My Context padlet by Jasim Tanweer Year 10 https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2021-01-04 12:22:23 UTC 2025-11-06 22:39:33 UTC hello@padlet.com The Context of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051641313 2021-01-04 12:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051641313 Robert Louis Stevenson 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051652915 2021-01-04 12:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051652915 Facts about his life 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051657045
  • Was a poet, Scottish essayist and an author of fiction and travel books 
  • He first gained fame with his story Treasure island which contained elements of romance and  adventure (which significantly contrasts to his usual stories which contain elements of horror and the supernatural)
  • Since Childhood Stevenson suffered greatly from tuberculosis which forced him to spend much of his childhood in bed 
  • During these times when he was in bed , he composed stories which eventually led him to become an author
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    ]]>     2021-01-04 12:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051657045     Why did Stevenson write Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051695729 Stevenson wrote Dr jekyll and Mr Hyde due to the contributing factors:

    • Stevenson was interested in what made up a person charecter: Why a person can be good as well as evil
    • After a nightmare , Stevenson wrote the story of Dr Jekyll in just 3 days
    ]]>     2021-01-04 12:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051695729     The Victorian Era 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051713131 2021-01-04 13:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051713131 Basic info about the Victorian era 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051716005
  • Began in the 1830s-beginning of 1900s
  • Queen Victoria was the ruler of that time period and ruled from 1837-1901
  • Britain world’s leading economic and military power
  • Britain was controlled by a vast empire
  • It was a period of intense changes in many areas (Railroads,
  • postal system, medicine, industry
  • People went to cities in search of work
  • In the 1880s poverty began to become a problem
  • Changes in traditional society frightened many Britons.
    • ]]>     2021-01-04 13:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051716005     Victorian standards 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051745090
  • Public life was very ordered and those with status were expected to set a high standard for those who had a low status
  • The theme of responsibility is explored deeply in the story and is set in many examples e.g when Hyde was trampling the girl, the two men at the scene Mr Utterson and Mr Enfeild, both with high status and privilege were expected to save the girl , gain justice by society
  • Religion was also a great part of Victorian society and this is also presented in the book. Examples of this is when Mr Utterson goes and tries to speak to Hyde, he gets scared at first and recites religious readings and the word God to ease his fear and this is repeated throughout the story by other characters as well when they display emotion

    • ]]>     2021-01-04 13:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051745090     Victorian London readers 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051812029
  • The Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde book sold over 40,000 copies in 6 months
  • The conflict and behaviour of the characters portrayed by Stevenson's detailed descriptions highlighted era class phobias in society
  • The story of double personality and transformation interested Victorian readers greatly

    • ]]>     2021-01-04 13:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051812029     DoppelGanger 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051852684
  • The concept of a “double-self” or “twin”
  • Alter Ego: The continual struggle of who we are and who we are expected to be, relates to the theme of pressure that resided in Jekyll to be a Victorian Gentlemen and used Hyde to escape these pressures
  • Popular in the 1800s
  • Genre began with a story about this type of double when Dr. Frankenstein created his monster in 1818
  • The characters in the book have become part of cultural mythology
    • ]]>     2021-01-04 13:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1051852684     Dual Nature/Split Personality 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052284941 2021-01-04 15:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052284941 Uses of this theme 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052294953
  • Many religions use the concept of dual nature/split personality to explain the struggle within a person to choose between good and evil.Examples are  Adam/Eve and Cain/Abel
  • Horror and gangster films and fiction also explore the dual nature of a criminal by showing an evil person performing an act of kindness. Examples of this are shown in live action films where they interpret story's of the past e.g fantasy and bring them to do good deeds to match with the research of humans which have grown over the years. 
    • ]]>     2021-01-04 15:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052294953     16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052337605 Stevenson was very interested in the contrast
    between good and evil and he showed this numerous times in the story e.g how he described the setting before Mr Enfield and Mr Utterson start talking about Mr. Hyde. and the way Stevenson described the way Hyde trampled over the girl: "Trampled calmly" Trample having connotations to criminal and abuse portraying evil while calmly having connotations to peace portraying good]]>     2021-01-04 15:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052337605     Victorian Facts/Meanings 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052363545 2021-01-04 15:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052363545 Good descriptions shown in the story 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052382751 The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed and all hoping to do better still the shop fronts stood along that thoroughfare with an air of invitation, like rows of smiling saleswomen. Even on Sunday, when it veiled its more florid charms and lay comparatively empty of visitors, the street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest; and with its freshly painted shutters, well-polished brasses, and general cleanliness and cheerfulness of note, instantly caught and pleased the eye of the passenger.]]> 2021-01-04 15:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052382751 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052398273 The bits highlighted in green give the reader feelings of beauty and happiness and positivity symbolising good.]]> 2021-01-04 15:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052398273 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052412124 However this positive imagery is immedialtly changed to more sinister and negative descriptions to symbolise the recurring change from good to evil]]> 2021-01-04 15:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052412124 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052422504 The bits highlighted in the negative descriptions (negative imagery) immedialtly has connotations to mystery, suggesting a criminal like scene portraying senses of evil]]> 2021-01-04 16:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052422504 Negative descriptions shown in the story 16jastanw https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052436459 It was two storeys high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower storey
    and a blind forehead of discoloured wall on the upper; and bore in every feature,     the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings;]]>     2021-01-04 16:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/16jastanw/g8mnt8kifsotclnp/wish/1052436459