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Jekyll and Hyde - Contextual Information (Nature vs Supernatural (Binary…
Jekyll and Hyde - Contextual Information
Religion and Science
Strong religious beliefs - science unethical
Novel explores controversial competition between faith and science
reflects conflict e.g. seen in Lanyon who is a more religious scientist and his destruction upon knowledge of Jekyll and Hyde
Urban Gothics/ Aftermath
explores concerns of Victorian society
Jack the Ripper murders provoked unrest in Victorian society made play more scary and realistic
Richard Mansfield (actor) was so convincing in the role he was thought to be Jack the Ripper
Murders started a few days after first theatrical interpretation of novel began (1988)
Nature vs Supernatural
Binary opposites
Supernatural: jekylls experiment Natural: Jekyll and Hydes death
Expresses two controversial sciences at time
Dr Lanyon symbolises natural, factually based scientists
Dr Jekyll represents the small percentage of scientists that performed unnatural and experimental sciences had no basis in scientific fact
Physionomy: Stevenson uses these beliefs to portray peoples personality through appearance e.g. Hyde
Duality of Human Nature
Explored good and evil side in all human beings
Laudanum popular Victorian drug
Rich 'respectable' men would often get involved in gambling drugs and child prostitiution
Unrespectable places e.g. theatres