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Jekyll and Hyde themes - Scientific development
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- 1Scientific DevelopmentIn the Victorian era, religion was important. Many believed God created the universe, therefore the Bible must be followed, people were afraid of scientific development. Charles Darwin wrote about the theory of evolution in these times and was banned as it went against the theory of creation.
- 2Jekyll is relentless in his goals to complete the experiment of releasing his evil self (Mr. Hyde) and stops at nothing to achieve his goals."I wish to see no more of Dr Jekyll... I am quite done with that person; and I beg you spare me any allusion to one whom I regard as dead." - Dr. Lanyon
Stevenson presents Lanyon's emotions clearly, Jekyll's oldest friend views him as 'dead' as he has gone against science. The language used is charged with passion and emotion. The repetition of "I" shows that hes feels as if he is in control of the situation and control over Jekyll. - 3Dr Jekyll's experiment kills him, as he has to die in order for the overpowering Mr Hyde to die as well....there lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching.
This shows Jekyll eventually kills himself as his desire to experiment made Hyde stronger. The use of the phrase 'sorely contorted' illustrates how science has changed who Jekyll was and who he became. He 'contorted' his very self. - 4Dr Lanyon dies of shock because of what he has witnessed- he sees Mr Hyde turning into Dr Jekyll.A week afterwards Dr Lanyon took to his bed, and in something less than a fortnight he was dead.
The short time period shows how quickly Dr Lanyon's health deteriorated because of Dr Jekyll's revelation.
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- Year 11 English Karteikarten am Jekyll and Hyde themes - Scientific development, erstellt von Sophie Hobbs am 04/03/2018.
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