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He was born in Edinburgh in 1850 and is considered one of Scotland’s greatest writers. His talent was in his ability to transport the reader to the most unusual realities through his use of fantasy, adventure, history and Gothic writings, which always provided a subtle moral overtone. He spent the last part of his life on the Samoan island of Upolu, in a small village he called Vailima, surrounded by the respect and devotion of the local people who renamed him ‘Tusitala’, or ‘The Storyteller’.

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a very famous Gothic novel by the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in 1886, it became a classic of literature. The novel is set in the dark and gloomy atmosphere of Victorian London and tells the story of a highly respectable scientist, Dr Jekyll, and his alter ego, the evil Mr Hyde, created by Dr Jekyll’s own experiments. Throughout the novel there is a sense of mystery and horror, capturing the reader’s interest and making them want to read on until the end.

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of Four E. Gaskell, K. Chopin, K. Mansfield, V. Woolf, E.Wharton Portraits of Women Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales Jane Austin Pride and Prejudice Series Editors Paola Accattoli, Grazia Ancillani Art Director Daniele Garbuglia Graphic Design Emilia Coari Production Manager Francesco Capitano Photo Credits

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Contents

Dossier 1 Robert Louis Stevenson: Life and Work

10 Characters 12 Pre-reading Activities 16 Chapter 1 The Mystery of the Door 22

Activities

26 Chapter 2 Who is Mr Hyde? 32

Activities

36 Chapter 3 The Murder of Sir Denvers Carew 42

Activities

46 Dossier 2 The Victorian Period 50 Chapter 4 Hyde Disappears 56

Activities

60 Chapter 5 The Last Night 66

Activities

70 Chapter 6 Dr Lanyon’s Story 76

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80 Dossier 3 Jekyll and Hyde on Screen 84 Chapter 7 Dr Jekyll’s Journey 90

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94 Chapter 8 The Fight 100

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Final Test

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Drama

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Robert Louis Stevenson: Life and Work Quick facts Name: Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson AKA: Robert Louis Stevenson or RLS Born: in Edinburgh, Scotland on 13th November, 1850 Died: in Vailima, Samoa on 3 December 3, 1894 (aged 44) Education: Engineering and law at Edinburgh University Key works: Treasure Island (1883), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), Kidnapped (1886)

He was ill for most of his life with tuberculosis, malaria, bronchitis, pneumonia, typhus and cholera.

Early life Robert Louis Stevenson, also known as RLS or Louis to friends and family, was born in Edinburgh on 13th November 1850. An only child, he came from a family of engineers, scientists, lawyers and religious men; all of whom appear in his work. Stevenson was often ill and spent a lot of time with a family nurse who told him ghost or horror stories.

When he learnt to read at eight, adventure and travel books caught his imagination and gave him a love for writing.

‘Life is monstrous, writing is rational.’

His parents were proud of his writing. At six he told his mother his first story and she wrote it down.

Education In 1867 Stevenson went to Edinburgh University to study engineering, his father’s choice. Robert quickly changed to study law, but he never worked as a lawyer because he wanted to concentrate on his writing. His parents were not very happy with some of their son’s life choices. He behaved and dressed in a shocking way and he stopped believing in God altogether.

He started a club at university with the motto: ‘Disregard everything our parents taught us’.

He had the nickname ‘Velvet Jacket’ because of how he dressed and police once arrested him in a snowball fight.

‘The man is a success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much.’ Travel and writing As a student Stevenson spent his summer holidays in France with other young writers and artists. He published travel essays, Roads (1873); and travel books, An Inland Voyage (1878), the story of a canoe trip in Belgium and France; and Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes (1879). He also wrote book reviews for magazines and published his first short stories. When older, he travelled to Hawaii.

He travelled for 12 days across France with a donkey he bought for sixtyfive francs and which he called Modestine.

‘There are no foreign lands. It is the traveller only who is foreign.’ 7

Just before he was married, an American dentist replaced all Stevenson’s bad teeth with wooden ones.

The place where they stayed later became a park, named after Robert Louis Stevenson.

Love and marriage He met his future wife, American born Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne, in France in 1876. He was 26 and she was ten years older, married with two children. She returned to California and it took Stevenson three years before he had enough money to join her, but the journey nearly killed him. Stevenson finally married Fanny Osborne in May 1880 after her divorce. They travelled together with her son, Lloyd, to the Napa Valley in San Francesco.

‘ You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.’

‘Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.’ Important works Stevenson returned to Britain with his new family in August 1880, and his parents were happy to see him. Although Stevenson was very ill during this period, he met famous writers like Henry James, and wrote his most important works: Treasure Island (1883), Jekyll and Hyde (1886) and Kidnapped (1886). People began to see him as a serious writer. After his father died in 1887, the Stevensons moved to New York.

An invented island map gave him the idea for Treasure Island. It also explores characters with two sides. He dreamt the story of Jekyll and Hyde, quickly wrote it, then burnt the first copy, before selling 40,000 copies in Britain in its first six months.

