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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1886

A lawyer uncovers a doctor's secret double life, a short novel about good and evil within one person.

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  1. Part 9Lanyon says the midnight visitor stirred in him "a disgustful curiosity." Why can something frightening also make us curious?
  2. Part 13As Hyde grows stronger and Jekyll grows weaker, who is really in control of this one body?
  3. Last partJekyll writes that "man is not truly one, but truly two." Was Hyde a separate being, or was he always a part of Jekyll? Who is responsible for what Hyde did?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeWhy does Mr. Hyde fill people with hatred, even though no one can say exactly what is wrong with him?Start
  2. Lesson 2Subscription"If he be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek." What is Utterson really afraid of as he searches for Hyde?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionJekyll says, "the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde." Should Utterson believe him?Locked
  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionThe stick that killed Sir Danvers Carew was once a gift to Jekyll. What does this murder mean for Utterson and his friend?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionJekyll swears that Hyde "will never more be heard of." How can he be so sure, and can Utterson trust what he is told?Locked
  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionLanyon says, "If we knew all, we should be more glad to get away." What kind of knowledge could be so terrible that it breaks a person?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionPoole asks, "Have I been twenty years in this man's house, to be deceived about his voice?" How can we tell whether a person is really who they seem to be?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionUtterson offers an explanation that is "plain and natural," but Poole will not accept it. Why do people sometimes prefer a comfortable explanation to a frightening truth?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionLanyon says the midnight visitor stirred in him "a disgustful curiosity." Why can something frightening also make us curious?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionJekyll writes that "man is not truly one, but truly two." Can one person really have two selves? What do you think?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionWhen Jekyll first becomes Hyde, he feels welcome instead of disgust. Is Hyde a stranger to Jekyll, or a part of him?Locked
  12. Lesson 12SubscriptionJekyll chooses the better part but is "found wanting in the strength to keep to it." Why is it so hard to keep a good choice?Locked
  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionAs Hyde grows stronger and Jekyll grows weaker, who is really in control of this one body?Locked
  14. Lesson 14SubscriptionJekyll ends by bringing "the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end." Who is responsible for what happened to him: Jekyll, Hyde, or the drug?Locked
  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionJekyll writes that "man is not truly one, but truly two." Was Hyde a separate being, or was he always a part of Jekyll? Who is responsible for what Hyde did?Review · Final essayLocked

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