Starter quiz
- In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', what profession is Dr. Jekyll?
- Scientist ✓
- Lawyer
- Teacher
- Priest
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- In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Mr. Utterson belongs to which profession?
- He is a teacher.
- He is an MP.
- He is a lawyer. ✓
- He is a policeman.
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- In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', who is Poole?
- Jekyll's friend
- Jekyll's manservant ✓
- Jekyll's distant relative
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- In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', when Hyde crushes a small child, what is he compared to?
- Monster
- Tyrant
- Juggernaut ✓
- Bulldozer
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- How does Hyde avoid being punished for mowing down the small child in Chapter 1 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
- He buys his way out. ✓
- There are no witnesses.
- Dr. Jekyll rescues him.
- Mr. Utterson defends him in court.
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- Why do Utterson and Enfield become worried about Jekyll in 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
- Because he keeps turning into Hyde
- Because he won't go out into society any more. ✓
- Because he is experimenting with potions
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Exit quiz
- When a writer juxtaposes ideas, what do they do?
- Track ideas across a text, looking for similarities and differences.
- Consider why a writer chose a particular method and explain our reasoning.
- Place opposing ideas close together to draw attention to the contrast. ✓
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- What does duality refer to?
- Two often contrasting ideas or moods contained in one. ✓
- Conversations between two very different people.
- A fight - like a duel - between two opposing sides.
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- What word is missing from the following quotation from Chapter 4 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' "______ ways?"
- dirty
- squalid
- muddy ✓
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- In the quotation "bright open fire" from Chapter 2 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', what might the fire symbolise?
- Passion and danger ✓
- Desire and anger
- Warmth and welcome ✓
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- Why might Stevenson choose to make the police unable to solve the crimes of Edward Hyde in 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
- Stevenson distrusted the Metropolitan police and thought they were incompetent.
- He wanted to show a lawless London and how nothing could be done about crime.
- Stevenson's purpose was to show that Hyde is outside the normal rules. ✓
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- Why might Victorian London be called a two sided city?
- It was growing so quickly that the population struggled to find housing.
- It was a mix of contradictions. ✓
- Poverty and wealth lived side by side. ✓
- There were severe problems with alcohol drinking.
- The police force was inadequate.
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Key learning points
- Stevenson takes the conventions of the Gothic genre and subverts them to make his fictional world seem even stranger
- The key settings are Jekyll’s home, his laboratory and Hyde’s house.
- The key settings contrast with each other which relates to the theme of duality.
- The city of London is as divided as Jekyll himself.
Common misconception
Students may think that the novel is Gothic in the typical sense.
Be clear about subversion and how it works in the novella. Although Stevenson uses some Gothic elements they are not always used in the typical way for the genre.
Keywords
Setting - Setting in literature refers to the time and place of the text.
Juxtaposition - The placing of contrasting ideas or images close together is known as juxtaposition.
Duality - The word duality describes the combination of two opposite things in one.
Pious - If you are pious, you live in a way that shows your religious beliefs.
Blasphemy - Blasphemy is saying or doing something that shows you do not respect God or a religion.
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