Student worksheet · Novella
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1886 · 25,665 words
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Answer in complete sentences. Give source lines, chapters, parts or staves with each response.
- In “Story of the Door,” reconstruct exactly what Enfield sees and how the cheque is verified. Distinguish evidence from his account of blackmail.
- In “The Carew Murder Case” and “Incident of the Letter,” track two objects. Explain which inferences are warranted when Utterson first encounters them.
- Why does the scene at the window fail to settle the case? Attend to the order of looking, invitation and closure.
- Follow Poole and Utterson through the break-in. Identify one convincing sensory detail and one interpretation that those present get wrong.
- Compare Lanyon’s narrative with Jekyll’s statement on the role of choice in the transformation. What can each narrator actually attest to?
Essay
Why does Stevenson give the legal investigator so much of the narrative and then give the last word to two doctors? Test your argument against evidence from the opening, the search and both final accounts.
Write at least 650 words on separate pages. Develop a thesis, interpret three located passages from different parts of the text, and address a serious counterreading.