8 Questions
What was Robert Louis Stevenson's interest in the dual nature of human beings?
He believed humans had a good and evil side
What were some of the social issues in Victorian Britain?
Poverty, disease, crime, drug abuse, and prostitution
What were some of the Victorian values?
Strict moral and social code, reputation, appearance, physiognomy, Christianity, moderation, and repression
What were some of the characteristics of Victorian London?
Smog, industrialization, unhygienic conditions, overcrowding, crime, and class disparity
What was the significance of science and evolution in the Victorian era?
All of the above
What was the role of religion in Victorian society?
There was skepticism, agnosticism, materialism, and criticism of Christian teachings
What were some of the Victorian characteristics reflected in 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
Duality, debasement, depravity, aberration, and subconscious
What was the significance of Victorian values in 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
The novel critiqued the strict moral and social code of Victorian society
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.
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,
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