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PP TT HH REPRESSION FORMS MAD DEVILS

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paradoxical, primitive, transgression, transmogrification, hypocrisy, heinous, repression, facade, morbid curiosity, dichotomy

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VICTORIANS DID FORCE PERFECTION

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victorian london, darwinism, freuds psychoanalytic theory, physiognomy

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DARGFS

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duality, appearance vs reality, repression, good vs evil, friendship & loyalty, science vs religion

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victorian london (3 points)

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  1. founded on hypocrisy, paradoxes,
    repressive, restrictive norms
    2.jack the ripper - surgical background
    jack the ripper alike to jekyll (respectable background)
    3.thriving prostitution industry + drug abuse
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darwinism (3 points)

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  1. developed theory of evolution
  2. contributed to rise in science
  3. hyde is representation of regression into primal form
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freuds psychoanalytic theory (3 points)

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  1. broke brain into 3 parts
  2. id (animalistic part of man) ego (mediator between id) superego(does what is socially acceptable)
  3. hyde-id jekyll-ego utterson-superego
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physiognomy (4 points)

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  1. pseudo - scientific theory
  2. characters can be judged through outward appearance
  3. stevensons portrayal of hyde - conforms to this (evil nature is shown through deformities)
  4. stevensons portrayal of jekyll - ridicules through polished, unblemished facade of jekyll
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stevensons intentions (2 points)

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1.jekyll-microcosm for victorian gentlemen hyde-reveals blurred lines between morality & immorality aswell as good and evil
2. the novella serves as a cautionary tale - moral purification - denies natural impulses and desires

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