Samoa and death In 1888, Stevenson rented a boat and went sailing for almost three years around the Pacific with his family. The sea air and warm weather helped improve his health. Then in 1890 he bought some land in Upolu, an island in Samoa. He wrote several more books, but they were not as popular as his earlier work. He died suddenly on 3rd December, 1894 aged 44, after bleeding from the brain. He was buried at the top of Mount Vaea above his home in Samoa.

He took the local name ‘Tusitala’, or ‘Teller of Tales’.

Where you can read words from his poem ‘Requiem’: ‘Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie...’.

‘There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.’ 9

Characters Characters

Mr Edward Hyde is Dr Jekyll’s double and everything that’s bad about him.

Dr Henry Jekyll is a scientist who does a lot of experiments in his laboratory.

Mr Gabriel Utterson is Jekyll’s friend and the lawyer who tells most of the story.

Dr Hastie Lanyon is a doctor and Jekyll’s friend.

Poole works for Dr Jekyll as his butler.

Mr Richard Enfield is Utterson’s friend and cousin.

Sir Danvers Carew is the M.P. who Mr Hyde murders.

Mr Guest is Utterson’s assistant. He is very good at recognising how different people write.

PRE-READING ACTIVITIES

Writing 1 What do you know about the story of Jekyll and Hyde? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

Reading Comprehension 2 Write these words in the table. bad criminal Dr good Mr scientist short strong tall ugly weak good-looking

Jekyll

Hyde

Gap Fill 3 Use the words and expressions in the box to help complete the character profiles.

assistant butler doctor fifty x 3 handsome intelligent lawyer MP none seventy sixty slim smart thirty white hair young

Name: ___________________ lawyer Job:______________________ Age: about_______________ Appearance: tall and______ __________________________ __________________________ 3

Name: ___________________ Job:______________________ Age: about_______________ Appearance: _____________ __________________________ and fashionable. 5

Name: ___________________ Job:______________________ Age: about_______________ Appearance: old and good-looking, with________ __________________________

Name: ___________________ Job:______________________ Age: about_______________ Appearance: tall and______ _________________________ , with white hair. 4

Name: ___________________ Job:______________________ Age: about_______________ Appearance: old and______ __________________________ __________________________ 6

Name: ___________________ Job: Utterson’s____________ Age: about_______________ Appearance: smart and____ __________________________ __________________________ 13

PRE-READING ACTIVITIES

Vocabulary – Relationships and Jobs 4 What is the relationship between the characters? Choose the correct words.

Hyde is Jekyll’s double / friend. 1 Enfield is Utterson’s brother / cousin. 2 Poole is Jekyll’s boss / servant. 3 Utterson is Guest’s assistant / boss. 4 Utterson is Jekyll’s doctor / lawyer. 5 Hyde and Danvers are friends / strangers.

Vocabulary – Matching 5 Match the pictures and the words. 1

a stare b safe c knocker d medicine e cheque f bow

Lexical Groups 6 Put these words into the correct group.

bank blackmail ceiling cellar cloud experiment fog forge graduated glass laboratory mixture murder pub restaurant stairs sun theatre trial wall wind experiment _____________ ______________ _____________ Science _____________ Crime

_____________ _____________ ______________ _____________

Places in town _____________ _____________ ______________ _____________ Weather _____________ _____________ ______________ _____________ Building _____________ _____________ ______________ _____________ 14

Crossword

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Across 2 A person who has been hurt or killed. 4 When people in society think you are good and honorable. 6 A change in appearance. 7 What you do when you can’t control your body moving because you are cold or afraid. Down 1 You write this to say who you want to leave your money to when you die. 3 An action or event that people talk about because they think it is bad or wrong. 5 A word to describe a very bad person or thing. 6 Something which is not in its natural shape.

Matching – Places in London 8 Match the names with the places in the story. 1

Cavendish Square

Regent’s Park

River Thames

Scotland Yard

Soho

a b c d e

A beautiful place in the middle of London where people can relax. A rich area of London where doctors live and work. An area of London where there are lots of cheap pubs and restaurants. It runs though the centre of London. The central office of London’s police. 15

Chapter 1

The Mystery of the Door Mr Utterson is the sensible lawyer, who tells most of the story.

In Victorian England it was very important to be respectable: have money and a good position in society. Utterson and Enfield are good friends and cousins who like to walk around London on Sundays. This was an expression for men who dressed fashionably and went to popular parties and clubs in town.

Mr Gabriel Utterson, the lawyer, was tall, thin, strong and quite handsome. He never smiled and was not good at making conversation. He lived a serious and simple life; only drinking wine with friends and never going to the theatre. But people liked him as he was surprisingly tolerant*. He was more likely to help than to criticise* people. Maybe it was easy for Mr Utterson as he hardly ever showed his feelings, but he often became the last respectable person who anybody in trouble could call a friend. He spent time with old friends or family members, which might explain why he and Mr. Richard Enfield were friends. Enfield was very different; a well-known* ‘man about town’, but also a distant cousin. Every Sunday they met and walked the streets of London. Surprised to see them together, people asked themselves what they talked about. But the two men enjoyed their trips so much that they avoided anything that would interrupt this pleasure. tolerant willing to allow people to behave or believe in different things from you criticise to say what you think is wrong or bad about something well-known somebody or something that lots of people know or recognise Enfield pointed at the door.

