Part 1: Gothic Fiction: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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"The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages."
–The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
In what way is the setting characteristic of gothic fiction?
The house is decaying
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Which of these are examples of direct characterization? Check all that apply.
A. “Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile . . .”
B. “It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London.”
C. “‘And you never asked about the—place with the door?’ said Mr. Utterson.”
D. “This was a hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white.."
E“Then he began slowly to mount the street, pausing every step or two and putting his hand to his brow . . .”
A. “Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile . . .”
B. “It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London.”
C. “‘And you never asked about the—place with the door?’ said Mr. Utterson.”
D. “This was a hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white.."
E“Then he began slowly to mount the street, pausing every step or two and putting his hand to his brow . . .”
A and D
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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!”
–The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
How is Mr. Hyde characterized in this passage?
as repellent and frightening
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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!”
–The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
Which statement best explains the relationship between the gothic genre and the characterization in the passage?
The characterization of Mr. Hyde reflects the focus on horror and strong emotions in gothic fiction
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The figure in these two phases haunted the lawyer all night; and if at any time he dozed over, it was but to see it glide more stealthily through sleeping houses, or move the more swiftly and still the more swiftly, even to dizziness, through wider labyrinths of lamplighted city, and at every street corner crush a child and leave her screaming. And still the figure had no face by which he might know it; even in his dreams, it had no face . . .
–The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
What is the mood of the passage?
–The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
What is the mood of the passage?
anxious and terrifying
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Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The solemn butler knew and welcomed him; he was subjected to no stage of delay, but ushered direct from the door to the dining-room where Dr. Lanyon sat alone over his wine. This was a hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white, and a boisterous and decided manner. At sight of Mr. Utterson, he sprang up from his chair and welcomed him with both hands. The geniality, as was the way of the man, was somewhat theatrical to the eye; but it reposed on genuine feeling.
How is Dr. Lanyon characterized in the excerpt?
The solemn butler knew and welcomed him; he was subjected to no stage of delay, but ushered direct from the door to the dining-room where Dr. Lanyon sat alone over his wine. This was a hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white, and a boisterous and decided manner. At sight of Mr. Utterson, he sprang up from his chair and welcomed him with both hands. The geniality, as was the way of the man, was somewhat theatrical to the eye; but it reposed on genuine feeling.
How is Dr. Lanyon characterized in the excerpt?
as friendly
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Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
This hall, in which he was now left alone, was a pet fancy of his friend the doctor’s; and Utterson himself was wont to speak of it as the pleasantest room in London. But tonight there was a shudder in his blood; the face of Hyde sat heavy on his memory; he felt (what was rare with him) a nausea and distaste of life; and in the gloom of his spirits, he seemed to read a menace in the flickering of the firelight on the polished cabinets and the uneasy starting of the shadow on the roof. He was ashamed of his relief, when Poole presently returned to announce that Dr. Jekyll was gone out.
Which statement best describes how the author establishes mood in the excerpt?
This hall, in which he was now left alone, was a pet fancy of his friend the doctor’s; and Utterson himself was wont to speak of it as the pleasantest room in London. But tonight there was a shudder in his blood; the face of Hyde sat heavy on his memory; he felt (what was rare with him) a nausea and distaste of life; and in the gloom of his spirits, he seemed to read a menace in the flickering of the firelight on the polished cabinets and the uneasy starting of the shadow on the roof. He was ashamed of his relief, when Poole presently returned to announce that Dr. Jekyll was gone out.
Which statement best describes how the author establishes mood in the excerpt?
The author’s description of physical symptoms creates an anxious mood.
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Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages.
In what way is this setting characteristic of gothic fiction?
The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages.
In what way is this setting characteristic of gothic fiction?
The doorway is worn and neglected.
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Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Round the corner from the by-street, there was a square of ancient, handsome houses, now for the most part decayed from their high estate and let in flats and chambers to all sorts and conditions of men; map-engravers, architects, shady lawyers and the agents of obscure enterprises. One house, however, second from the corner, was still occupied entire . . .
In what way is this setting characteristic of gothic fiction?
