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What is 'Jekyll and Hyde' about? |
'Jekyll and Hyde' is about a man's duel nature. The novel is about a respectable doctor, called Henry Jekyll, who transforms into the evil Edward Hyde. Although it's fictional, the novel reflects the strict values of Victorian society, in which people were expected to be restrained and appear respectable at all times. Jekyll and Hyde is also about human nature - everyone has a good and evil inside them. If people explore their dark side, it can lead to problems - but hiding and denying it leads to problems too. |
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What influences did the author, Robert Louis Stevenson, have? |
Robert Louis Stevenson was interested in man's different sides. As a child, Stevenson was influenced by the strict Christian beliefs of his nanny. As an adult, Stevenson was interested in the behaviour of Victorian gentlemen - the way they maintained an outwardly respectable appearance, but secretly indulged in immoral behaviour. Stevenson was particularly fascinated by the life of Deacon Brodie, a respectable cabinet maker who led a secret life as a robber. |
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Where is 'Jekyll and Hyde' set? |
'Jekyll and Hyde' is set in London. The key locations in the novel are: -Jekyll's House. -Utterson's House. -Lanyon's House. -Hyde's Soho House. -The Maid's House. -The River Thames. |
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What were Victorian gentlemen like? |
Victorian gentlemen tried to hide their darker side. In Victorian middle and upper-class society, it was important to look respectable. As a result, people hid their true feelings, especially if these were immoral or improper. Reputation was very important to Victorian gentlemen. If they were seen doing anything which wasn't respectable, their good name would be ruined. To protect their reputation, people often kept their sinful behaviour and less respectable desires secret. They didn't like to talk about anything that might damage their reputation or upset their apparently civilised society. |
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Who are the main characters in 'Jekyll and Hyde'? |
-Dr Henry Jekyll is a well respected doctor and scientist. He starts to act strangely and stops seeing his friends when he secretly experiments with his alter ego. -Mr Edward Hyde is the evil side of Jekyll. He's a violent and merciless character who makes people feel uneasy and disgusted. -Mr Gabriel Utterson is a lawyer and Jekyll's friend. He is very rational and sets out to solve the mystery of Jekyll's odd behaviour. -Dr Hastie Lanyon is also a doctor. He used to be close friends with Jekyll, but they fell out over Jekyll's controversial scientific ideas. -Mr Richard Enfield is Utterson's relative and friend. They enjoy spending time together, even though they don't have much in common. -Poole is Jekyll's butler. He's worked for Jekyll for 20 years and knows him well. He's concerned by Jekyll's strange behaviour. -Sir Danvers Carew is an elderly gentlemen and a Member of Parliament. -Mr Guest is Utterson's clerk. He notices that Hyde's handwriting is almost identical to Jekyll's. |
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What happens in chapters one, two and three? |
Utterson and Enfield walk past a neglected building which reminds Enfield of a crime in which a man named Hyde trampled a young girl. Enfield explains that he put pressure on Hyde to pay for his crime. Hyde went into the building and came out with a cheque signed by Dr Henry Jekyll. Utterson is concerned by Jekyll's will, which leaves everything to Hyde. He visits Lanyon and discovers that he and Jekyll have fallen out. Utterson meets Hyde and really dislikes him. It turns out that the building Hyde went into when Enfield saw him is the laboratory at Jekyll's home. Utterson concludes that Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll. Utterson attends a dinner party thrown by Jekyll. Utterson questions Jekyll about Hyde, but Jekyll asks him to let the matter drop. Jekyll makes Utterson promise that he'll carry out the instructions in his will. |
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What happens in chapters four and five? |
A year later, a maid witnesses the violent murder of Sir Danvers Carew by Hyde. Utterson takes the police to Hyde's home in Soho where they find the murder weapon. Hyde is nowhere to be found. Utterson goes to see Jekyll, who looks very ill. Jekyll claims that he'll never see Hyde again and shows Utterson a letter from Hyde which backs this up. However, Utterson is concerned when Poole tells him that no letters had been delivered to the house that morning. Later, Utterson shows Guest the letter, who points out the similarity between the handwriting of Jekyll and Hyde. |
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What happens in chapters six, seven and eight? |
There's still no sign of Hyde, and Jekyll becomes more like his old self - but a few months later he hides himself away from his friends again. Utterson visits Lanyon, who's very ill. Lanyon refuses to talk about Jekyll. He says he's had a terrible shock and expects to die soon. Jekyll writes to Utterson to say that he can't see his friends any more. Lanyon dies and leaves Utterson a letter to be read after Jekyll's death or disappearance. Utterson and Enfield walk past Jekyll's house and see Jekyll sitting in the window. They invite him out for a walk, but a sudden look of terror comes across his face and he quickly shuts the window. Poole comes to Utterson's house because he's very worried about Jekyll. They go to Jekyll's laboratory and shout to Jekyll, but the voice that responds sounds like Hyde. They break in and discover Hyde dead on the floor, having poisoned himself. There's no sign of Jekyll. A letter on the desk addressed to Utterson tells him to read Lanyon's letter and then Jekyll's confession. |
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What happens in chapters nine and ten? |
Lanyon's letter explains that Hyde drank the potion and transformed into Jekyll in front of him. The shock that Jekyll and Hyde are the same person caused Lanyon's death. Jekyll's confession reveals that he had turned into Hyde without meaning to in the park. He wrote to Lanyon, asking for his help to retrieve the ingredients he needed for his potion. Jekyll writes that he came from a respectable family, but he was ashamed of his darker desires. He created a drug that allowed him to transform between Jekyll, his original self, and Hyde, his purely evil side. As time went on, Jekyll started to turn into Hyde without taking the drug. He eventually ran out of drugs, which meant that he would become Hyde permanently. |