Chapter 1 The Mystery of the Door

One Sunday, the two men were walking together when they turned down a side street in a busy part of London. The street was small and quiet that day, but it was usually busy on weekdays. Even on a Sunday, you could see that the street was different from the other nearby streets. It had clean and tidy houses, with fresh paint on them, which people passing by noticed. It was a pleasure to see, apart from one dark-looking* building. It had two floors but it had no windows, only a door on the ground floor. The wall above it was very dirty and didn’t have any fresh paint on it.

Enfield and Utterson find the little door to the dirty building by chance.

dark-looking something that doesn’t seem light or bright, but also suggests danger or mystery

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Enfield tells Utterson about seeing a small man walking over a child on the ground.

The door didn’t have a bell or a knocker* and it was old and dirty, too. People and children often rested or played near the door, as nobody ever told them to go away. When Mr Enfield and the lawyer were opposite the door, Enfield pointed at it. ‘Have you ever noticed that door before?’ he asked. ‘It reminds me of a strange story,’ he added. ‘Really?’ said Mr Utterson, his voice changing a little, ‘and what was that?’ ‘It was like this…’ replied Mr Enfield, ‘I was coming home one night. It was very late and very quiet. All I could see were the street lamps. There was nobody around. Then suddenly, I saw two people. One was a small man walking very quickly. The other was a girl, of maybe eight or ten, who was running as fast as she could around the corner towards him. Obviously, they ran into each other at the corner; and that is when it happened. It was horrible! The man walked right over the child’s body. He was more like a huge lorry crossing the ground than like a little man. He was very calm as he left her screaming on the ground behind him. It might not sound very bad, but it was a terrible thing to see! Anyway, I started shouting and ran after the man. I caught him and brought him back to where there was already a crowd of people standing around the screaming child. knocker a metal or wooden thing you hit on a door when you want somebody to open it

There was a crowd of people around the girl when Mr Enfield returned with the little man.

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This is the more old-fashioned use of the word, meaning unfriendly or without emotion.

Enfield and the doctor persuade the man to pay the child’s family to stop them from attacking him.

The small man was perfectly cool and came with me. But I felt cold when he looked at me. The people on the street were from the girl’s own family. They called a doctor who said that she was alright, just frightened. However, things did not end there. I really hated that man and so did the girl’s family. What was even stranger was that the doctor really disliked him too. He didn’t seem the type for emotions, but he was so angry that he turned white. We looked at each other and immediately understood one another. We wanted to kill the man, but of course we couldn’t. So, we did the next best thing. We told the man that there would be a scandal* which would damage his name all over London. We also warned him that he would lose all his friends in the city. While we threatened him with our words, we also protected him from the people around him who still wanted to attack him. I have never seen such a group of angry people. I could see that the man was frightened, but he hid it well.’ ‘Very well!’ he said, ‘I do not wish to have an unpleasant scene. How much do you want?’ ‘Well, we made him pay one hundred pounds to the child’s family. I am sure he wanted to pay less, but he changed his mind when he saw that we were serious. So, we just had to get the money from him. You won’t believe where the man took us. scandal when someone does something bad or wrong that shocks people

Chapter 1 The Mystery of the Door

He took out a key and went in through that little door there. After a while he came back with ten pounds in gold and a cheque* for the rest. The name on the cheque was - no, I can’t tell you. I told him that it was not normal to walk into a cellar door at four in the morning and come out with another man’s cheque for almost a hundred pounds. He replied, ‘You needn’t worry. I will stay with you until the bank opens and cash the cheque myself.’ ‘So we waited until the next day and went to the bank where they cashed the cheque without any problem.’ ‘Tut-tut!’ said Mr Utterson. ‘Yes, it’s a bad story.’ Enfield agreed, ‘Nobody would want anything to do with such a horrible man, while the person whose name was on the cheque is respectable. It must be blackmail*!’ ‘Would you tell me the name of the man who walked over the child?’ asked Utterson. ‘I suppose it can’t hurt. His name is Hyde.’ ‘What does he look like?’ said Utterson, thoughtfully. ‘I can’t easily describe him. There is something wrong with his appearance, but I don’t really know what.’ ‘You are sure he used a key?’ asked Utterson. ‘My dear Sir…’ began Enfield. ‘The fact is, I have not asked you the name of the other person because I know it already.’ cheque a piece of printed paper you can use instead of money to pay for things blackmail to make somebody give you money to stop you telling embarrassing information about them

Enfield tells Utterson about the door that the man entered and what he thought about it.

‘Tut, tut!’ is a way of showing you are unhappy or annoyed. It is also onomatopoeic. Enfield compares Hyde’s bad character with the good character of the man who wrote the cheque.

‘My dear Sir’ is a traditional way of showing respect to another man, even a friend, in Victorian England. Utterson admits to Enfield that he knows the well-known man in the story.

CHECK IT OUT

Reading Comprehension – True or False 1 Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false ones. T F 1 Utterson and Enfield walked every Sunday. 2 They saw someone going inside the door. 3 Enfield caught the small man who hurt the girl. 4 The doctor and Enfield agreed about the small man. 5 The small man paid all the money in gold. 6 Utterson knew the name Enfield would not tell him.