Round the corner from the by-street, there was a square of ancient, handsome houses, now for the most part decayed from their high estate and let in flats and chambers to all sorts and conditions of men; map-engravers, architects, shady lawyers and the agents of obscure enterprises. One house, however, second from the corner, was still occupied entire . . .
In what way is this setting characteristic of gothic fiction?
The homes have deteriorated from their original grandness.
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Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
It was a fine dry night; frost in the air; the streets as clean as a ballroom floor; the lamps, unshaken by any wind, drawing a regular pattern of light and shadow. By ten o’clock, when the shops were closed the by-street was very solitary and, in spite of the low growl of London from all round, very silent.
Which detail from the excerpt best establishes the gothic setting?
It was a fine dry night; frost in the air; the streets as clean as a ballroom floor; the lamps, unshaken by any wind, drawing a regular pattern of light and shadow. By ten o’clock, when the shops were closed the by-street was very solitary and, in spite of the low growl of London from all round, very silent.
Which detail from the excerpt best establishes the gothic setting?
“very solitary”
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Which sentence uses indirect characterization?
Nina slid into her seat just as the bell rang and tried to catch her breath.
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Which sentences establish a gothic setting? Choose three answers.
A. The single bare bulb flickered overhead, casting shadows on the castle wall.
B. The desks were arranged in orderly rows, and soothing music filled the room.
C. The cozy cabin contained quilted bunk beds and a game table for checkers.
D. The cracked plaster walls displayed dusty portraits draped in cobwebs.
E.The dim attic contained trunks of long-forgotten trinkets and treasures.
A. The single bare bulb flickered overhead, casting shadows on the castle wall.
B. The desks were arranged in orderly rows, and soothing music filled the room.
C. The cozy cabin contained quilted bunk beds and a game table for checkers.
D. The cracked plaster walls displayed dusty portraits draped in cobwebs.
E.The dim attic contained trunks of long-forgotten trinkets and treasures.
A, C, D
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Which excerpts from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde use direct characterization? Choose three answers.
A. Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile . . .
B. He was austere with himself . . .
C. “Indeed?” said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, “and what was that?”
D. Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration.
E. No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best . . .
A. Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile . . .
B. He was austere with himself . . .
C. “Indeed?” said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, “and what was that?”
D. Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration.
E. No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best . . .
A, B, E
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Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
"We have common friends,” said Mr. Utterson.
"Common friends,” echoed Mr. Hyde, a little hoarsely. "Who are they?”
"Jekyll, for instance,” said the lawyer.
"He never told you,” cried Mr. Hyde, with a flush of anger. "I did not think you would have lied.”
"Come,” said Mr. Utterson, "that is not fitting language.”
The other snarled aloud into a savage laugh; and the next moment, with extraordinary quickness, he had unlocked the door and disappeared into the house.
Which statement best describes how Mr. Hyde is characterized in the excerpt?
"We have common friends,” said Mr. Utterson.
"Common friends,” echoed Mr. Hyde, a little hoarsely. "Who are they?”
"Jekyll, for instance,” said the lawyer.
"He never told you,” cried Mr. Hyde, with a flush of anger. "I did not think you would have lied.”
"Come,” said Mr. Utterson, "that is not fitting language.”
The other snarled aloud into a savage laugh; and the next moment, with extraordinary quickness, he had unlocked the door and disappeared into the house.
Which statement best describes how Mr. Hyde is characterized in the excerpt?
The author uses indirect characterization to show that Mr. Hyde is rude and uncivilized.
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Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
From that time forward, Mr. Utterson began to haunt the door in the by-street of shops. In the morning before office hours, at noon when business was plenty, and time scarce, at night under the face of the fogged city moon, by all lights and at all hours of solitude or concourse, the lawyer was to be found on his chosen post.
"If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek.”
How is Mr. Utterson characterized in the excerpt?
From that time forward, Mr. Utterson began to haunt the door in the by-street of shops. In the morning before office hours, at noon when business was plenty, and time scarce, at night under the face of the fogged city moon, by all lights and at all hours of solitude or concourse, the lawyer was to be found on his chosen post.
"If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek.”
How is Mr. Utterson characterized in the excerpt?
as determined