LO: Revising themes in Jekyll and Hyde Starter questions: Who is this about? What chapter does it happen in? “all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger” The quote is from chapter ___ and it is about ___________ when he _________________ ‘in a great flame of anger’ Why did Hyde not want to look Utterson in the face on their first meeting? Hyde doesn’t want to look Utterson in the face because… What is Lanyon’s opinion of Jekyll? Lanyon’s opinion of Jekyll is… It’s about Hyde from chapter 1 (The Story of the Door) and it describes his manner when trampling on the little girl Keeping his identity secret Lanyon believes Jekyll is a good friend and a good man up until he discovers he is Hyde and his Science has gone too far. Lanyon is religious and after seeing the transformation he becomes gravely ill and later dies as a result.

What’s the story? Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is a narrative about the complexities of science and the duplicity of human nature. Dr Jekyll is a kind, well-respected and intelligent scientist who meddles with the darker side of science, as he wants to bring out his 'second' nature. He does this through transforming himself into Mr Hyde - his evil alter ego who doesn't repent or accept responsibility for his evil crimes and ways. Jekyll tries to control his alter ego, Hyde, and for a while, Jekyll has the power. However, towards the end of the novel, Hyde takes over and this results in their deaths.

Put these in the correct order: What is the correct order of the chapters? The Story of the Door Search for Mr Hyde Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease The Carew Murder Case Incident of the Letter Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon Incident at the Window The Last Night Dr Lanyon’s Narrative Henry Jekyll’s full Statement of the Case Put these in the correct order: Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon The Carew Murder Case Search for Mr Hyde The Story of the Door Dr Lanyon’s Narrative Henry Jekyll’s full Statement of the Case Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease Incident of the Letter Incident at the Window The Last Night

Key Themes

How is the theme of scientific development shown in the novel? In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson shows the fear of scientific development through: Dr Jekyll's scientific experiments how the experiment goes badly wrong how Dr Lanyon fears the experiment This shows that Jekyll eventually killed himself as his desire to experiment made Mr Hyde get stronger. The use of the phrase 'sorely contorted' illustrates how science changed who Jekyll was and who he became. It 'contorted' his very self. Copy and annotate/analyse the quote: “...there lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching.”

“...there lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching.” Contextual reference: Victorian’s didn’t like anything strange. Therefore the audience response is of shock. Unnamed suggesting he is unimportant “...there lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching.” Deformed/ mangled Suggestive of Hyde’s description throughout the novel. Jekyll is unrecognisable in his body. The fight continues for him and his evil nature.

How is the duality of mankind shown in the novel? In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson shows the duality of man through: the character of Dr Jekyll the character of Mr Hyde the differences between them both Jekyll: This shows that Dr Jekyll was kind and everyone believed him to be so. The fact that he 'cherishes' Mr Utterson tells us that he loves his friends very much and cares about other people. Hyde: This shows that Hyde's appearance and personality terrifies others – they always remember seeing him. The fact that his appearance is 'haunting' shows how terrifying he is. Copy and analyse these quotations: Jekyll: “…every mark of capacity and kindness” Hyde: “haunting sense of unexpressed deformity”

“…every mark of capacity and kindness” Hyde: Jekyll: “…every mark of capacity and kindness” Hyde: “haunting sense of unexpressed deformity” Everything about him suggest he s a gentleman. Connoting to the Victorian audience that he is worthy and kind. Again, the reference that Hyde is not completely human; he is different to everyone else. The way he has been dehumanised suggests his unimportance. ‘Haunting’ links to the genre – gothic. Audiences will be frightened of him.

How is nature and the supernatural shown in the novel? In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson shows the binary opposites of the natural and the supernatural through: Jekyll's supernatural experiment of releasing Mr Hyde into the world Jekyll's death – how his interference with the supernatural caused his natural end Dr Lanyon's response In this quotation, Dr Jekyll (transformed into Mr Hyde) is talking to Dr Lanyon and is revealing the nature of his experiment to him. The repetition of 'you' shows Dr Jekyll's anger towards Dr Lanyon, as he has always 'denied' this form of medicine. It also shows his passion for his experiment and highlights that he cares about his experiment more than anything else. Looking at the supernatural, copy and analyse this quote: “you who have denied the virtue of transcendental medicine, you who have derided your superiors - behold!"

“you who have denied the virtue of transcendental medicine, you who have derided your superiors - behold!“ Dr Jekyll, transformed into Mr Hyde, is talking to Dr Lanyon and is revealing the nature of his experiment to him. The repetition of 'you' shows Dr Jekyll's anger towards Dr Lanyon, as he has always 'denied' this form of medicine. It also shows his passion for his experiment and highlights that he cares about his experiment more than anything else.