Speaking – Talking about a Picture 2 Look at the picture and talk about it in pairs. 1 Describe the picture. 2 How is the house different from other houses nearby? 3 Whose house is it? 4 Why is it important in the story?

Listening for Specific Information 3

3 Listen to track 3 and complete the dialogue with the missing words and expressions. Utterson Tut-tut! Enfield Yes, (1)___________. Nobody would want anything to do with such a horrible man, while the person whose name was on the cheque is respectable and famous. It must be blackmail! Utterson (2)___________the man who walked over the child? Enfield I suppose it can’t hurt. (3)___________. Utterson (4)___________? Enfield I can’t easily describe him. There is something wrong with his appearance, but (5)___________. Utterson You are sure he (6)___________? Enfield My (7)___________. Utterson (8)___________, I haven’t asked you the name of the other person because I know it already.

DEVELOPING SPOT ON GRAMMAR CRITICAL THINKING

Sentences Matching with Conjunctions 1 Match the two parts of the sentences 1 e People liked him 2 He was more likely to help 3 Maybe it was easy for Mr Utterson 4 He often became the last respectable person 5 He spent time with old friends or family members, 6 The two men enjoyed their trips so much

a which might explain why he and Mr Richard Enfield were friends. b who anybody in trouble could call a friend. c that they avoided anything that would interrupt this pleasure. d than to criticise people. e as he was surprisingly tolerant. f as he hardly ever showed his feelings.

Grammar – Past Simple vs. Past Continuous 2 Choose the correct form of the verb in these sentences.

One Sunday, the two men walked / were walking together when they turned / were turning down a side street. 1 You could / were being able to see that the street was / was being different from other nearby streets. 2 It had / was having clean and tidy houses with fresh paint on them, which people noticed / were noticing. 3 It was / was being a pleasure to see, apart from one dark-looking building.

Gap Fill – Adverbs 3 Complete the sentences with adverbs formed from words in the box. good easy immediate perfect quick sudden

1 2 3 4 5

Suddenly I saw two people coming from opposite directions. __________ A small man walking very __________. The little man was __________ cool and came with me. We looked at each other and __________ understood one another. I could see that the man was frightened, but he hid it __________. I can’t __________ describe him.

FOCUS ON YOUR EXAMS

Comprehension and Interpretation Esame di Stato

1 Read the text and answer the questions. It is important for the characters in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to appear respectable. Mr Utterson is a serious lawyer, who rarely drinks, and never goes to the theatre, but wants to protect Dr Jekyll. The younger, ‘man about town’, Enfield, shocked by Hyde’s behaviour, allows him to pay the little girl’s family to avoid a scandal, but won’t say the name of the man who he thinks Hyde is blackmailing. What is perhaps more surprising is that despite his cruel actions, Hyde pays to avoid an unpleasant public scene. The first chapter shows the reader the importance of how things might appear and what might be hiding from view behind closed doors. 1 What is important for the characters in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? 2 How can you see this in Utterson’s character? 3 How does the book describe Enfield’s character and what does this mean? 4 What does Enfield refuse to do? 5 What is surprising? 6 What do we learn from the first chapter of the book?

Reading & Discussing – Critical Thinking Costituzione e Cittadinanza

Read and discuss these questions in pairs or small groups. • What is the difference between what is real and what seems real in the book? • How do the characters behave differently from how they would like to? • Is this true for people in today’s world? Why/Why not?

THINK ON!

The 2030 Agenda Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Analysing & Writing 1

Find examples in Chapter 1 of rich and poor people. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

Comparing Ideas 2

Read and discuss the following ideas in pairs. • Victorians thought poor people drank too much, were lazy, or bad; and needed hard work and education. • Some people got help from charities, like the NSPCC or Barnardo’s, but not from the government. • Others went to live in workhouses; horrible places, where you had to work to pay back money you owed.

Discussing 3

Look at the box about people who are poor today. In small groups discuss how it is possible to meet Goal 1.

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Who is Mr Hyde? 4

‘Step into his shoes’ means to take somebody else’s place or job. Utterson was Jekyll’s lawyer and he was not happy about his will, which left everything to Hyde.

That evening, when Mr Utterson got home to his house, he was not a happy man. Usually he read until twelve o’clock and then went to bed. However, on this night, he took a candle and went into his study. There he opened his safe*, and took out an envelope with the words ‘Dr Jekyll’s Will*’ on it. He looked worried as he sat down to read the document. The will was all Jekyll’s own work. Because although Utterson was Henry Jekyll’s lawyer, as well as his friend, he did not agree with its contents. It said that if Henry Jekyll died, all his things would go to his friend Edward Hyde. Even worse, if Dr Jekyll disappeared for more than three months, Edward Hyde should step into his shoes. No, Mr Utterson was not happy. It was not the normal way to write a will. And now that he knew more about Mr Hyde, he was even less happy. Suddenly, he got up, blew out his candle, put on his coat and left the house. safe somewhere you lock away money, jewellery or important documents will an official document with instructions about what to do with your money and belongings after you die

26 Dr Lanyon sat alone drinking his wine in the dining room.

Chapter 2 Who is Mr Hyde?

