The strange case of Dr Jekyll & Hyde Flashcards
Who wrote it?
Robert Louis Stevenson
Who was Richard Mansfield?
An actor who played Hyde, and who was suspected of being Jack the Ripper because of his performance
What does Hyde represent?
The very worst fears of Victorian society
What did Sharon Rose Yang say about the gothic?
“The gothic reveals what we reject, what disturbs the systems of culture, continuity and beliefs”
What do all Stevenson novels have in common?
They criticise the relationship between the civilised and the savage
Where does his fascination with light come from?
He grew up in a family of lighthouse engineers
What is evolutionary psychology?
A form of thinking that resembles Darwinism but focuses more on the mind = the idea that knowledge can be inherited
What did Stevenson say about multiple personalities?
“My profound conviction is that there are many consciousnesses in a man - I can feel them working in many directions”
Why is it that the novel is commonly associated with homosexuality?
Homosexuals had to leave double lives
Jekyll has a strange preference for his favourite Hyde
It is a particularly male novel about male relationships
There is a fear of secrets being exposed
