English · GCSE · Nineteenth-Century Novel

Jekyll and Hyde: respectability and fear in the 1880s

Jekyll and Hyde: respectability and fear in the 1880sFree8:04Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
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What you need to know

  • The story is set in 1880s London, a fast-growing city of extreme wealth and poverty side by side.
  • Many readers see Stevenson's divided home city of Edinburgh, with its New Town and Old Town, behind the setting.
  • Deacon Brodie, a respectable craftsman by day and a burglar by night, is a likely model for a double life.
  • The surgeon John Hunter's house, with a smart front and a dissecting room behind, resembles Jekyll's house and laboratory.

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Runs 8:04, from 0:00 to 8:04 of the full video.

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Heddy Score3/7, Below the standard
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Connects real places and people from Stevenson's world to the novella's themes of respectability and hidden lives.

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