He arrived in Cavendish Square, where his friend, the great Dr Lanyon, lived and worked as a doctor of medicine. ‘If anyone knows, it will be Lanyon,’ Mr Utterson thought as he waited for the butler* to open the door to him. The serious butler knew and welcomed Mr Utterson, taking him straight into the dining room, where Dr Lanyon sat alone drinking his wine. Dr Lanyon was a lively, healthy and smart man, who had a red face and hair that was too white for his age. He was very pleased to see his old friend. They were at the same school and college together and enjoyed each other’s company.

Cavendish Square is a large square not far from Oxford Circus in the centre of London. It was very smart and fashionable in the Victorian period. It is very close to Harley Street, world famous for medicine.

Mr. Utterson goes to visit Dr Lanyon to find out about the relationship between Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

butler a man who works in a large house

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To ‘talk about this and that’ means to pass the time chatting about things that are not important.

Victorians disagreed about what was or wasn’t science, as people were discovering new things all the time. Utterson believes that Dr Jekyll and Dr Lanyon argued about a scientific question.

Utterson finds out that Lanyon does not know Hyde.

They talked for a little while about this and that and then the lawyer led the conversation to the subject which was on his mind. ‘I suppose, Lanyon, you and I must be Henry Jekyll’s two oldest friends,’ he said. ‘I suppose we are,’ replied Lanyon, ‘but I see little of him now.’ ‘Really?’ said Utterson. ‘I thought your interest in science would bring you together.’ ‘Humph*!’ Henry Jekyll’s experiments stopped being scientific more than ten years ago! That’s when he started to do strange things,’ he replied angrily. ‘So they only argued about something scientific!’ Utterson thought. He felt relieved* to hear this. He waited a few seconds before asking, ‘Did you ever meet his friend, Hyde?’ he asked. ‘Hyde?’ repeated Lanyon. ‘No. I’ve never heard of him!’ That was all the information that the lawyer took home with him. He didn’t sleep well that night, as his mind was full of the questions he still did not have answers to. He couldn’t stop thinking about the terrible story of Hyde and the little girl. He even dreamt about it. The next day, Utterson started waiting for Hyde outside the little door: morning, afternoon and evening. Humph! a sound people make when they are angry or unhappy about something relieved feel happy and relaxed because something bad has not happened or has ended

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Finally Utterson’s patience* paid. It was a fine, clear and cold night. You could clearly see everything in the quiet, empty streets. He heard the steps of the stranger moving quickly before he saw him. The man was small and very plainly dressed. Even at a distance, there was something unpleasant about him. He went straight for the little door and took a key from his pocket as if he were returning home. Mr Utterson stepped out from the shadows and touched him on the shoulder as he passed. ‘Mr Hyde, I think?’ Mr Hyde pulled back, making a noise like a snake. But he was not afraid. Without looking at the lawyer he answered coolly: ‘That is my name. What do you want?’ ‘I am an old friend of Dr Jekyll’s—Mr Utterson of Gaunt Street. Can I come in?’ asked the lawyer. ‘You will not find Dr Jekyll. He is away.’ Then he asked quickly, ‘How did you know me?’ Without replying Mr Utterson asked: ‘Will you do me a favour? Will you let me see your face?’ Mr Hyde appeared to hesitate*, and then, as if changing his mind, turned towards him. They stared* at each other for a few seconds. ‘Now I shall know you again, it may be useful.’ ‘Yes,’ agreed Mr Hyde, ‘and you should have my address.’ And he gave a number of a street in Soho. patience the ability to continue doing something difficult for a long time without losing interest hesitate stop to think before doing or saying something, because you are nervous, worried or embarrassed stared ➝ to stare: to look at somebody or something very directly for a long time

Mr. Utterson finally meets Mr Hyde by waiting for him for a long time outside the little door.

A snake moves quietly and quickly and can be very dangerous. The noise it makes warns us of its danger.

After appearing to be unhappy about meeting the lawyer, Mr Hyde decides that it is a good thing.

Soho today is a fashionable part of central London, with lots of restaurants, theatres and it is home to China Town. But in Victorian England, it was a dangerous and poor area of the city.

Chapter 2 Who is Mr Hyde? Mr Utterson touched Mr Hyde on the shoulder.

Two weeks later, Dr Jekyll gave a dinner party for five or six old friends. Mr Utterson now sat alone opposite his friend after the others left, as he often did. Jekyll was a tall, strong, good-looking man of about fifty. He was stylish, but he also looked intelligent and kind. ‘I want to speak to you, Jekyll, about your will,’ began Utterson. ‘You know that I do not like it!’ ‘My will? Yes, certainly, I know that,’ said the doctor, a little sharply*. ‘You have already told me so.’ ‘Well, I tell you so again,’ continued the lawyer. ‘I have just learnt some things about young Hyde.’ Dr Jekyll’s large, handsome face grew pale and so did his lips. His eyes became very dark. ‘I do not want to hear any more,’ he said. ‘We will never agree so we should not talk about it.’ ‘But I have heard some terrible things…’ said Utterson. ‘I cannot change my will yet. You do not understand,’ replied the doctor, beginning to sound confused*. ‘Jekyll, you know that you can trust me! Please, tell me what’s wrong.’ said Utterson, ‘My good Utterson, I trust you more than any man alive. But don’t worry, the moment I choose, Mr Hyde will leave. But you must promise me that you will help Hyde get his rights* if I am not here!’ ‘I will never like him, but I promise I will help him,’ said the lawyer finally and left. sharply to say something in a way that sounds as if you were judging somebody or something confused unable to think clearly right something that you are allowed to do or have

Victorian’s believed in ‘physiognomy’, the idea that a person’s appearance told you about their character. Mr Utterson asks Dr Jekyll about his will again.

