DJMH Revision Day Resources How to revise for this exam. 1. Re-read the text. Annotate every paragraph as if it were an extract based question. 2. Make detailed revision notes on the characters, chapter summaries and themes. 3. Have a page for every chapter detailing key quotations. Learn a selection of them for the exam. 4. It is imperative that you show awareness of the historical context and background to the text. 5. Make notes on the structure of the text and how it was written. 6. Practise as many exam questions as possible. Contexts you could draw upon Context What is it? How do we see it in the text? Victorian London Some streets are very rich while others are associated with crime, decay and poverty, illustrating the sharp division of class in Victorian London. Duality of man Stevenson was fascinated by There are lots of stories of respectable men examples of dualityturning into savage criminals at night i.e. Deacon Brodie, who rich/poor, good/evil was a cabinet maker during the day and a criminal at night. Stevenson s family actually owned one of his cabinets. Darwin s The Origin of Species Examples/Quotations Man is not truly one, but truly two.. Constant references to evolution within the text i.e. calling Hyde a troglodyte is a direct reference to Evolution consider phrases like ape like fury and moving like a monkey
The Industrial Revolution The gentleman s code The Gothic Religious beliefs Men of the upper classes were expected to be seen as respectful e.g. keep away from scandal, gossip and anything which good damage their reputation. Gothic texts played on the fears and anxieties of the Victorians. Constant reference to the full moon, evil events happening in the middle of the night, supernatural references, and destructive imagery. Other Gothic texts included Dracula or Frankenstein. PLOT SEQUENCE Listed below are the different events of the novel but they are all muddled up. Reorganise them into the correct order by entering a number from 1 to 14 next to each one: Jekyll makes Utterson promise help for Hyde if necessary. A maid witnesses Hyde s murder of Sir Danvers Carew. A worried servant summons Utterson to Jekyll s house. Utterson tells Dr Lanyon about his worries over Jekyll s will. Hyde is not seen for some time and Jekyll does lots of work for charity. Utterson breaks down the laboratory door and finds Hyde has committed suicide. Utterson meets Hyde and is more concerned than ever.
girl. his Enfield tells his friend, Utterson, about seeing a man called Hyde trampling over a Utterson leads police to Mr Hyde but he escapes. Later, Utterson reads Dr Lanyon s description of Jekyll s transformation into Hyde. Jekyll s final letter confesses his motives for wanting to become Hyde and explains decision to commit suicide. Utterson knows that Dr Jekyll s will leaves a considerable sum to Hyde. Jekyll presents Utterson with a letter from Hyde. It is a forgery: the handwriting is similar to that of Jekyll. A search reveals a new will and a letter for Utterson but no Jekyll. Quiz 1. Where do Utterson and Enfield stop on their Sunday walk and why? 2. How has Utterson acquired his friends? 3. How much money do they persuade Hyde to give the family of the injured girl? 4. What is strange about Jekyll s will? 5. Why does Utterson want to find out about Hyde s past? 6. Who is a witness to the murder of Carew? 7. Which item of evidence is found in Hyde s flat that links him to the murder? 8. What is Guest s special skill that helps Utterson in his investigation of the link between Jekyll and Hyde? 9. What does Lanyon say has caused the change in his health when Utterson visits him? 10. Why does Jekyll suddenly close the window when he is talking to Utterson from it? 11. What is the reason Poole gives for asking Utterson to go with him to Jekyll s house? 12. Which tools do Utterson and Poole take to break down the door to Jekyll s cabinet? 13. Why is Poole certain that it was not Jekyll, but Hyde, that he saw scuttling around the laboratory? 14. What do Poole and Utterson find on the ground near the inside of the door form the street? 15. How does Utterson know that Hyde has killed himself? 16. What is in the drawer which Hyde s letter asks Lanyon to collect and hand to Hyde? 17. Why does Lanyon decide to watch while Hyde takes the potion? 18. Why does Jekyll set out to make the potion to produce the transformations? 19. Which event leads Jekyll to decide never to take the potion again? Why? 20. Why is Jekyll unable to make more of his potion?
The Exam COMPONENT 1 Shakespeare and The 19 th Century Novel Written examination: 1 hour 45 minutes 40% of the qualification Section A: Shakespeare s Macbeth One extract question to prompt an essay response from across the play 20% of the qualification (4 marks for AO4) AO1/AO2/AO3/AO4 Section B: 19 th Century Novel One extract question to prompt an essay response from across the novel. 20% of the qualification AO1/AO2/AO3 Approaches to the exam: Extract WITH Reference to Whole Novel: 50 mins Read the Question- what is the focus? Read the extract and highlight quotations related to the Q focus Allow 40 minutes to write and check! Intro: Briefly summarise the extract. Where in the story does it happen? Choose one of the following: 1. Either: 5 or 6 points/analysis on extract, all related to Q focus. At the end of each make a link to another part of the novel 2. Or: 3 Points/analysis on extract, all related to Q focus. Then at least 4 points on the whole novel answering the essay question. Or: 8 to 10 Points/analysis on the Q focus in the order that they appear in the novel including 3 on the extract. Check you have included HISTORICAL CONTEXT. Conclusion: Why is focus Q important? How does it develop? What is your argument?
Character webs/tables Jekyll What are they like at the start of the text? Use quotations! How do they change and develop by the end? 3 Significant moments/scenes involving them are What themes does their character explore? How can they be linked to context? Challenge: What is their purpose? What is Stevenson suggesting through their character? Hyde What are they like at the start of the text? Use quotations! How do they change and develop by the end? 3 Significant moments/scenes involving them are What themes does their character explore? How can they be linked to context? Challenge: What is their purpose? What is Stevenson suggesting through their character? Utterson What are they like at the start of the text? Use quotations! How do they change and develop by the end? 3 Significant moments/scenes involving them are What themes does their character explore? How can they be linked to context? Challenge: What is their purpose? What is Stevenson suggesting through their character?
