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What was Robert Louis Stevenson's interest in the dual nature of human beings?
What was Robert Louis Stevenson's interest in the dual nature of human beings?
What were some of the social issues in Victorian Britain?
What were some of the social issues in Victorian Britain?
What were some of the Victorian values?
What were some of the Victorian values?
What were some of the characteristics of Victorian London?
What were some of the characteristics of Victorian London?
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What was the significance of science and evolution in the Victorian era?
What was the significance of science and evolution in the Victorian era?
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What was the role of religion in Victorian society?
What was the role of religion in Victorian society?
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What were some of the Victorian characteristics reflected in 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
What were some of the Victorian characteristics reflected in 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
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What was the significance of Victorian values in 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
What was the significance of Victorian values in 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
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Study Notes
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Historical and Literary Context
- Robert Louis Stevenson's life and works, including his fascination with the "dregs of humanity" and his interest in the dual nature of human beings.
- Victorian Britain's prosperity and social inequality, with large areas of poverty, disease, crime, drug abuse, and prostitution.
- Victorian values, including a strict moral and social code, reputation, appearance, physiognomy, Christianity, moderation, and repression.
- Victorian London's smog, industrialization, unhygienic conditions, overcrowding, crime, and class disparity.
- Science, evolution, and physiognomy, including Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, the unscientific belief in physiognomy, and fears of degeneration.
- Religion, including skepticism, agnosticism, materialism, and criticism of Christian teachings.
- Victorian characteristics, including respectability, morality, propriety, piety, anxiety, restraint, repression, unorthodoxy, savageness, supernatural, duality, debasement, depravity, aberration, decadence, subconscious, duplicity, and degeneracy.
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Test your knowledge of the historical and literary context of one of the most iconic works of horror literature, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson. In this quiz, you will explore the fascinating world of Victorian Britain, with its strict social codes, industrialization, and class disparity. You will also learn about Stevenson's life and works, including his interest in the dual nature of human beings and the "dregs of humanity." From science and evolution to religion and morality,
