Starter quiz
- In which year was 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' first published?
- 1886 ✓
- 1986
- 1786
- 1686
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- When the novella 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' was first published, its audience was...
- Victorian. ✓
- Edwardian.
- Georgian.
- Elizabethan.
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- In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', what is the profession of Mr. Utterson?
- 'Lawyer' ✓
- Which of the below are key themes of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
- Duality. ✓
- Scientific progress. ✓
- Curiosity. ✓
- Love.
- War.
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- Which of the below is the best definition of the word 'motif'? Here it is used in a sentence: "The author skilfully wove a motif of love into the short story."
- A motif is an object or image that is repeated throughout a story. ✓
- A motif is an object or image that is deliberately hidden throughout a story.
- A motif is an object or image that is rarely seen throughout a story.
- A motif is an object or image that is copied from one story to another story.
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- What is the correct definition of the word 'theme'? Here it is used in a sentence: "The novel beautifully explores the theme of love."
- A repeated idea in an artistic work. ✓
- A neglected idea in an artistic work.
- An entertaining idea in an artistic work.
- An object or image that recurs in an artistic work.
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Exit quiz
- Freytag's ______ is narrative structure that breaks a story into five sections
- 'pyramid' ✓
- 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' contains lots of documents as part of its narrative. As such it is an example of...
- an autobiographical novella.
- an epistolary novella. ✓
- a gothic novella.
- a literary novella.
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- According to Freytag's pyramid, the introduction of the setting, characters and background is known as the...
- exposition. ✓
- climax.
- denouement.
- rising action.
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- In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', when Sir Danvers Carew dies and Utterson breaks down the door of Jekyll’s lab, this is arguably the ______ of the story.
- climax ✓
- denouement
- falling action
- motif
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- Which characters do not provide their own accounts - in letter form - at the end of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
- Dr. Jekyll
- Mr. Utterson ✓
- Mr. Enfield ✓
- Mr. Lanyon
- Poole ✓
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- 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' has elements of detective fiction. Why did Stevenson structure it in this way?
- It helps develop the themes of curiosity, concealment and false appearance. ✓
- Victorian audiences were accustomed to detective stories.
- The Gothic genre was falling out of fashion.
- In order to be an epistolary novella, it must also contain detective elements.
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Key learning points
- The power of human curiosity is key theme shown through the detective form and final narratives of Lanyon and Jekyll.
- Concealment is a key theme shown through the motif of letters and the detective form.
- False appearances is a key theme shown through the motif of the mask.
- Arguably the novella's climax is the breaking down of the door to Jekyll's cabinet, linking to secrecy and concealment.
- Jekyll offers a "full statement" in the denouement, yet we don't see Utterson's response or the consequences of this.
Common misconception
All stories can be unambiguously plotted on a Freytag's Pyramid. It is clear which element is which.
Complex stories, like Jekyll and Hyde, are open to interpretation as to how each element can be plotted on the pyramid.
Keywords
Exposition - Exposition introduces the characters, explains past events and describes the setting of the story.
Rising action - The part of the story leading to the climax, in which the tension grows, is known as rising action.
Climax - The turning point in a story, where tension is highest, is known as a climax.
Denouement - The final part of a story, in which the loose ends are brought together and the story is resolved is known as a denouement.
Motif - A motif is an object or image that is repeated throughout a story.
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