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AS and A Level: Robert Louis Stevenson

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45 AS and A Level Robert Louis Stevenson essays

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    Why would a Victorian reader find "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" shocking yet fascinating?

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    This is a proficient answer that tackles a fairly complex question confidently and with an intelligent recognition of the context of the time (though in parts perhaps, this could be…

    • Essay length: 1215 words
    • Submitted: 14/02/2007
    • Reviewed by: (?) 15/08/2012
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    To what extent can 'The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' be viewed as a 'gothic novel'

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    The candidate here makes a good effort to answer the question, and all of their analysis is very succinctly and explicitly linked to the question or at least the traditional…

    • Essay length: 1412 words
    • Submitted: 16/01/2006
    • Reviewed by: (?) 27/07/2012

  3. Explore the range of narrative techniques used in Jekyll and Hyde

    • Essay length: 1394 words
    • Submitted: 09/02/2010

  4. With particular reference to the construction of Mr Hyde, discuss how portrayal of the character places the novella into the Gothic Horror genre.

    • Essay length: 2876 words
    • Submitted: 10/04/2008

  5. How does Stevenson create fear for the reader in the opening chapters of the novel 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'?

    • Essay length: 1466 words
    • Submitted: 25/09/2007

  6. Discuss the aspects of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel that make it a horror story showing awareness of particular social, historical and cultural influences

    • Essay length: 1736 words
    • Submitted: 06/03/2007

  7. Robert Mighall describes 'The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde' as 'more than just a shilling shocker'

    • Essay length: 1569 words
    • Submitted: 17/01/2007

  8. Chapter 4 in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' is one of the novels most significant points

    • Essay length: 1866 words
    • Submitted: 17/01/2007

  9. Consider atmosphere and setting in the 19th century stories you have read, and discuss how the authors have created fear and atmosphere.

    • Essay length: 6559 words
    • Submitted: 13/12/2006

  10. Chapter 4 in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' is one of the novels most significant points

    • Essay length: 1868 words
    • Submitted: 01/11/2006
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  • To what extent can 'The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' be viewed as a 'gothic novel'

    "To conclude this essay, I believe Jekyll and Hyde is a gothic novel, my reasons for this are; Jekyll and Hyde follow the patterns of tradition gothic novels but even though there are a lot of connections there are some differences; the setting of the novel does not follow the elements of a gothic novel as it is not set in a remote place or a castle, also there is no ancient prophecy or a promethean hero in this novel. On a whole I believe Jekyll and Hyde is a gothic novel as it follows many elements that are used in gothic novels. I believe it was a successful gothic novel and it would be well received by people today but more so by Victorian readers as it would have been seen as more frightening then, as it was set around the Victorian times."

  • To what extent can Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea and Jamaica Kincaid's Ovando be classified as Postcolonial Gothic texts?

    "In conclusion, it is clear to see that these texts can be defined as postcolonial gothic. As postcolonial texts, they also possess many of the distinguishing features of gothic texts. The aptness of the gothic genre as a means of reiterating colonial pasts is evident throughout, as the horror and disruption that it conveys so well is symbolic of the anxiety and heartache that the process of colonisation created for those people ensnared in its progression."

  • Discuss the insight which 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' gives the reader into Victorian society.

    "In conclusion the novel shows great insight into the Victorians upper class society we see this in Dr Jekyll's house; as well as upper class society we see a side of the lower class this is shown through Mr Hyde. Also we read about the supernatural horror which taunts the reader, another factor is the fog, this gives the impression of a mask for Mr Hyde's rampages. 1Peter Weeks 10K English course work"

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