What is physiognomy?
Victorian idea that looks reflect a persons inner self
How would an audience react to the whole novel?
In shock and maybe repulsion due to the scientific nature of the novel
What does pious mean?
Very religious
What were Victorian attitudes to science at the time?
That it’s against God, but typically grounded sciences like Lanyons was respected
Why was London receiving mass migration?
Factories were replacing jobs so people migrated to London for new jobs
What’s Victorian hypocrisy?
Victorian people acting perfect around others, but indulging in desires in private
What’s a Victorian gentlemen?
How a man was expected to act in Victorian times— traditional
How are Jekyll and Hyde juxtaposed to show duality?
Jekyll acknowledges guilt and admission in indulging in desires and regrets it, but Hyde doesn’t care
How does the novel show class division?
How Hyde is presented as living in Soho, vs Jekyll living in a wealthy area
Where does Hyde live?
Soho
What is Fin-de-Siècle Fears (End of the Century Anxiety)
fear that modern science was leading to moral and biological decline and the eroding of civilisation
