Dr Henry Jekyll (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What activities establish Jekyll's reputation as virtuous in Victorian society?
What activities establish Jekyll's reputation as virtuous in Victorian society?
Charitable work & studying religious texts
How does Stevenson describe Jekyll's character?
How does Stevenson describe Jekyll's character?
'Every mark of capacity and kindness'
What does the phrase 'fond of the respect' reveal about Jekyll?
What does the phrase 'fond of the respect' reveal about Jekyll?
He actively enjoys maintaining reputation
What does 'more than commonly grave countenance' suggest about Jekyll's public face?
What does 'more than commonly grave countenance' suggest about Jekyll's public face?
His respectability is performed & excessive
What does the word 'morbid' indicate about Jekyll's shame?
What does the word 'morbid' indicate about Jekyll's shame?
It is unhealthy and diseased
What does Jekyll's 'profound duplicity of life' mean?
What does Jekyll's 'profound duplicity of life' mean?
Deceitfulness running through his existence
What does 'transcendental medicine' indicate about Jekyll's research?
What does 'transcendental medicine' indicate about Jekyll's research?
It goes beyond ordinary physical science
How does Dr Lanyon describe Jekyll's scientific work?
How does Dr Lanyon describe Jekyll's scientific work?
'Unscientific balderdash'
What reveals Jekyll's experiment is motivated by selfish desire rather than science?
What reveals Jekyll's experiment is motivated by selfish desire rather than science?
He wants to be 'relieved of all unbearable'
How does Jekyll's experiment fundamentally fail?
How does Jekyll's experiment fundamentally fail?
Only releases bad side; good unchanged