EXTEND – Jekyll’s final hour #647814 - Prove ed esercizi Zanichelli

STEP 1 Skim for gist and find out more about Jekyll and Hyde's relationship

Read the passage and decide if the statements are true or false.

A:

Jekyll confesses that his habitual exposure to pain has brought him some relief.

B:

Jekyll thinks his latest potion does not work because it does not have the same unknown impurity of the first potion.

C:

Hyde's focus on the present may unintentionally protect Jekyll's written confession.

D:

Jekyll knows that once he fully transforms back into Hyde, he will face immediate death.

E:

This passage shows that Jekyll is afraid of Hyde and knows that their fates are linked.

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Vero o falso

STEP 2 Comparing transformations

Reflect on the differences between Jekyll's first transformation and the later ones. Then read the text and complete it with the words given.

Jekyll's first transformation reflects a mixture of scientific triumph and excitement. Despite the physical pain, he believes he has ________ in his experiment and that he has full ________ over it. Moreover, the language used to describe his transformation clearly shows that Jekyll takes ________ in returning to a primitive state. He associates Hyde with a sense of ________, as he is relieved of social obligations and ________.
In contrast, as Jekyll writes about his current state, the language is ________ by despair and fear. Jekyll has become aware of the ________ of his fate, and the transformations into Hyde are no longer a ________, but a punishment.

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Posizionamento

STEP 4 Think further and prepare for your test: evolution and regression

Read the text taken from a British Library article, in which curator Greg Buzwell discusses how Jekyll and Hyde reflect ideas on evolution. Decide if the statements are true or false. Then look at the prompts and write some extra reflections in your exercise book. You can use the final text as revision material for your test.

PROMPTS:
- Refer to the box 'Early Victorian thinkers' in the section 'The Victorian frame of mind' in your textbook to gather information about Darwin's evolutionary theories.
- Refer to STEP 3 and STEP 4 to discuss how Jekyll's inability to control Hyde might be considered a form of regression or degeneration into the bestial.
- Use the first two prompts to explain how Stevenson used Darwin's theories in his work.

A:

Buzwell argues that interpreting the book as a conflict between good and evil is too simple.

B:

Buzwell reminds the readers that Mr Enfield describes Hyde as frightening because of his violent behaviour.

C:

Charles Darwin's theories inspired all late-Victorian novels.

D:

The text suggests that Hyde's appearance is considered disturbing because it reminds people of humanity's evolutionary origins.

E:

The text states that Dr Lanyon became ill because he was unable to accept that a morally upright individual could hide a violent and primitive side.

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Vero o falso

STEP 3 Hyde's insubordination

Match each cause to its effect. Write the correct letters (A-B) in the gaps.

1 The potion produces the desired effect and transforms Jekyll into Hyde. ________
2 The potion fails to produce the same result and no longer guarantees transformation. ________

A Jekyll's scientific control is undermined, and his abuse of the potion made his transformations more unpredictable.
B Jekyll manages to control his evil alter ego and believes that his theory of separation is confirmed.

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Completamento aperto