Science (vs Religion) Flashcards

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“Bound to the most ______ and m_______ v____, you have denied the virtue of _____________ medicine, you who have derided your _________ - b_____!”

Chapter 9 - Lanyon’s narrative - what HYDE says

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“Bound to the most narrow and material views, you have denied the virtue of transcendental medicine, you who have derided your superiors - behold!”

Hydes blameable and resentful language; suggests Stevenson’s support of the new Victorian technical emerge

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“An i________ b______ p_______”

Chapter 3 - Jekyll describing Lanyon

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“An ignorant blatant pendant”

Jekyll describes his past friend, Lanyon, and how close-minded he is when it comes to science”
“Blatant” - done openly, without shame
“Pendant” - someone who’s very particular about details, and especially the accuracy of facts

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“I fell into s_______”
“T________”

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“I fell into slavery”
“Tempted”

Jekyll is tempted to sin, playing God as he was investigating fanciful science

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“S_____’s s___________ upon a face”
“Really like S_____”

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“Satan’s signature upon a face”
“really like Satan”

Reference to the purest evil and comparing it to what science created

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“a copy of a p____ work (…) a_________ in his own hand, with s________ b___________”

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“a copy of a pious work (…) annotated in his own hand, with startling blasphemies”

“a pious work” = a bible
Jekyll is going against Catholic teachings or disagrees with them
However, it’s possible it could’ve also been vandalised when Hyde was taking over - this is more likely as Jekyll was a religious man who went to church.

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“Jekyll became too f_______”
“such scientific b___________”

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“Jekyll became too fanciful”
“such scientific balderdash”

Dr Lanyon disagrees with Dr Jekyll’s ideas of separating and investigating human’s dual nature, believing it wasn’t real science or fantasy work that had no place in the real world

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“he came out of s_________ (…) and whilst he had always been known for c________, he was now no less d____________ for r_______”

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“he came out of seclusion (…) and whilst he had always been known for charities, he was now no less distinguished for religion”

After Jekyll thought he had got rid of Hyde, he rejoins society as a better person than he was before, becoming more involved in religion (which was an important part of Victorian society)

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