19th Century Text Revision GCSE English
Literature
19th C Text J352/01
The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1
, Exam Information
You will have a choice of two questions. Choose ONE to answer!
Either:
Extract Question
You will be given an extract from the novel and a question asking you to
analyse an aspect of the passage such as the presentation of a character,
theme, and relationship. You also need to make links between the extract and
at least two other moments in the novel. You will also need to use context to
support your interpretations.
Or:
Whole Text
You will be given a statement about an aspect of the text, followed by the
question: ‘How far do you agree with this view?’. You need to explore at least
two moments from the novel in your answer. You will also need to use context
to support your interpretations.
How am I assessed? AO1
Read, understand and respond to texts. Learners should be able to: •
maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response
• use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate
interpretations.
AO2
Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create
meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.
AO3
Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in
which they were written.
AO4 (SPaG - 4 marks)
Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and
effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
2
, Practice Paper
Either
1. Explore how Stevenson creates a sense of atmosphere in this extract and
elsewhere in the novel.
In this extract, Utterson and the butler, Poole, go to Jekyll’s house
because Poole is afraid for his master’s life
[40] It was a
wild, cold, seasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back
as though the wind had tilted her, and a flying wrack of the most
diaphanous and lawny texture. The wind made talking difficult, and flecked
the blood into the face. It seemed to have swept the streets unusually bare
of passengers, besides; for Mr. Utterson thought he had never seen that
part of London so deserted. He could have wished it otherwise; never in
his life had he been conscious of so sharp a wish to see and touch his
fellow-creatures; for struggle as he might, there was borne in upon his
mind a crushing anticipation of calamity. The square, when they got there,
was all full of wind and dust, and the thin trees in the garden were lashing
themselves along the railing. Poole, who had kept all the way a pace or
two ahead, now pulled up in the middle of the pavement, and in spite of the
biting weather, took off his hat and mopped his brow with a red
pockethandkerchief. But for all the hurry of his coming, these were not the
dews of exertion that he wiped away, but the moisture of some strangling
anguish; for his face was white and his voice, when he spoke, harsh and
broken.
‘Well, sir,’ he said, ‘here we are, and God grant there be nothing wrong.’
‘Amen, Poole,’ said the lawyer.
Thereupon the servant knocked in a very guarded manner; the door was
opened on the chain; and a voice asked from within, ‘Is that you, Poole?’
Or
2. ‘Mr Utterson is, in many ways, a more complicated character than Henry
Jekyll.’
How far do you agree with this view?
Explore at least two moments from the novel to support your ideas.
[40]
3
, Plot Summary
1. Utterson hears the story of how Hyde, Jekyll's friend, trampled on a girl.
2. Utterson meets Hyde and is shocked. He wonders why his respectable
friend could befriend such a person.
3. A year later, Carew is murdered by Hyde. Jekyll is deeply affected by this
and refuses to speak to anybody. Hyde goes missing.
4. Utterson goes to speak to Lanyon because he is concerned about Jekyll.
Lanyon refuses to speak about Jekyll and hands Utterson a letter that must
only be opened at the disappearance or death of Jekyll.
5. In the middle of the night, Utterson is summoned to Jekyll's house where
he breaks down the laboratory door and discovers a dead man. Utterson
reads Jekyll's newly amended will and takes Jekyll's confession to read at
home.
6. As Jekyll has disappeared, Utterson reads Dr Lanyon's letter which tells
him the true nature of Jekyll's experiments.
7. Utterson reads Jekyll's confession which reveals the true identity of Mr
Hyde.
4
Literature
19th C Text J352/01
The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1
, Exam Information
You will have a choice of two questions. Choose ONE to answer!
Either:
Extract Question
You will be given an extract from the novel and a question asking you to
analyse an aspect of the passage such as the presentation of a character,
theme, and relationship. You also need to make links between the extract and
at least two other moments in the novel. You will also need to use context to
support your interpretations.
Or:
Whole Text
You will be given a statement about an aspect of the text, followed by the
question: ‘How far do you agree with this view?’. You need to explore at least
two moments from the novel in your answer. You will also need to use context
to support your interpretations.
How am I assessed? AO1
Read, understand and respond to texts. Learners should be able to: •
maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response
• use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate
interpretations.
AO2
Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create
meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.
AO3
Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in
which they were written.
AO4 (SPaG - 4 marks)
Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and
effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
2
, Practice Paper
Either
1. Explore how Stevenson creates a sense of atmosphere in this extract and
elsewhere in the novel.
In this extract, Utterson and the butler, Poole, go to Jekyll’s house
because Poole is afraid for his master’s life
[40] It was a
wild, cold, seasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back
as though the wind had tilted her, and a flying wrack of the most
diaphanous and lawny texture. The wind made talking difficult, and flecked
the blood into the face. It seemed to have swept the streets unusually bare
of passengers, besides; for Mr. Utterson thought he had never seen that
part of London so deserted. He could have wished it otherwise; never in
his life had he been conscious of so sharp a wish to see and touch his
fellow-creatures; for struggle as he might, there was borne in upon his
mind a crushing anticipation of calamity. The square, when they got there,
was all full of wind and dust, and the thin trees in the garden were lashing
themselves along the railing. Poole, who had kept all the way a pace or
two ahead, now pulled up in the middle of the pavement, and in spite of the
biting weather, took off his hat and mopped his brow with a red
pockethandkerchief. But for all the hurry of his coming, these were not the
dews of exertion that he wiped away, but the moisture of some strangling
anguish; for his face was white and his voice, when he spoke, harsh and
broken.
‘Well, sir,’ he said, ‘here we are, and God grant there be nothing wrong.’
‘Amen, Poole,’ said the lawyer.
Thereupon the servant knocked in a very guarded manner; the door was
opened on the chain; and a voice asked from within, ‘Is that you, Poole?’
Or
2. ‘Mr Utterson is, in many ways, a more complicated character than Henry
Jekyll.’
How far do you agree with this view?
Explore at least two moments from the novel to support your ideas.
[40]
3
, Plot Summary
1. Utterson hears the story of how Hyde, Jekyll's friend, trampled on a girl.
2. Utterson meets Hyde and is shocked. He wonders why his respectable
friend could befriend such a person.
3. A year later, Carew is murdered by Hyde. Jekyll is deeply affected by this
and refuses to speak to anybody. Hyde goes missing.
4. Utterson goes to speak to Lanyon because he is concerned about Jekyll.
Lanyon refuses to speak about Jekyll and hands Utterson a letter that must
only be opened at the disappearance or death of Jekyll.
5. In the middle of the night, Utterson is summoned to Jekyll's house where
he breaks down the laboratory door and discovers a dead man. Utterson
reads Jekyll's newly amended will and takes Jekyll's confession to read at
home.
6. As Jekyll has disappeared, Utterson reads Dr Lanyon's letter which tells
him the true nature of Jekyll's experiments.
7. Utterson reads Jekyll's confession which reveals the true identity of Mr
Hyde.
4
