Victorian age and stevenson Flashcards
What years are typically considered the Victorian Age? and where?
1837 to 1901 in Britain
Which major event marked the beginning of the Victorian Age?
The accession of Queen Victoria to the throne
What social issue was prominently addressed during the Victorian Age?
Child labor
What was the primary role of women in Victorian society?
To manage the household and raise children
Why it’s considered a period of stability?
because the queen was able to manage the reign so she was admired, also the constitutional monarchy gave stability
What were the two parties?
-tories. conservatives
-whigs. liberal
Which social reforms appened during the victorian age?
The chartism. Workers decide to write the “people charter” where they asked for:
-right to vote extendes
-secret ballot
-ten hours act
Which wars involved britain?
-crimean war
-opium war
contradditions of the victorian age?
bad living condition but perfect appearence. Values of respectability and strict moral (repression of what wasnt considered normal and problems)
Who is Stevenson?
A famous author of the victorian age, born in edimburgh in 1850.
What made Stevenson travel a lot?
His poor healt, he needed a hot climate to cure his deases
Whats the most important work of stevenson?
the strange case of dr jackhill and mr hyde
whats the plot of dr jackill and mr hyde?
simbolism in dr jackill and mr hyde?
the name
the door
whats the meaning of dr jackill and mr hide?
the duality of a men, everyone has an hidden side that repress, expecially during the victoria age where everyone had to appeare perfect.
who was considered a fallen woman?
a woman who wasnt married (considered a prostitute)
