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Who wrote Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
→ Robert Louis Stevenson.
Where is the story set?
→ In London.
What is Dr Jekyll’s full name?
→ Henry Jekyll.
What is Mr Hyde’s first name?
→ Edward.
Who is Mr Utterson?
→ Dr Jekyll’s lawyer and friend.
What does Dr Jekyll create in his laboratory?
→ A potion that transforms him into Mr Hyde.
What is the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde?
→ They are the same person.
What does Mr Hyde represent?
→ The evil side of Dr Jekyll.
Who witnesses Mr Hyde trample a little girl?
→ Mr Enfield.
How does Dr Jekyll describe his condition in his final letter?
→ As a struggle between good and evil within him.
What does Mr Utterson find when he visits Dr Jekyll’s laboratory at the end?
→ He finds Hyde dead on the floor.
What causes Dr Jekyll to turn into Hyde without the potion later in the story?
→ The transformation becomes uncontrollable.
How does Dr Lanyon react when he learns the truth about Jekyll and Hyde?
→ He is shocked and dies from the horror.
What literary genre best describes the novel?
crime story
What does the broken cane symbolize?
→ The loss of control and the violence of Hyde.
How does Stevenson explore the theme of duality in the novel?
→ Through the contrast between Jekyll’s respectable persona and Hyde’s evil actions.
What role does Victorian society play in Jekyll’s decision to create Hyde?
→ It pressures him to hide his darker impulses.
Why is Mr Hyde smaller and younger than Dr Jekyll?
→ Because Jekyll’s evil side was less developed.
What happens to Jekyll’s handwriting when he becomes Hyde?
→ It changes but remains similar enough to be recognized.
What moral lesson can be drawn from the story?
→ That repressing one’s dark side can lead to destruction
How does the structure of multiple narrators affect the reader’s understanding of the story?
→ It creates mystery and reveals the truth gradually.
What scientific and psychological ideas influenced Stevenson’s writing of the novel?
→ Darwin’s theory of evolution and early psychology about human duality.
How does the novella reflect the conflict between science and religion in Victorian England?
→ Through Jekyll’s attempt to play God by using science to separate good and evil.
Why can the story be considered an allegory of human nature?
→ Because it represents the coexistence of good and evil in everyone.
How does Stevenson use setting and atmosphere to enhance the Gothic mood?
→ Through dark streets, fog, and a sense of mystery and fear.