Jekyll

• Jekyll is described as looking and appearing:

  "changed voice", "cold hand", "deadly sick"
• When we first meet Jekyll he is described as being:

  "a large, well made, smooth-faced man of fifty"
• What quote does Jekyll say in Chapter 10 that relates him to the theme of duality?

  "man is not truly one but truly two"
• When Jekyll writes to Lanyon he is desperate for help because Hyde has started to take over. What does Jekyll write in his letter to Lanyon which shows this?

  "my life, my honour, my reason, are all at your mercy"
• What is the last line of the book that creates sympathy for Jekyll?

  "I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end"
• When Jekyll transforms at the window in Chapter 7, these quotes describe Jekyll's expressions whilst transforming:

  "smile was struck out of his face"

  "an expression of such abject terror and despair"
• In Chapter 3 Jekyll is described as being "a large, well made, smooth faced man of fifty." How is he described later in Chapter 5 after Hyde kills Carew and Jekyll feels guilt?

  "changed voice"

  "deadly sick"
• Using Freud's theory, what does Jekyll represent?


  The 'ego'
• Which person does Stevenson base Jekyll off who lead a double life and was a theif at night?

  Deacon Brodie
• Which person does Stevenson base Jekyll off who lead a double life and was a scientist?

  John Hunter
• Which thematic links link to Jekyll?

  • Duality
  • Science
  • Reputation
  • Secrecy
  • Civilisation Vs. Savagery