Victorian London (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Theme mirrored by Victorian London's division
Theme mirrored by Victorian London's division
Duality
Industrial Revolution's effect on London population
Industrial Revolution's effect on London population
Workers moved to cities for factory jobs, creating housing demand
Definition of slums in Victorian London
Definition of slums in Victorian London
Densely populated areas with extremely poor housing quality
Conditions in Victorian slums
Conditions in Victorian slums
Families in 1-2 rooms, damp, no running water, no sanitation
Disease that spread rapidly in slums
Disease that spread rapidly in slums
Cholera
'Pea-soupers' in Victorian London
'Pea-soupers' in Victorian London
Combination of natural fog and industrial smoke pollution
Location of Hyde's residence
Location of Hyde's residence
Dismal quarter of Soho
How Jekyll visits disreputable areas
How Jekyll visits disreputable areas
Transforms entirely into Hyde before entering them
Stevenson's Gothic innovation vs traditional setting
Stevenson's Gothic innovation vs traditional setting
Familiar Victorian London streets vs remote foreign castles
What Jekyll's two house entrances symbolise
What Jekyll's two house entrances symbolise
His dual nature - respectable public & hidden sinful sides