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The novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" explores themes of science and religion in Victorian society. Dr. Jekyll's experiments with the dual nature of man represent fears about scientific progress overreaching ethical boundaries. The conflict between rational science and supernatural forces is embodied in the characters of Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Jekyll.
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This page defines important terms related to religion and science themes in Jekyll and Hyde:
Blasphemy: An action or statement seen as going against God. This relates to how Jekyll's experiments are portrayed as challenging divine order.
Primitive: Characteristic of an early evolutionary or historical stage. Hyde is described as primitive and animalistic, reflecting Victorian fears about degeneration.
Vocabulary: Blasphemy - The action or offence of doing or saying something that is viewed as going against God.
Vocabulary: Primitive - The character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something.
Example: Hyde is seen as a primitive and animalistic character.
This page examines how Hyde is presented as an evil, demonic force, illustrating the conflict between science and religion in Jekyll and Hyde:
Hyde is described using satanic imagery, emphasizing his unnatural and ungodly nature. By creating Hyde, Jekyll is portrayed as defying divine order and playing God.
Quote: Hyde is described as having "Satan's signature upon a face".
Quote: Jekyll states: "My devil had been long caged".
Highlight: By creating Hyde, Jekyll has created something that is unnatural and against God, leading to his doom.
This page analyzes Dr. Lanyon's perspective on Jekyll's experiments, illustrating the conflict between science and religion in Jekyll and Hyde:
Dr. Lanyon, representing 19th century enlightenment and reason, loses respect for Jekyll's work. He views Jekyll's "transcendental science" as fanciful and lacking practical purpose. Lanyon's criticism reflects the tension between traditional scientific approaches and more radical experimentation.
Quote: Lanyon claims: "[Jekyll] began to go wrong, wrong in mind."
Highlight: Lanyon represents the 19th Century spirit of enlightenment, reason and logic; while Jekyll, through his experiments, brings the abstract fears Victorian society had about science and creates a monster.
This section explores how Hyde embodies Victorian anxieties about evolution and degeneration, key themes of science in Jekyll and Hyde:
Hyde is consistently described as animalistic and primitive, reflecting Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories. Stevenson's portrayal of Hyde as "ape-like" and "savage" plays on fears that humans could potentially devolve to a more primitive state.
Quote: Hyde is described as "the slime of the pit".
Highlight: Hyde represents the Victorian fear that if man can evolve, he may also devolve.
This page describes Jekyll's laboratory, a key setting that symbolizes the shift from rational science to supernatural experimentation:
The laboratory's neglected state suggests Jekyll has abandoned traditional scientific methods. Its windowless structure and location at the back of the house emphasize secrecy. The description of Jekyll's formula evokes a witch's potion rather than a scientific compound, blurring the line between science and the supernatural.
Highlight: The neglected laboratory could suggest that Jekyll has turned his back on conventional science.
Example: The description of the formula Jekyll creates to transform into Hyde makes it sound more like a witch's potion than a scientific compound.
This section examines the Victorian context of science in Jekyll and Hyde, highlighting how the novella reflects anxieties of the era:
The Victorian period saw rapid scientific and technological advancements that were both exciting and alarming to society. Stevenson taps into these fears through Jekyll's experiments on human nature. The character of Dr. Lanyon embodies concerns about science overreaching ethical boundaries, dismissing Jekyll's work as "unscientific balderdash."
Highlight: Stevenson exploits Victorian fears of scientific progress through Jekyll's experimentation with the nature of man.
Quote: Dr. Lanyon describes Jekyll's work as "unscientific balderdash", representing skepticism towards radical scientific ideas.
This section provides Utterson's description of Jekyll's laboratory, highlighting its significance in the story:
Utterson describes the lab as dingy, windowless, and neglected. Once bustling with students, it now lies silent and disorganized. This description reveals Jekyll's transition from respected scientist to secretive experimenter.
Quote: "He eyed the dingy, windowless structure with curiosity, and gazed round with a distasteful sense of strangeness as he crossed the theatre, once crowded with eager students and now lying gaunt and silent..."
"Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" examines the tension between science and religion in Victorian England through Dr. Jekyll's experiments:
This section tests understanding of Dr. Lanyon's role in representing Victorian attitudes towards science in Jekyll and Hyde:
Highlight: Lanyon represents conventional Victorian scientific views, contrasting with Jekyll's more radical approach.
This final section further explores the demonic imagery used to describe Hyde, reinforcing the theme of science vs religion in Jekyll and Hyde:
The metaphor of "Satan's signature upon his face" suggests that Hyde bears visible signs of evil, as if the devil has claimed ownership of him. This imagery emphasizes Hyde's role as an ungodly creation resulting from Jekyll's hubristic scientific experiments.
Highlight: The satanic imagery used to describe Hyde underscores the novella's theme of science transgressing divine boundaries.
