Jekyll and Hyde-Background and Context-Victorian Gentlemen

Jekyll

Jekyll

________ struggles with the social pressure to be respectable.

A mans social class was one part of being a gentlemen

they were from upper classes in Victorian society

army officers, church ministers, doctors and lawyers would all be counted as gentlemen

His profession was also important

Dual nature

Theme: Dual nature of man

Reputation

Theme

secret indulge in things they were publicly snobbish about

Victorian gentlemen would

blackmailed

A lot of Victorian Gentlemen were_______.

doesn't need to protect reputation

even hyde who________was prepared to pay to avoid public scandal

good, Victorian gentlemen

Utterson is an example of a____

keep up their appearance as gentlemen

Utterson and Enfield would go on walks to______

Hyde park

The London park was called___