science separate
Jekyll combines religion and science leading towards the mystical world
He uses science to deal with ‘hard-law’

Question 2

How did scientists in the 19th century cause tension amongst society

Answer 2

Most people believed god created earth however science started saying it was evolution
This challenging religion and seen as dangerous

Question 3

What does Stevenson criticise about how the public acts differently in certain places
And how does he show this in the story

Answer 3

Society acts religious in public but sinful in private

Jekyll did this&raquo_space; his science goes against religion and he medals with human nature for his own reasons

Question 4

How does Stevenson portray science to be and how is this shown in the play

Answer 4

Unsettling and powerful

Jekyll science causes death which shows the power of it when used unconventionally

Question 5

How does the science affect Lanyon?

Answer 5

Lanyon dies of shock after witnessing Jekyll transformation

Question 6

How is religious language used and give a quote

Answer 6

To show how’s Jekyll work is sinful

‘Secret sinner’