Context Flashcards
Who wrote Jekyll and Hyde
Robert louis Stevenson
Born in Edinborough
What was London like in the victorian times
Dark streets with minimal lighting
Illicit affairs were common
They were beginning to get to grips with victorian society
What duality was present in the victorian era
Their value system embraced goodness, respectability, good and morals
They often hid away hypocrisy and double standards behind self restraint
What is phisiognomy
Act of judging personality from facial characteristics
Suggested that there are links between the soul and the body
What was a victorian gentleman like
Aristocrat from birth
Respected profession
Wealthy
Would have a high level education and be smartly dressed
What is the Id, ego and super ego
Id - instinctual desires
Ego - reality
Superego - organised, realistic agent that monitors the id and ego
(Morality)
Damon and Pythias
A legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideals of friendship
Pythias is accused of plotting against Dionysius
Damon takes his place while pythias settles his affairs
When pythias returns Dionysius is shocked at their friendship and free then both
Theory of evolution
‘on the origin of species’
Believed humans evolved from extinct apes
What is graphology
The study of handwriting style to discover something about personality or mental state
What disease dis Stevenson have
Tuberculosis
