Gothic

Question 1

Description of Hyde as “t__________”

Answer 1

“Troglodytic”

• A troglodyte is another word for a caveman
• Stevenson may be suggesting that Hyde represents the common ancestor from which all modern humans are descended

Question 2

Pathetic fallacy of the “fog”

“The ___ still _____ on the ____ about the _______ city”

Answer 2

“The fog still slept on the wing about the drowned city”

• emphasise the supernatural aspect
• sinister setting is highlighted by the pathetic fallacy and sibilance

Question 3

‘A ____ moon, ______ on her back as though the ____ had ______ her’

Answer 3

‘A pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her’

• Gothic setting builds tension and suggests unnatural events