Year 10 - English
'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 6: Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon
Jekyll & Hyde: duality and evil
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils complete their first reading and exploration of 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. They read the novella in full, before thinking about the importance of the Gothic, science and religion. They then explore key characters and essay writing before writing about duality in the novella.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explore the theme of curiosity in Chapter 6.
Key Notes
- Lanyon's narrative is concealed within a sealed envelope inside his will.
- The sealed envelope in the safe is another clue within the detective plot, yet the reader is denied access to it.
- Utterson is able to repress his natural curiosity, locking and concealing the envelope in the safe.
- The safely secured letter symbolises the link between concealment and the protection of reputation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- recluse: a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people can be described as a recluse.
- reputation: the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something
- curiosity: a strong desire to know or learn something.
- concealment: the action of hiding something or preventing it from being known.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Utterson, as a lawyer, is a man of great curiosity and honour.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Lanyon's narrative is concealed within a sealed envelope inside his will. The sealed envelope in the safe is another clue within the detective plot, yet the reader is denied access to it.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'recluse'
a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people can be described as a recluse.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Utterson, as a lawyer, is a man of great curiosity and honour. Correction: Utterson is both curious for the truth, but cautious about ruining the reputation of his peers. This leads to important clues being missed.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 1: Meeting Mr Utterson Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 1: The Story of The Door Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 10: Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 10: responding to Jekyll's confession Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 2: Search for Mr Hyde Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 5: Incident of the Letter Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 7: Incident at the Window Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 8: The Last Night Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 9: Dr Lanyon's Narrative Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': Chapters 3 and 4 Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': developing analytical paragraphs about Mr. Hyde Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': duality as a theme in the novella Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': examining Lanyon as a foil to Jekyll Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': examining Mr. Hyde as a dangerous character Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': examining Mr. Hyde as the embodiment of evil Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': examining the novella's structure Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': exploring duplicity in a model essay Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': exploring the duplicity of the upper class characters Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': planning a successful essay Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': refining written responses on duality Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': the importance of science and religion in the novella Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': writing about Jekyll's culpability in the novella Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': writing an analytical response about duality Study Guide
- 'Jekyll and Hyde': writing introductions and conclusions Study Guide
- Introducing the Gothic in 'Jekyll and Hyde' Study Guide
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