Exposition introduces the characters, explains past events and describes the setting of the story.

The part of the story leading to the climax, in which the tension grows, is known as rising action.

The turning point in a story, where tension is highest, is known as a  climax.

The final part of a story, in which the loose ends are brought together and the story is resolved is known as a denouement.

A motif is an object or image that is repeated throughout a story.

Stevenson’s use of structure in ‘Jekyll and Hyde’

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In 'Jekyll and Hyde: the Divided City', pupils explore how the city of London is used as a symbol of Jekyll's duplicitous life. In 'Jekyll & Hyde: Society as the Villain', pupils critically analyse the role the Victorian patriarchy and the class system plays in Jekyll's demise.

In this unit, pupils explore how the society the characters of 'Jekyll and Hyde' inhabit affects their interpretation of them. They first look at structure and the Gothic, before thinking carefully about how to use context. They then look at hypocrisy and write an essay about it in the novella.

Nineteenth century text: second deep dive

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Freytag's {{ }} is narrative structure that breaks a story into five sections

'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' contains lots of documents as part of its narrative. As such it is an example of...

According to Freytag's pyramid, the introduction of the setting, characters and background is known as the... 

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', when Sir Danvers Carew dies and Utterson breaks down the door of Jekyll’s lab, this is arguably the {{ }} of the story.

Which characters do not provide their own accounts - in letter form - at the end of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?

It helps develop the themes of curiosity, concealment and false appearance.

Victorian audiences were accustomed to detective stories.

The Gothic genre was falling out of fashion.

In order to be an epistolary novella, it must also contain detective elements.

'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' has elements of detective fiction. Why did Stevenson structure it in this way?

In which year was 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' first published?

When the novella 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' was first published, its audience was... 

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', what is the profession of Mr. Utterson?

Which of the below are key themes of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?

A motif is an object or image that is deliberately hidden throughout a story.

A motif is an object or image that is rarely seen throughout a story.

A motif is an object or image that is copied from one story to another story.

Which of the below is the best definition of the word 'motif'? Here it is used in a sentence: "The author skilfully wove a motif of love into the short story."

An entertaining idea in an artistic work.

An object or image that recurs in an artistic work.

What is the correct definition of the word 'theme'? Here it is used in a sentence: "The novel beautifully explores the theme of love."

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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