The author :

use this site to answer the following questions so as to be able to briefly present the author in your own words.

1) Name ?

2) Date of birth ? Of death ?

3) Place of birth, nationality.

4) Family

5) Major works and their date of publication

6) True or false ? Re-write the “false” sentences so as to make them true.

  His father was a lawyer

  He gave up his studies to write

  He visited Italy while he was a student.

  His wife was called Fanny and was 11 years older than him.

B) The novella :

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1) The characters

2) The setting :

where and when does the story take place ?

3) The plot :

Dr Jekyll, a respectable doctor, has found a way to separate his good and evil sides, thanks to a potion he has invented. However, while enjoying the freedom to live his darkest desires, Jekyll finds that his double Mr Hyde is becoming more and more powerful .He gradually loses control of Hyde. The story is mainly told from Utterson’s point of view. The lawyer doesn’t understand what’s happening but suspects there is a connection between Jekyll and Hyde.

4) Quiz Try this online quiz

C) The play

Use this link to visit the site of the company :“théâtre en anglais”

1) Who are the characters in the play ? What is different about Lanyon ? What can be noticed about Jekyll and Hyde ?

2) The set and the various parts :

How is Jekyll’s inner conflict going to be shown on stage ?

Who is going to play the part of Sir Danvers Carew ? Who will play 3 different parts ? What will be used to play the child ? What will represent the interface between Jekyll and Hyde on stage ?

D) Screen adaptations

In Mary Reilly, Julia Roberts embodies Jekyll’ s servant/maid, replacing the role of Poole.
 

Note how the producer decided to show the difference between Jekyll and Hyde, using the same actor, John Malkovitch.

  this 1990 version emphasizes on the scientific Jekyll.