Find 3 quotations for each of the following themes: 1. Good vs. Evil 2. Lies and Deceit 3. Appearance vs. Reality 4. Duality 5. Violence 6. Religion and Science 7. Friendship 8. Curiosity 9. The supernatual 10. Your choice Quotations- Fill in the gaps Hyde 1. trampled _ 2. it was _ to see 3. I had taken a _ to my gentleman 4. something _something displeasing, something downright _ 5. He must be _ 6. strong feeling of _ 7. with a _ intake of the breath 8. _ aloud into a savage laugh 9. pale and _ 10. hardly _! Something troglodytic 11. like a _ 12. with _-like fury_ him to the earth 13. the _ that now faced me 14. man is not truly one, but truly _ 15. to be more _, tenfold more wicked 16. The _side of my nature 17. Evil besides...had left on that body an imprint of _ and decay 18. Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure _ 19. My devil had been long _ he came out _ 20. He, I say I cannot say, Mr Utterson 1. MR UTTERSON the lawyer lean, long, dusty, _, and yet somehow _ 2. the last good _ in the lives of down-going men 3. a lover of the sane and _ sides of life, 4. "If he be Mr _," he had thought, "I shall be Mr _." 5. to-night there was a _ in his blood 6. Where Utterson was _, he was liked well 7. I am a man to be _ 8. The dismal quarter of Soho seemed, in the lawyer's eyes, like a district of some city in a _ 9. I feel as if the presence of a _might do him good."
10. there was borne in upon his mind a crushing anticipation of _. 11. "What, what? Are you all here?" said the lawyer peevishly. "Very irregular, very _ 12. Jekyll," cried Utterson, with a loud voice, "I _ to see you 13. Utterson knew that he was looking on the body of a self-_ 14. "We have come too late," he said sternly, "whether to save or _. Settings 1. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was _ and distained. 2. One house..wore a great air of _ and comfort 3. large, low-roofed, _ hall, paved with flags, warmed.. by a bright, open fire 4. the first _of the season. A great _-coloured pall lowered over heaven, 5. The dismal quarter of _ 6. the _ lifted a little and showed him a _ street, 7. It was a _, cold, seasonable night of March 8. The square, when they got there, was all full of and dust Dr Jekyll 1. poor old Harry Jekyll he was _ when he was young 2. Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me. He began to go _, wrong in mind. 3...such unscientific _ 4. A large, well-made, _-faced man of fifty 5. something of a _ cast 6. The moment I choose, I can be rid of _ 7. I am quite _ with him 8. he did good; his face seemed to _ and brighten 9. If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of _too. 10., like some disconsolate _ 11. an expression of such abject _ and despair 12. impatient gaiety of _ 13. committed to a profound _ of life 14. Man is not truly _, but truly two 15. I was conscious of no repugnance, rather a leap of _. This, too, was myself. 16. My new power _ me until I fell into slavery 17. I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward _. 18. leaping impulses and secret _ of Hyde. 19. it was the _ of being Hyde that racked me. 20. I bring the life of that _Henry Jekyll to an end
Sample tasks Write about how the character of Mr Utterson is presented at different points in the novel. In your response you should: Explore how Stevenson presents Utterson in this scene Explore how Stevenson presents Utterson elsewhere in the novel Refer to the contexts of the novel. [30] The lawyer stood awhile when Mr Hyde had left him, the picture of disquietude. Then he began slowly to mount the street, pausing every step or two and putting his hand to his brow like a man in mental perplexity. The problem he was thus debating as he walked was one of a class that is rarely solved. Mr Hyde was pale and dwarfish; he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing, and fear with which Mr Utterson regarded him. "There must be something else," said the perplexed gentleman. "There is something more, if I could find a name for it. God bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic, shall we say? or can it be the old story of Dr Fell? or is it the mere radiance of a foul soul that thus transpires through, and transfigures, its clay continent? The last, I think; for, O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend."
Write about how tension is created at different points in the novel. In your response you should: How has Stevenson created tension in the extract How has Stevenson created tension elsewhere in the novel refer to the contexts of the novel. [30] Mr. Utterson was sitting by his fireside one evening after dinner, when he was surprised to receive a visit from Poole. Bless me, Poole, what brings you here? he cried; and then taking a second look at him, What ails you? he added, is the doctor ill? Mr. Utterson, said the man, there is something wrong. Take a seat, and here is a glass of wine for you, said the lawyer. Now, take your time, and tell me plainly what you want. You know the doctor s ways, sir, replied Poole, and how he shuts himself up. Well, he s shut up again in the cabinet; and I don t like it, sir I wish I may die if I like it. Mr. Utterson, sir, I m afraid. Now, my good man, said the lawyer, be explicit. What are you afraid of? I ve been afraid for about a week, returned Poole, doggedly disregarding the question, and I can bear it no more. The man s appearance amply bore out his words; his manner was altered for the worse; and except for the moment when he had first announced his terror, he had not once looked the lawyer in the face. Even now, he sat with the glass of wine untasted on his knee, and his eyes directed to a corner of the floor. I can bear it no more, he repeated. Come, said the lawyer, I see you have some good reason, Poole; I see there is something seriously amiss. Try to tell me what it is. I think there s been foul play, said Poole, hoarsely. Foul play! cried the lawyer, a good deal frightened and rather inclined to be irritated in consequence. What foul play? What does the man mean? I daren t say, sir, was the answer; but will you come along with me and see for yourself?