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JEKYLL AND HYDE
overview and key scenes
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Who is Mr Utterson in the novella?
A
respectable
lawyer
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What does Mr Utterson symbolize in the novella?
Honesty
and
moral compass
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Who is Dr Jekyll?
A seemingly
reputable
doctor
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What does Dr Jekyll symbolize?
Repression
and
insatiable
curiosity
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Who is Mr Hyde?
Dr Jekyll's
evil
doppelganger
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What does Mr Hyde symbolize?
Man's
basal instincts
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Who is Dr Lanyon?
A well-respected member of the
scientific
community
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What does Dr Lanyon symbolize?
Reputability
and a foil to
Jekyll
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Who is Poole?
Dr Jekyll's
butler
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What does Poole symbolize?
Loyalty
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Who is Sir Danvers Carew?
An
MP
and member of
high society
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What does Sir Danvers Carew's death symbolize?
Hyde's
disregard for conventional authority
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Who is Mr Enfield?
Mr Utterson's
cousin
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What theme is Mr Enfield key to?
The theme of
repression
and silence
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What is a quick revision tip for the novella?
Read the last
chapter
It contains important plot aspects
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What does Mr Enfield tell Mr Utterson about?
A young girl trampled by
Mr Hyde
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What does Utterson discover about Dr Jekyll?
He is
Mr Hyde's
friend
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Who does Utterson visit to ask about Jekyll?
Dr Lanyon
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What does Lanyon tell Utterson about Jekyll?
He no longer speaks to Jekyll
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What happens a year later involving Sir Danvers Carew?
A maid witnesses his murder by
Hyde
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What does Lanyon give Utterson before he dies?
A
letter
with instructions
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What does Poole and Utterson decide to do?
Break down Jekyll's laboratory door
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What do they find in Jekyll's laboratory?
Hyde's
body and Jekyll's
letter
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What does Lanyon's letter reveal?
Hyde
drank a potion to
transform
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What does Jekyll's letter confess?
He developed a drug to transform into
Hyde
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What happens to Jekyll's ability to turn back?
He becomes less able to
turn back
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What does Jekyll know after writing the letter?
He will no longer
turn
back
into
Jekyll
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Why is Scene 1 significant?
First introduction to
Hyde
Shapes perceptions of him
Introduces
key themes
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What does the phrase "the street shone out" establish?
The
theme
of duality
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What does the sibilance in "street shone" imply?
Presence of
underlying
threat
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What does Hyde being described as "some damned Juggernaut" imply?
Hyde is unrestricted by
morality
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What does the repetition of "something" suggest about Hyde?
He is more of a
thing
than
a
being
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What does "a strong feeling of deformity" create?
An
impression
of
uncertainty
surrounding Hyde
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How does Scene 2 create a sense of foreboding?
Introduces
Jekyll's
will
Links
Hyde
to Jekyll's
death
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What does Jekyll's will state about his possessions?
They pass to
Edward Hyde
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What does Jekyll's qualifications signify?
His high
rank
and respectability
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What does Scene 3 reveal about Lanyon's opinions of Jekyll?
Lanyon is a reliable source
Describes Jekyll's work as "
unscientific balderdash
"
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How does Scene 4 escalate horror?
Murder of
Carew
is witnessed
Creates a more horrific atmosphere
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What does "Hyde's ape-like fury" suggest?
Animalistic connotations and
Darwin's
allusion
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What does the police officer's statement imply?
Hyde
disregards
Carew's
high status
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