Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: Context (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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When was Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde published?
When was Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde published?
1886
Main theme explored in the novel
Main theme explored in the novel
Duality of human nature
Victorian society characteristic reflected
Victorian society characteristic reflected
Strict moral codes & social expectations
What Stevenson critiques in Victorian society
What Stevenson critiques in Victorian society
Hypocrisy & denying one's darker side
Time period of rapid scientific progress
Time period of rapid scientific progress
Late 19th century
Scientific fear explored in novel
Scientific fear explored in novel
Playing God & altering natural order
Result of Dr Jekyll's experiments
Result of Dr Jekyll's experiments
Creation of Mr. Hyde
Setting of the novel
Setting of the novel
Victorian London
Genre of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Genre of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Gothic
What London's foggy streets represent
What London's foggy streets represent
Hidden darker aspects of human nature
London's duality in the novel
London's duality in the novel
Respectable façade vs. seedy underbelly
Supernatural element in novel
Supernatural element in novel
Mysterious transformation of Jekyll into Hyde
Two elements blended in novel
Two elements blended in novel
Science and the supernatural
Psychological concept explored
Psychological concept explored
Splitting one's personality