Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Context (OCR 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 of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Central theme of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Duality of human nature
What Victorian society valued publicly
What Victorian society valued publicly
Image of propriety & respectability
What Stevenson's novella critiques
What Stevenson's novella critiques
Hypocrisy and denying one's darker side
Period of rapid scientific progress in novel
Period of rapid scientific progress in novel
Late 19th century
Fear about scientific experimentation
Fear about scientific experimentation
Playing God and unknown consequences
Result of Dr Jekyll's experiments
Result of Dr Jekyll's experiments
Creation of Mr Hyde
Setting of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Setting of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
London
Genre of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Genre of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Gothic
What foggy, shadowy streets symbolise
What foggy, shadowy streets symbolise
Hidden, darker aspects of human nature
London's duality in the novel
London's duality in the novel
Respectable façade vs seedy underbelly
What the novel blends together
What the novel blends together
Science and the supernatural
Questions raised about splitting personality
Questions raised about splitting personality
Nature of identity and the soul