Author, Background, and Context (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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Stevenson's birth date
Stevenson's birth date
13th November 1850
Year & age Stevenson died
Year & age Stevenson died
1894, aged 44
Victorian period dates
Victorian period dates
1837 to 1901
Darwin's Origin of Species year
Darwin's Origin of Species year
1859
Subject Stevenson studied at university
Subject Stevenson studied at university
Law
Literary tradition of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Literary tradition of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Gothic fiction
What Jekyll represents in dual nature
What Jekyll represents in dual nature
Rational, moral, good aspects
What Hyde represents in dual nature
What Hyde represents in dual nature
Irrational, instinctive, aggressive, evil aspects
Key feature of Victorian society
Key feature of Victorian society
Strict moral codes & social expectations
Victorian belief about human nature
Victorian belief about human nature
All humans possess dual (double) nature