Science Flashcards
(76 cards)
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(ch.2)initially, science is presented…
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through lanyon’s perspective of jekyll’s science
2
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finish the quote: ‘too fanciful…
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..for me’
3
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finish the quote: ‘wrong,
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…wrong in the mind’
4
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finish the quote: ‘such unsci..
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..entific balderdash’
5
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(ch.2)initially, science is presented…
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through hyde
6
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finish the quote: ‘impression….
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…of deformity’
7
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finish the quote: ‘without any..
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…nameable malformation’
8
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finish the quote: ‘murderous..
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…mixture of timidity and boldness’
9
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finish the quote: ‘husky,
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…whispering and somewhat broken voice’
10
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finish the quote: ‘something…
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…troglodytic’
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‘impression of deformity without any nameable malformation’
‘murderous mixture of timidity and boldness’
‘husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice’
‘something troglodytic’
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- animalistic
- regressed as a product of an experiment
- science created a physical manifestation of the pre-human animal - doesn’t fit in with normal society
- the idea that an animal could hide behind the facade of a well-represented member of the community -> shocking for the victorian reader - especially in a society where external appearances were of high value
- science that proves that the “devil” in us all is primitive
- darwin’s ‘origin of species’ - 1859 - hyde was less evolved than jekyll - ‘dwarfish’ - animalistic side to everyone
- idea of this would be unsettling and nightmarish - RLS wanted to horrify the victorian reader by engineering the themes of his novella to evoke their deep seated fears
12
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finish the quote: ‘satan’s..
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..signature upon a face’
13
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‘satan’s signature upon a face’
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- hyde is a product of a scientific experiment
- hyde is considered blasphemous - mystic science presented as blasphemous
14
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(ch.5)throughout the course of the novel, science is presented…
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through dr jekyll’s laboratory
15
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finish the quote: ‘a yard…
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..which had once been a garden’
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finish the quote: ‘laboratory…
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…or dissecting rooms’
17
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finish the quote: ‘his own tastes..
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..being rather chemical than anatomical’
18
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finish the quote: ‘the first time…
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…that the lawyer had been recieved in that part of his friend’s quarters’
19
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finish the quote: ‘distasteful..
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..sense of strangeness’
20
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finish the quote: ‘bottom of …
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…the garden’
21
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‘a yard which had once been a garden’
‘laboratory or dissecting rooms’
‘his own tastes being rather chemical than anatomical’
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- j inhabits a very scientific environment, rejecting the simple pleasures of the old garden- he prefers the appeal of chem to the natural world
- science presented through change in victorian thoughts of discovery and invention
- there was once a ‘garden’, a natural, wholesome place of relaxation, but has been replaced by the scientific exploration of the ‘laboratory’
- science was a threat to religion in the 19th century as it often contradicted religious teachings
- j’s tastes being ‘rather chemical’ refers to the fact that he desires scientific exploration over utterson’s ‘dry divinity’
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‘the first time that the lawyer had been received in that part of his friend’s quarters’
‘bottom of the garden’
‘dissecting rooms’
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- science presented through secrecy and crime
- allusion to grave robbers at the time -for medical science - duplicity of society - backdoor to j’s -> allusion to jekyll being involved in grave robbing -> hypocrisy of society
23
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‘distasteful sense of strangeness’
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- science presented as unknown and mysterious
- fear of science stemmed from its unknown qualities - scared a contemporary reader
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(ch.6)throughout the course of the novel, science is presented..
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through lanyon’s shock
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finish the quote: 'death-
..warrant written legibly upon his face'
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finish the quote: 'the rosy man...
..had grown pale'
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finish the quote: 'his flesh..
...had fallen away'
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finish the quote: 'he was visibly..
...balder and older'
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finish the quote: 'swift..
..physical decay'
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finish the quote: 'lanyon declared..
