to shelter or protect someone or something

to accept or welcome something eagerly and openly

one who controls access or entry to something

to openly disregard or disobey a rule or law

'Jekyll and Hyde': duality as a theme in the novella

English

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 1: Meeting Mr Utterson

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 1: The Story of The Door

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 2: Search for Mr Hyde

'Jekyll and Hyde': Chapters 3 and 4

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 5: Incident of the Letter

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 6: Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 7: Incident at the Window

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 8: The Last Night

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 9: Dr Lanyon's Narrative

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 10: Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 10: responding to Jekyll's confession

Introducing the Gothic in 'Jekyll and Hyde'

'Jekyll and Hyde': the importance of science and religion in the novella

'Jekyll and Hyde': examining Lanyon as a foil to Jekyll

'Jekyll and Hyde': examining Mr. Hyde as the embodiment of evil

'Jekyll and Hyde': examining Mr. Hyde as a dangerous character

'Jekyll and Hyde': developing analytical paragraphs about Mr. Hyde

'Jekyll and Hyde': writing about Jekyll's culpability in the novella

'Jekyll and Hyde': exploring the duplicity of the upper class characters

'Jekyll and Hyde': planning a successful essay

'Jekyll and Hyde': writing introductions and conclusions

'Jekyll and Hyde': examining the novella's structure

'Jekyll and Hyde': exploring duplicity in a model essay

'Jekyll and Hyde': writing an analytical response about duality

'Jekyll and Hyde': refining written responses on duality

In 'Jekyll & Hyde: Detective Fiction', pupils explore how Stevenson uses the conventions of gothic fiction to expose key themes such as secrecy and concealment. In 'Jekyll and Hyde: Gothic Fiction', pupils build on this to explore how gothic texts are often concerned with hidden and illicit desires. 

In 'Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories', pupils explore the ways in which victims and villains are portrayed, evaluating whether some villains are portrayed more sympathetically than others. In 'Jekyll and Hyde: Detective Fiction', pupils examine the ways in which Stevenson uses and subverts the conventions of detective fiction both to build suspense and to critique Victorian society.

In this unit, pupils complete their first reading and exploration of 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. They read the novella in full, before thinking about the importance of the Gothic, science and religion. They then explore key characters and essay writing before writing about duality in the novella.

Nineteenth century text: first study

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', it can be argued that most of the upper class gentlemen in the novella {{ }} secrets.

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', arguably Jekyll {{ }} his dual identity, Mr. Hyde.

Calvinsim rejected duality, seeing people as either good or bad.

Calvinsim embraced duality, seeing all people as a mixture of good and evil.

Which of the following could be a logical argument as to why Stevenson rejected his Calvinist faith?

It makes the reader question who they can trust.

It makes the case more confusing to follow and harder to solve.

It reminds the reader that every story can be viewed in multiple ways.

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', why do you think Stevenson uses multiple narrators? 

People who refuse to embrace their duality.

People who judged others harshly whilst behaving hypocritically.

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', if Stevenson arguably embraces duality, what or who can it be argued he is being critical of?

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Stevenson is critical of those in society who acted as {{ }} to the moral code, whilst secretly flouting it themselves.

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Stevenson uses the character of Jekyll to explore the {{ }} nature of man.

Which of the following is an example of duality?

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde',  how many different narrative perspectives does Stevenson employ?

Complete this quotation from 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' : 'My {{ }} had been long caged.'

What was Robert L. Stevenson's faith as a child?

He tried to lock himself away to protect the world from Hyde.

He tried to lock himself away due to his remorse.

In 'The Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', what could the quotation "disconsolate prisoner" tell us about Jekyll?

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