PLOT
What horrifying event does Lanyon write about having witnessed?
1- Lanyon became mortally ill after seeing Hyde transform into Jekyll; the event was too much for the doctor to take as it was "impossible." Dr. Lanyon's character symbolized truth, respect and everything rational and when he died as a result of Jekyll's transformation it was a small victory for evil and the supernatural.
2- Lanyon’s deterioration and eventual death were caused by the shock of seeing Mr. Hyde take a potion and metamorphose into Dr. Jekyll.
How does Jekyll deal with Hyde in the end?
Jekyll's ability to change back from Hyde into himself slowly vanished. Jekyll writes that even as he composes his letter he knows that he will soon become Hyde permanently, and he wonders if Hyde will face execution for his crimes or choose to kill himself. Jekyll notes that, in any case, the end of his letter marks the end of the life of Dr. Jekyll. He commits suicide, hoping Mr. Hyde dies with him.
This novel discusses the battle between (Justify)
Men and women
Man and beast
Adults and children
Good and evil
Good and evil
“In each of us, two natures are at war – the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer. But in our own hands lies the power to choose – what we want most to be we are.”
What is significant about the names of the following characters: Jekyll, Hyde and Utterson?
- Jekyll: Je-kill or Jek - ill
- Hyde: Hide
- Utterson: to utter or not to (In the novella, Mr Utterson doesn't seem to talk to the police about what he knows.)
Who is Hyde?
Jekyll’s dark side, embodied in a separate being. He craves pleasure and debauchery.
What reason does Dr. Jekyll give Mr. Utterson for beginning the experiments that led to the manifestation of Mr. Hyde?
His interest in the duality of man.
"It was on the moral side, and in my own person, that I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both.”
Jekyll did not create a potion to remove the evil parts of his nature. He made a potion that allowed him express his urges without feeling guilty and without any consequences besmirching his good name
What is a cover for supernatural activities?
Darkness
Lies
Evil
Science
Science
What has inspired the author to write the story of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
RLS wrote Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in three days after awaking one night from a nightmare.
What brings Hyde into being?
A mysterious drink created in Jekyll's laboratory (Stevenson 55). , concocted by Jekyll
Why did Dr. Jekyll set up a home and bank account for Mr. Hyde?
Dr. Jekyll was insuring that if Hyde did in fact take over his mind and body, he would have the financial means to live on.
Why does Jekyll kill Hyde, and himself?
Jekyll knew that Hyde was taking over due to the random times that he turned into Hyde. He knew that Hyde had a fear of being hanged for the crimes and therefore killed himself. Part of him does feel sorrow for Hyde in the quote "I find it in my heart to pity him" but Jekyll knows that Hyde is getting out of control and has to rid the world of him.
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychotherapy, lived at the same time Jekyll and Hyde was published.
Which helped the author with:
- Freud named the conscious part of oneself the ego.
- He named the unconscious part of oneself the id.
- He also labeled the superego as society, ethics, and morals.
- Stevenson was on the cutting edge of science to be writing about division in the human mind.
Initially, why does Jekyll turn himself into Hyde?
It began as scientific curiosity in the duality of human nature (or the good and evil), and his attempt to destroy the 'darker self'
What was Dr Jekyll doing when he spontaneously turned into Mr Hyde without taking the potion?
He could not even return to his rooms to get his potions without a great risk of being captured. It was then that he sent word to Lanyon to break into his laboratory and get his potions for him. After that night, he had to take a double dose of the potion every six hours to avoid spontaneous transformation into Hyde.
Which of the following does NOT apply to Mr Hyde as a description?
Violent
Animal-like
Furtive
Open
Open
Drug use and abuse was increasing during Stevenson’s time.
- A popular drug of the time was opium (a highly addictive drug). It was frequently prescribed, even to children to help them sleep.
- Stevenson was said to be using cocaine when he wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. (that's why the "white salt")
By the end, why does Jekyll turn himself into Hyde?
He became addicted to the character of Hyde, who increasingly took over and destroyed him.
Why did Dr Jekyll need a Mr Hyde?
Dr. Henry Jekyll feels he is battling between the good and evil within himself, thus leading to the struggle with his alter ego, Edward Hyde. He spends his life trying to repress evil urges that are not fitting for a man of his stature. He develops a serum in an attempt to mask this hidden evil.
What is the reason for Mr Hyde's small size in comparison to Dr Jekyll?
- Hyde represents the evil part of Jekyll. The fact he is smaller and younger than Jekyll perhaps suggests that we are not born evil but become evil.
In Christianity, original sin says that people are born inclined toward evil and struggle to be good.
Dr. Jekyll was trying to divide both parts.