science - themes

• what was the idea about god in the 19th century before darwin?

  that god was incharge
• what was claimed in darwins 'on the origin of species' in 1859?

  creatures evolved and were not created
• what were darwins theories?

  • we (humans) descended from amphibians that turned into apes
  • we all evolved from common ancestors
• why did darwins theories cause conflict?

  because they challeneged religious, in particular christian teachings and ideals
• how would jekyll and hyde make a victorian audience react?

  they would be unsettles and it would of been a nightmarish notion for many.
• whats the relevance of describing hyde as an animal?

  Dehumanization, and presented him as a criminal, wich scared victorian audiences that such an animal could hide behind the facade of a well-represented member of society
• what was the idea that science could create life seen as?

  dangerous
• what does the quote "chief of sinners" suggest about jekylls use of science?

  shows he is guilty., and knows he has done wrong, as his experiments unleash evil
• why is any language about jekylls experiments vague, such as "some white salt" or "some strange things"?

  to create uncertainty and mystery around his medicines, and evoke fear and anxiety for the reader