‘My good + name’ was a way that Victorian men showed they liked or respected people. They also often called each other by their surnames. Mr Utterson promises to respect Dr Jekyll’s will although he does not like Mr Hyde.

CHECK IT OUT

Reading Comprehension – Identify a Character 1 Read the sentences and write H (Hyde), J (Jekyll), L (Lanyon), or U (Utterson). 1 Even at a distance, there was something 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

unpleasant about him. He did he did not agree with the contents of the will. He lived and worked in Cavendish Square. He was a lively, healthy and smart man, who had a red face and hair that was too white for his age. He was stylish, but he also looked intelligent and kind. He went straight for the little door and took a key from his pocket as if he were returning home. His experiments stopped being scientific more than ten years ago. Usually he read until twelve o’clock and then went to bed.

Listening – Looking for Mistakes 4

2 Read the summary of Chapter 2. There are six mistakes. Listen to the chapter and find the mistakes. Mr Utterson went home and took Mr Hyde’s will out of the safe and read it. He was not happy and decided to talk to him about it. But first he went to his cousin, Dr Lanyon’s house, to ask for his advice. Lanyon told him that Jekyll still did good scientific experiments but that he didn’t know Hyde. Utterson decided to wait in Cavandish Square until he saw Mr. Hyde. Finally, one evening he met Hyde and he liked the look of him. When Utterson met Dr Jekyll again, he would not promise to help his friend Hyde if he needed to.

Speaking – Putting a Scene in Context 3 Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1 2 3 4 32

Who is in the picture? Where are they? When is the scene set? Why are they there?

DEVELOPING SPOT ON GRAMMAR CRITICAL THINKING

Gap Fill – Adverbials of Time 1 Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box. yet still just ever already ago

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Henry Jekyll’s experiments stopped being scientific more than ago ten years __________ ! ‘Did you __________ meet his friend, Hyde?’ he asked. He didn’t sleep well that night, as his mind was full of the questions he __________ did not have answers to. Yes, certainly, I know that,’ said the doctor, a little sharply. ‘You have __________ told me so.’ ‘I have __________ learnt some things about young Hyde.’ ‘I cannot change my will __________. You do not understand,’ replied the doctor.

Vocabulary & Writing – Collocations 2 Match the verbs and the nouns. Then write sentences in the past simple. 1 2 3 4

take out blow out put on turn towards

a b c d

the other man a coat an envelope a candle

Conditional Verb Forms 3 Complete the sentences with the correct alternatives.

It said that if Henry Jekyll died / would die, all his things went / would go to his friend, Edward Hyde. 1 If Dr Jekyll disappeared / would disappear Edward Hyde stepped

/ should step into his shoes. 2 ‘I thought your interest in science brings / would bring you

together.’ 3 He took a key from his pocket as if he were / would be returning

home. 4 ‘Don’t worry, the moment I will choose / choose, Mr Hyde leaves

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FOCUS ON YOUR EXAMS

Comprehension and Interpretation INVALSI

Read the text about physiognomy, then complete the sentences (1-6) using a maximum of 4 words. Physiognomy The Italian scientist Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909) introduced the idea of physiognomy to the study of crime. He said that you could recognise a criminal by particular things about his or her appearance: long arms; eyes or ears that were not the same distance apart; or a high forehead. So as Mr Hyde’s appearance was ‘unpleasant’ to other people, they thought he may be bad or a criminal. Meanwhile Dr Jekyll, was ‘a tall, strong, good-looking man’ and ‘looked intelligent and kind,’ so people respected and trusted him. Stevenson does not believe in Lombroso’s idea, like most Victorians did. By making Jekyll and Hyde the same person, he gives us a different view of the criminal mind that you can find in respectable society. For Victorian readers this was very worrying, particularly at the time when there was a real murderer around, who they couldn’t catch, called Jack the Ripper. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Cesare Lombroso’s idea was that you could recognise criminals by _________________________________________. One particular sign was the distance between your _____________ ____________________________. In the book, Hyde’s appearance is unpleasant, while Jekyll is a _________________________________________. The fact that they are the same person means that Stevenson did not believe _________________________________________. He gave us the idea that a criminal could be part of ____________ _____________________________. This idea worried Victorians because of Jack the Ripper, a murderer _________________________________________.