..himself a doomed man'
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'death-warrant written legibly upon his face'
'the rosy man had grown pale'
'his flesh had fallen away'
'he was visibly balder and older'
'swift physical decay'
'a doomed man'
- semantic field of death and decay
- amplifies the effect that the scientific discovery has had on him - shows how science, when pushed beyond ethical means can be horrific for the body and mind
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finish the quote: 'deep-seated..
..terror of the mind'
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finish the quote: 'i have..
..had a shock'
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finish the quote: 'and i shall never..
..recover'
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'i have had a shock....and i shall never recover'
- tone of finality and resignation
- aware of his death
- once a believer in traditional science -> now he is horrified by what science is capable of -> shows the devious side of experimentation
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(ch.6)throughout the course of the novel, science is presented...
as dangerous and painful
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finish the quote: 'chief of..
..sinners'
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finish the quote: 'chief of su...
...fferers'
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'chief of sinners'
'chief of sufferers'
- idea that science could create life - seen as dangerous
- j's failed experiment leaves him as the 'chief of sinners'
- experiences torments as hyde grows in strength
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(ch.6) throughout the course of the novel, science is presented...
through the death of lanyon
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finish the quote: 'in something less than..
..a fortnight he was dead'
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'he was dead'
- j's science causes death and destruction
- shows how powerful science can be when used to upset the conventional order of v life
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(ch.8) finally, science is presented...
through its clash with religion
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finish the quote: 'from among...
..the chemicals'
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finish the quote: 'bible-
...word'
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finish the quote: 'masked thing..
..like a monkey'
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'masked thing like a monkey'
'among the chemicals'
'bible word'
- non-human is 'masked' -> increase fear for contemporary readers - 'among the chemicals' -> dangerous scientific experimentation which could challenge religion
- destructive manner - hyde is animalistic, surrounded by science and poole turns to religion to make sense of evil
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(ch.9) finally, science is presented...
as mysterious
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finish the quote: 'a blood-
..red liquor'
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finish the quote: 'seemed..
..to me'
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finish the quote: 'i could make..
..no guess'
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'a blood-red liquor'
'seemed to me'
'i could make no guess'
- fear of science -> vague language - unknown qualities
- mystery
- j's scientific exploration links to violence -> 'blood-red'
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(ch.9) finally, science is presented...
through temptation
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finish the quote: 'new province...
...of knowledge'
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finish the quote: 'stagger..
...the unbelief of satan'
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'new province of knowledge'
'stagger the unbelief of satan'
- alludes to the devil tempting eve
- h's evil is worse than satans -> purely diabolical
- scientific exploration is as equally as devastating as original sin
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(ch.9) finally, science is presented...
as frightening and horrifying and immoral
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finish the quote: 'o god! i...
..screamed, and o god! again and again'
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finish the quote: 'soul..
..sickened'
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finish the quote: 'my life is..
..shaken to its roots'
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(ch.10) finally, science is presented...
through warnings
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finish the quote: 'will not..
...enter deeply into this scientific branch'
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finish the quote: 'more awful..
...pressure'
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finish the quote: 'my discoveries..
..were incomplete'
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'incomplete'
- even j, a respected scientist, failed to achieve his aims -> couldn't control the power of the evil he unleashed
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(ch.10)finally, science is presented....
as fatal and unpredictable
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finish the quote: 'i risked..
..death'
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finish the quote: 'least scruple..
..of an overdose'
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(ch.10) finally, science is presented..
as painful and unsettling - hideous transformation
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finish the quote: 'the most racking...
..pangs succeeded'
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finish the quote: 'a grinding..
..in the bones'
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finish the quote: 'deadly..
..nausea'
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finish the quote: 'more wicked..
..tenfold more wicked'
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'more wicked, tenfold more wicked'
- repetition
- science portrayed through its potential for evil behaviour
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finish the quote: 'it was the hand..
..of edward hyde'
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'it was the hand of edward hyde'
- at the end, j is caught in a state of sufering where there is a 'brute that slept' within him and is tortured by throes and longings to turn into hyde
- once science is in power, it is uncontrollable and overpowering - consumed jekyll