Use of form in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde The form of a text is the type of text you are reading. In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson chooses to write in the novel form, uses the features of the Gothic genre, and uses different first-person perspectives. The Gothic - a literary genre originating from the 18th century, which describes a sinister, grotesque or mysterious atmosphere. Such novels are often set in dark places or ruined buildings. Stevenson's choice of London as his setting suggests that the rapidly changing city was becoming to some of its inhabitants a strange and frightening place. First-person perspectives – a narrative which is told from a character's viewpoint using 'I'. In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson uses three first-person narratives: Utterson, Dr Lanyon and Dr Jekyll.

The lawyer stood awhile when Mr The lawyer stood awhile when Mr. Hyde had left him, the picture of disquietude. Then he began slowly to mount the street, pausing every step or two and putting his hand to his brow like a man in mental perplexity. The problem he was thus debating as he walked, was one of a class that is rarely solved. Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him. "There must be something else," said the perplexed gentleman. "There is something more, if I could find a name for it. God bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic, shall we say? or can it be the old story of Dr. Fell? or is it the mere radiance of a foul soul that thus transpires through, and transfigures, its clay continent? The last,I think; for, O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend."  How does Stevenson present Utterson’s relationship with other characters? What happens in the scene: Utterson describes his first meeting with Hyde Utterson struggles to define or describe Hyde to begin with Hyde is described as ‘dwarfish’ and is dehumanised Utterson describes Hyde as something prehistoric ‘troglodytic’ Utterson is confused as seen by the continual use of rhetorical questions Utterson describes Hyde as ‘Satan’ Contrastingly, Utterson shows deep sorrow for Jekyll if Hyde is his friend Fill the gaps: How is Hyde described? Do Utterson’s feelings change?

What happens in the scene: The lawyer stood awhile when Mr. Hyde had left him, the picture of disquietude. Then he began slowly to mount the street, pausing every step or two and putting his hand to his brow like a man in mental perplexity. The problem he was thus debating as he walked, was one of a class that is rarely solved. Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him. "There must be something else," said the perplexed gentleman. "There is something more, if I could find a name for it. God bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic, shall we say? or can it be the old story of Dr. Fell? or is it the mere radiance of a foul soul that thus transpires through, and transfigures, its clay continent? The last,I think; for, O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend."  How does Stevenson present Utterson’s relationship with other characters? What happens in the scene: Utterson describes his first meeting with Hyde Utterson is troubled by the disgust he feels Utterson struggles to define or describe Hyde to begin with Hyde is described as ‘dwarfish’ and is dehumanised Utterson describes Hyde as something prehistoric ‘troglodytic’ Utterson is confused as seen by the continual use of rhetorical questions Utterson describes Hyde as ‘Satan’ It is clear that Hyde and Utterson do not have a close relationship Contrastingly, Utterson shows deep sorrow for Jekyll if Hyde is his friend

Let’s look at a couple of quotations together “with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness” Juxtaposition of ‘timidity’ meaning shy and ‘boldness’ meaning confident Alliteration ‘murderous mixture’ to emphasise the evil quality ‘sort of’ suggests he is still struggling to describe Hyde “God bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic, shall we say?” Religious horror: ‘God bless me’, Utterson feels the need to ask God for help Exclamative and alliterative ‘hardly human!’ to show his confusion and shock ‘troglodytic’ meaning cave man or prehistoric creature dehumanises Hyde Ending with ‘shall we say’ as a rhetoric to himself, illustrates the true nature of his concern

Utterson’s relationships with other characters In the extract we see Utterson describing what he thought of Hyde and you also get a sense of how he feels about Jekyll, not knowing at this point that they are the same person. In this extract, how are Utterson’s feelings abut Hyde presented? (Answer using PEEA) Stevenson uses Utterson to describe Hyde’s character the best he can, he is described as ‘something troglodytic’ which means…

When answering the question You need to remember to comment on: Language (simile, personification, metaphor, hyperbole, etc.) Word class (verb, adjective, noun, pronoun, etc.) Structure (foreshadowing, change in narrative, Freytag’s – exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and denouement, etc.) Context (Victorian, 19th century, religious, community and a sense of togetherness, caution with Science, etc.) Write using PEEA – this means you must include evidence in the form of a quotation

Attempt a paragraph answering the question. The lawyer stood awhile when Mr. Hyde had left him, the picture of disquietude. Then he began slowly to mount the street, pausing every step or two and putting his hand to his brow like a man in mental perplexity. The problem he was thus debating as he walked, was one of a class that is rarely solved. Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him. "There must be something else," said the perplexed gentleman. "There is something more, if I could find a name for it. God bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic, shall we say? or can it be the old story of Dr. Fell? or is it the mere radiance of a foul soul that thus transpires through, and transfigures, its clay continent? The last,I think; for, O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend."  How does Stevenson present Utterson’s relationship with other characters? Attempt a paragraph answering the question. Stevenson presents Utterson’s character relationships in a number of ways. For example, in the extract we see his opinion of Hyde… “_____________” Utterson describes Hyde as… This is because… The word “_______” illustrates… The Victorian audience would feel…