THINK ON! Technology skills

21st Century Skills

Online Research 1

Do some online research about what Victorians believed. Consider one or more of these areas: science medicine God ghosts good and evil men and women

PowerPoint – Preparing and Giving a Presentation 2

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of your research. Use the notes below to help you. • Plan your presentation by doing a mind map on the first slide to link your ideas • Write short, clear ideas on each slide and add pictures • Make the font easy to read and the background light and simple • Do not read from the slides in your presentation, give extra information • Allow time for people to see each slide • Think of questions and answers for after the presentation.

Speaking – Giving and Recieving Feedback 3

Give and receive class feedback on the presentation. Consider the following areas: • • • • •

Was there lots of new information? How interesting was it? Was it easy to understand? Were ideas well linked? Was technology used well?

FINAL TEST

Reading Comprehension 1 Answer the questions. 1 2 3 4 5 6

What reminds Mr Enfield about the story of Hyde and the little girl? How does Utterson finally meet Hyde? Who sees Hyde killing Sir Danvers Carew? Why couldn’t the police catch Hyde? When did Dr Lanyon die? Why did Poole think that Dr Jekyll was in danger?

Vocabulary – Word Formation 2 Form new words. Then match them with the definitions below 1 well- 2 dark- 3 black 4 clear-

writing working thinking stick mare mail looking known

able to make good decisions quickly

a bad dream or situation

5 walking 6 hand 7 night 8 hard-

c 1 a famous person or thing d

get money from somebody to keep their secret

a person who isn’t lazy

something people use to help them move around

something or someone that isn’t bright, light or attractive

the particular way you put words on a piece of paper

Writing – Names of the Characters 3 Who says the following words? Write the names of the characters. 1 ‘Have you ever noticed that door before?’ said __________. 2 ‘I do not wish to have an unpleasant scene.’ said __________. 3 ‘Henry Jekyll’s experiments stopped being scientific more than

ten years ago!’ said __________. 4 ‘Jekyll, you know that you can trust me!’ said __________. 5 ‘I will never see him again. I promise you that it is all at an end,’

said __________. 6 ‘The handwriting is strange, but not mad,’ said __________. 104

Reading for Specific Information PRELIMINARY

Read the text about Gothic novels and choose the best answers. Gothic novels What makes a novel gothic? There is not really one group of things which makes a book gothic, but several similar things. First, Gothic novels are often set in strange and sometimes dangerous places. The lawyer in Dracula is locked in a castle in Transylvania. While much of the action in Frankenstein happens either in a laboratory or outside in the Swiss mountains. Time is also important in Gothic novels, as bad things often happen at night or when there is bad weather. Many stories are set in the past or during periods of historical change, as in The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Gothic characters are usually innocent and good, like Dracula’s Lucy, and Victor Frankenstein’s wife, Elizabeth; or clever and evil like Count Dracula and Mr Hyde. There are many symbols too in Gothic novels such as the painting in Dorian Gray, bats and wolves in Dracula, or light and fire in Frankenstein. There are a variety of themes or ideas behind Gothic novels, including: love, power, violence, science, travel, life and death, good and evil. But there is usually a message in the story: that good defeats evil in the end, no matter what happens on the way. 1

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Gothic novels are all A totally different. B the same. C different with many similar things. D different with a few similar things. Dracula is set in A a castle. B a laboratory. C Switzerland. D the mountains. In Gothic novels bad things happen in A bad weather. B the day. C the future. D the past. Elizabeth is married to A Dorian Gray. B Dracula. C Frankenstein. D Hyde. There are animal symbols in A Dorian Gray. B Dracula. C Frankenstein. D Jekyll and Hyde. Which of these is not usually a theme in a Gothic novel? A love B power C violence D war 105

FINAL TEST

Listening Comprehension PRELIMINARY

Listen to two people, a boy called Ben, and a girl called Kate, talking about the novel Jekyll and Hyde. Decide if these sentences are correct or incorrect. Choose A for yes or B for no. A 1 2 3 4 5 6

Kate didn’t expect to enjoy the book. Ben’s favourite scene was when Mr Enfield caught Mr Hyde. Ben thought that the writer described the transformations very well. Kate was disappointed by how the book ended. Reading the book made Kate want to find out more about the Victorian period. Ben has already read another book by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Speaking about a Book 6

Work in pairs. Ask and answer these questions. • • • • • • • •

What kind of books do you like reading? When do you usually read? Did you enjoy the book Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? Why/Why not? Who was your favourite character? What was your favourite scene? What did you learn about the writer? Have you read any other books by him or would you like to? What did you learn about Victorian society?

Writing a Letter as a Character in a Book 7

You are Dr Jekyll and this is part of a letter you receive from Mr Hyde after he disappears. Read the letter and write a reply to Mr Hyde in about 100 words.

Do not worry about me, I am safe and well. I do not blame you for what happened with that MP. It is not your fault; it is all mine. I have gone away and I will not be back, so you can live your life in peace from now on. 106

Listening for Specific Information about a Show 15

You will hear someone talking about a Jekyll and Hyde show. Listen and complete the information.

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FINAL TEST

Reading – Matching People with Activities 9

These people all want to experience Victorian London. Read about the different things to do in London and match each person with an activity. 1

Julie loves learning about places by walking around them. She is also particularly interested both in crime and in writers of crime and detective books.

