REVISE – The dual nature of humans #647813 - Prove ed esercizi Zanichelli

STEP 3 Looking in the mirror

Read the text about the moment Jekyll sees Hyde in the mirror for the first time and complete it with the words given.

The moment when Jekyll sees Hyde in the mirror is one of ________. It allows Jekyll to see the ________ of the desires and feelings that he had always ________. Jekyll himself believes this inhibition is evident in Hyde's appearance, which is less developed, younger, and thinner.
Though the reflection makes Jekyll aware of Hyde's ugliness, he ________ his transformation as a ________ of his duality and the ________ struggle of mankind.

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STEP 2 Who's who?

Decide if the images from the passage apply to Jekyll or Hyde.

1 Heady recklessness ________
2 Livelier image of the spirit ________
3 Virtue slumbered ________
4 Flushed with hope and triumph ________
5 Free from the bonds of obligation ________
6 Incongruous compound ________

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STEP 1 Jekyll's feelings and motivation

Read the statements and choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1 Jekyll's desire to separate his two natures suggests that he is mainly motivated by ________.
2 Just before drinking the potion, Jekyll feels ________.
3 After transforming, Jekyll describes himself as 'younger, lighter, happier', which suggests a ________.
4 When Jekyll decides to drink the potion again, his aim is to ________.
5 Jekyll ultimately realises that ________.

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STEP 4 Recognise the themes

Read the statements and select the ones that accurately describe the themes expressed in the passage.

A:

Scientific experimentation can permanently free a person from moral and social constraints.

B:

Human nature is made of good and evil, and this duality is unavoidable.

C:

The duality of man challenges the stability of social and personal order.

D:

Experiencing one's darker side can bring both pleasure and danger.

E:

Repression of impulses can create inner tension and suffering.

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STEP 5 Think further and prepare for your test: repression and addiction

Read the text which discusses the contrast between Utterson and Jekyll. 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 'All about Robert Louis Stevenson and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' in your textbook and, in particular, the box 'Narrative technique'. Find out what Mr Enfield and Dr Lanyon have in common with Mr Utterson.
- Refer to the previous steps to explain how Dr Jekyll is profoundly different from the rest.
- Refer to 'All about Robert Louis Stevenson and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' in your textbook and, in particular, the box 'Setting'. Discuss Stevenson's critique of Victorian hypocrisy.

A:

According to the author, Jekyll functions as the repressed excess of Victorian identity.

B:

Utterson's character suggests that Victorian society depends on suppressing irrational impulses to maintain order.

C:

Hyde symbolises a form of desire that can be safely managed by Victorian norms.

D:

The passage implies that addiction, symbolised by Hyde, comes from the imbalance between repression and desire within the individual.

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