Yr 10 - Wk 6 Jekyll & Hyde by michelle gaddes

A ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ personality is a common idiom. Do you know what it means?

michellegaddes69 — 2025-03-10 01:39:45 UTC

What do you think Batut’s purpose was in creating these composite images?

michellegaddes69 — 2025-03-10 01:40:30 UTC

What do you think a ‘shilling shocker’ would be like? Can you think of modern examples (not necessarily novels or short stories) that might fit loosely into this category?

What is an allegory? What do you think Stevenson might be aiming to achieve that reach beyond the genre of the ‘shilling shocker’?

1. What details of Enfield’s story do you find particularly unusual?

michellegaddes69 — 2025-03-10 01:42:08 UTC

2. In this section, find TWO ways in which Stevenson uses language to create an unsettling mood.

3. Why does Enfield not want to investigate this matter further? What does this suggest about the culture of London at this time?

1. What does the will signify about the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde? What does Utterson mean when he suggests that he fears it is a “disgrace”?

michellegaddes69 — 2025-03-10 01:42:27 UTC

2. How does Hyde come across in this scene? How does Stevenson make him appear unsettling?

michellegaddes69 — 2025-03-10 01:42:52 UTC

What does Utterson conclude from this interaction? On what grounds?

1. In what style is this section narrated? Whose perspective is prioritised in the telling of the murder and why?

michellegaddes69 — 2025-03-10 01:43:34 UTC

2. Utterson assists the police by taking them to the address that Hyde gave him in the street in the previous chapter. What do they find in the house?

1. What features of Jekyll’s house are emphasised in the description?

michellegaddes69 — 2025-03-10 01:44:13 UTC

How does Jekyll treat Utterson in this scene? What aspects of Jekyll’s personality does Stevenson emphasise, and how?