Alex wants to experience Victorian culture. He is quite interested in books, but he is more interested in finding out about how real people lived their lives. He also enjoys art.

Julian would like to visit a typical British pub, but apart from that he is not very interested in sightseeing. He would prefer to discover nature and try to understand the Victorian’s passion for gardens, which he also likes.

Lauren loves going out for food and visiting food markets, but she hasn’t got a lot of money and she is not interested in visiting big, expensive shops.

Victorian London A Visit museums There are lots of London museums where you can see what Victorian life was really like. Try the Ragged School Museum, which lets you experience the life of a poor Victorian child, visit their classrooms and their homes. Or try the William Morris Gallery, which is filled with19th century art. B Take a walk Just going for a walk around central London is enough to get a Victorian experience, because there are so many places built in Queen Victoria’s time: the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and Nelson’s Column, as well as the National Portrait Gallery, the Natural History Museum, or the Royal Albert Hall. 108

C Writer’s tour If you are interested in books, why not try the Charles Dickens tour, the Oscar Wilde tour or the Sherlock Holmes walking tour to Baker Street. And if you like horror, you could follow the steps of Victorian London’s well-known killer, Jack the Ripper. D Green London Queen Victoria ordered the building of many of London’s most beautiful parks. Victoria Park, built in 1845, was supposed to help improve the health of the poor. Today, it has an amazing food market on Sundays, as well as some great pubs. The Victorians also loved pleasure gardens like the famous Crystal Palace Park. E Shopping There aren’t many Victorian shops left in London, but you can still visit Harvey Nichols, Harrods, or Liberty’s. For something cheaper, maybe try one of the many Victorian markets like Leadenhall Market or Old Spitalfields Market. F Eat out The most traditional Victorian meal is pie and mash (mashed potato). You can find one of the oldest pie shops on Tower Bridge Road, where they still use the original recipes and it doesn’t cost too much. Inside, the shop is still decorated as it was in the past.

Speaking – Discussing Preferences 10 Work in pairs. Discuss what type of experience you would like to have in London.

Writing an Invitation 11 Write a note to a friend, inviting him or her to do one of the activities like those in ex.6. In your note, say what you want to do, when and why you would like to do it. Write 35-45 words. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 109

DRAMA

The Mystery of the Door Scene: Mr Enﬁeld catches Mr Hyde after he leaves a little girl screaming for help on the street at night. Mr Enfield [sound of running and breathing] Got you! Come with me! [leading Hyde back to the crowd of people around the girl] Doctor Is this the man who hurt the girl? Mr Enfield It is, Doctor. Will she be alright? Doctor Yes, she is just frightened. But what are we to do with this fellow? Mr Enfield There will be a scandal, which will damage your name all over London, Sir! Doctor You will not only lose your good name, but all your friends, too. Father Let us have him! We know what to do with his sort! Mr Enfield You have no choice. You must put things right immediately! Mr Hyde [silent until now] I do not wish to have an unpleasant scene. How much do you want? [The doctor and Enfield whisper together] Mr Enfield You must pay the child’s family one hundred pounds. Mr Hyde Bah! That’s too much! Doctor Remember what we told you! Mr Hyde Very well! Wait here. I will get you the money. [entering a small door which shuts behind him] Mr Enfield I know this house! Mr Hyde [Returning] Here is ten pounds in gold and the rest is a cheque. Mr Enfield What is the meaning of this? Look at the name on the cheque, Doctor! Doctor Good God! Mr Hyde [smiling] You needn’t worry. I will stay with you until the bank opens and cash the cheque myself.

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The Last Night Scene: Mr Utterson and Poole are back at the house where Dr Jekyll has shut himself in his ofﬁce. Poole Mr Utterson Poole Mr Utterson Poole Voice Poole Mr Utterson Poole Mr Utterson Poole Mr Utterson Poole Mr Utterson Poole Mr Utterson Voice Mr Utterson

Mr Utterson

Come quietly, Sir. I want you to listen, but I don’t want Dr Jekyll to hear you. Very well. And if he asks you in, don’t go! I won’t! [knocking the door] Dr Jekyll, Mr Utterson is asking to see you, Sir. Tell him I cannot see anyone! Thank you, Sir. [to Utterson] Was that Dr Jekyll’s voice, Sir? It seems different. Yes, it is different! That is not it. That’s the voice of his murderer! Suppose Dr Jekyll is dead: why would the murderer stay? I do not understand! But I’ve seen him! Seen who? The doctor? No, that thing… it has a mask on and it is too short to be Dr Jekyll. Then we must break down the door and check! I will take the blame for it! That’s talking, Mr Utterson! [looking at the door] Jekyll, I’m going to break down this door! Utterson! Don’t do it!’ That’s not Jekyll’s voice, it’s Hyde’s! Down with the door, Poole! [There is the sound of a terrible cry as the door breaks, they enter and see the body of Hyde on the floor] We are too late!

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MY BOOK My favourite character is _________________________________________________ because _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ My favourite scene in the book is when __________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ What I really don’t like about the book is __________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ because _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ I like/don’t like the story because _________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Points to remember about the book are _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________