Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: Context (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Publication year of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Publication year of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
1886
Central theme explored in the novella
Central theme explored in the novella
Duality of human nature
Victorian issue Stevenson critiques
Victorian issue Stevenson critiques
Victorian hypocrisy about respectability
Time period of rapid scientific progress
Time period of rapid scientific progress
Late 19th century
Ethical fear about science in novel
Ethical fear about science in novel
Playing God
City where novel is set
City where novel is set
London
Literary genre of the novel
Literary genre of the novel
Gothic
How London streets are described
How London streets are described
Foggy, shadowy
What foggy streets represent
What foggy streets represent
Dark side of human nature
Technique blending 2 elements
Technique blending 2 elements
Science and supernatural
Crucial Victorian value
Crucial Victorian value
Public image of propriety
What Jekyll's experiments create
What Jekyll's experiments create
Mr Hyde