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The novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" explores themes of science and religion in Victorian society. Dr. Jekyll's experiments with the dual nature of man represent fears about scientific progress overreaching ethical boundaries. The conflict between rational science and supernatural forces is embodied in the characters of Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Jekyll.
This page defines important terms related to religion and science themes in Jekyll and Hyde:
Blasphemy: An action or statement seen as going against God. This relates to how Jekyll's experiments are portrayed as challenging divine order.
Primitive: Characteristic of an early evolutionary or historical stage. Hyde is described as primitive and animalistic, reflecting Victorian fears about degeneration.
Vocabulary: Blasphemy - The action or offence of doing or saying something that is viewed as going against God.
Vocabulary: Primitive - The character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something.
Example: Hyde is seen as a primitive and animalistic character.
This page examines how Hyde is presented as an evil, demonic force, illustrating the conflict between science and religion in Jekyll and Hyde:
Hyde is described using satanic imagery, emphasizing his unnatural and ungodly nature. By creating Hyde, Jekyll is portrayed as defying divine order and playing God.
Quote: Hyde is described as having "Satan's signature upon a face".
Quote: Jekyll states: "My devil had been long caged".
Highlight: By creating Hyde, Jekyll has created something that is unnatural and against God, leading to his doom.
This page analyzes Dr. Lanyon's perspective on Jekyll's experiments, illustrating the conflict between science and religion in Jekyll and Hyde:
Dr. Lanyon, representing 19th century enlightenment and reason, loses respect for Jekyll's work. He views Jekyll's "transcendental science" as fanciful and lacking practical purpose. Lanyon's criticism reflects the tension between traditional scientific approaches and more radical experimentation.
Quote: Lanyon claims: "[Jekyll] began to go wrong, wrong in mind."
Highlight: Lanyon represents the 19th Century spirit of enlightenment, reason and logic; while Jekyll, through his experiments, brings the abstract fears Victorian society had about science and creates a monster.
This section explores how Hyde embodies Victorian anxieties about evolution and degeneration, key themes of science in Jekyll and Hyde:
Hyde is consistently described as animalistic and primitive, reflecting Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories. Stevenson's portrayal of Hyde as "ape-like" and "savage" plays on fears that humans could potentially devolve to a more primitive state.
Quote: Hyde is described as "the slime of the pit".
Highlight: Hyde represents the Victorian fear that if man can evolve, he may also devolve.
This page describes Jekyll's laboratory, a key setting that symbolizes the shift from rational science to supernatural experimentation:
The laboratory's neglected state suggests Jekyll has abandoned traditional scientific methods. Its windowless structure and location at the back of the house emphasize secrecy. The description of Jekyll's formula evokes a witch's potion rather than a scientific compound, blurring the line between science and the supernatural.
Highlight: The neglected laboratory could suggest that Jekyll has turned his back on conventional science.
Example: The description of the formula Jekyll creates to transform into Hyde makes it sound more like a witch's potion than a scientific compound.
This section examines the Victorian context of science in Jekyll and Hyde, highlighting how the novella reflects anxieties of the era:
The Victorian period saw rapid scientific and technological advancements that were both exciting and alarming to society. Stevenson taps into these fears through Jekyll's experiments on human nature. The character of Dr. Lanyon embodies concerns about science overreaching ethical boundaries, dismissing Jekyll's work as "unscientific balderdash."
Highlight: Stevenson exploits Victorian fears of scientific progress through Jekyll's experimentation with the nature of man.
Quote: Dr. Lanyon describes Jekyll's work as "unscientific balderdash", representing skepticism towards radical scientific ideas.
This section provides Utterson's description of Jekyll's laboratory, highlighting its significance in the story:
Utterson describes the lab as dingy, windowless, and neglected. Once bustling with students, it now lies silent and disorganized. This description reveals Jekyll's transition from respected scientist to secretive experimenter.
Quote: "He eyed the dingy, windowless structure with curiosity, and gazed round with a distasteful sense of strangeness as he crossed the theatre, once crowded with eager students and now lying gaunt and silent..."
"Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" examines the tension between science and religion in Victorian England through Dr. Jekyll's experiments:
This section tests understanding of Dr. Lanyon's role in representing Victorian attitudes towards science in Jekyll and Hyde:
Highlight: Lanyon represents conventional Victorian scientific views, contrasting with Jekyll's more radical approach.
This final section further explores the demonic imagery used to describe Hyde, reinforcing the theme of science vs religion in Jekyll and Hyde:
The metaphor of "Satan's signature upon his face" suggests that Hyde bears visible signs of evil, as if the devil has claimed ownership of him. This imagery emphasizes Hyde's role as an ungodly creation resulting from Jekyll's hubristic scientific experiments.
Highlight: The satanic imagery used to describe Hyde underscores the novella's theme of science transgressing divine boundaries.
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