Intro Quiz: The Introduction of Hyde

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﻿Hello, and welcome to today's lesson on the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Today, we're going to be looking at the introduction of the character of Hyde. You will need something to write on, and something to write with, and preferably, a quiet place, where you will be able to concentrate. Let's begin. [Instructor] Here's today's key question. How is Hyde presented by Stevenson, when introduced in Chapter Two? Here's the structure of today's lesson. Part one, key vocabulary. Part two, summary and recap. Part three, reading and questions. Part four, apply our learning. And then in part five, you will complete a review quiz. Part one, key vocabulary. In this lesson, we will be learning the words volatile, and uncivilised. Firstly, let's look at volatile. A definition of this word is being prone to sudden and unpredictable change, usually for the worse. Here's an example of the word being used in a sentence. Her neighbour was volatile and would sometimes shout at him in the street. And a second example, Mr Hyde is a volatile character who can lose his temper very suddenly. Here's our next key word, uncivilised. The definition is impolite and bad mannered. Here's an example of the word uncivilised being used in a sentence. His behaviour was so rude that the teacher said he was uncivilised. And the second example, Utterson and Enfield view Mr Hyde's disgraceful behaviour as uncivilised. Now, I want you to write a sentence of your own that uses the word volatile, and a sentence of your own that he uses the word uncivilised. Pause the video to complete your two sentences. You can resume, once you finish them. Part two, summary and recap. Story of the Door. In this chapter, Enfield tells Utterson a disturbing story about a strange man who trampled calmly over a little girl. The strange man has a key to a house and collects a check from it signed by a celebrated man. Utterson realises that the door the man has the key to is the back entrance to his friend Henry Jekyll's house and that the signature on the check is also Jekyll's. The man is revealed to be a Mr Hyde. Now, which of the statements below are true? One. The strange man tramples over a little girl. Two. Enfield feels sympathetic towards this man. Three. The man provides a check signed by respected gentlemen. Four. The strange man is very good looking. Five. Enfield reveals that the man's name is Hyde. Pulse the video now, so that you can identify the statements that are true. You can now check your answers. So, it's true that the strange man tramples over the little girl. Second one, Enfield feel sympathetic towards this man, that's false. Enfield feels hatred towards him. Three, the man provides a check signed by respect to gentlemen. That's true. The strange man is very good looking. False, Enfield says that there is something wrong with his appearance. And five is true, Enfield reveals that the man's name is Hyde. Pause the video to check your answers. Part three, Chapter Two. Search for Mr Hyde. Concerned for his friend Dr. Jekyll, Utterson goes looking for the mysterious Hyde. That evening, Mr. Utterson came home to his bachelor house in sombre spirits and sat down to dinner without relish. On this night however, as soon as the cloth was taken away, he took up a candle and went into his business room. There he opened his safe, took from the most private part of it a document endorsed on the envelope as Dr. Jekyll's will and sat down with a clouded brow to study its contents. The will was holograph, for Mr. Utterson, though he took charge of it now that it was made, had refused to lend the least assistance in the making of it; it provided not only that, in case of the decease of Henry Jekyll, all his possessions were to pass into the hands of his friend and benefactor Edward Hyde. And just two words to go over there. Sombre means serious. So, Utterson is feeling very serious as he enters his house. And a will is a document that states who your possessions should go to after you die. But in the case of Dr. Jekyll's disappearance or unexplained absence for any period exceeding three calendar months, the said Edward Hyde should step into the said Henry Jekyll's shoes without further delay and free from any burden or obligation beyond the payment of a few small sums to the members of the doctor's household. This document had long been the lawyer's eyesore. It offended him both as a lawyer and as a lover of the sane and customary sides of life, to whom the fanciful was the immodest. An eyesore in this context means that Utterson does not like to look at it. And indignation is anger or annoyance because of something seeming unfair. So Utterson is very concerned about his friend's will. And hitherto it was ignorance of Mr. Hyde that had swelled his indignation; now, by a sudden turn, it was his knowledge. It was already bad enough when the name was but a name of which he could learn no more. It was worse when it began to be clothed upon with detestable attributes; and out of the shifting, insubstantial mists that had so long baffled his eye, there leaped up the sudden, definite presentment of a fiend. Now, detestable attributes are hateful qualities or features, and a fiend is an evil spirit or demon. Pause the video so that you can answer the questions below. Question one. What does Henry Jekyll's will state? Question two. Why does Henry Jekyll's will worry Mr Utterson? Now you can check your answers. You can pause the video to do this, and remember they don't need to appear exactly as they do here, just check that you've got the key content correct. Question one. Dr. Henry Jekyll's will states that if he dies or disappears, then all his possessions should go to Mr. Edward Hyde. Question two. He had never met Mr Hyde and was concerned at Jekyll leaving everything to him. Now that he realises Mr. Hyde is a disreputable man, Utterson is even more concerned. Let's go back to the text. Mr. Utterson is so concerned about his friend Henry Jekyll's association with Mr. Hyde that he decides to go in search of Hyde himself. From that time forward, Mr. Utterson began to haunt the door in the by-street of shops. In the morning before office hours, at noon when business was plenty, and time scarce, at night under the face of the fogged city moon, by all lights and at all hours of solitude or concourse, the lawyer was to be found on his chosen post. If he be Mr. Hyde, he had thought, I shall be Mr. Seek. Solitude is when you're alone, and concourse is when there's a crowd of people. So, suggesting that Utterson is doing it regardless of who's around, whether it's quiet or busy, he is standing in the store way. The steps drew swiftly nearer, and swelled out suddenly louder as they turned the end of the street. The lawyer, looking forth from the entry, could soon see what manner of man he had to deal with. He was small and very plainly dressed and the look of him, even at the distance, went somehow strongly against the watcher's inclination. But he made straight for the door, crossing the roadway to save time; and as he came, he drew a key from his pocket like one approaching home. Mr. Utterson stepped out and touched him on the shoulder as he passed. Mr. Hyde, I think? Mr. Hyde shrank back with a hissing intake of breath. But his fear was only momentary; and though we did not look the lawyer in the face, he answered coolly enough, That's my name. What do you want? Now, inclination means liking. So when it says, his appearance went strongly against the watcher's inclination, it means his appearance was disliked by whoever was looking upon him. I see you are going in, returned the lawyer. I'm an old friend of Dr. Jekyll's, Mr. Utterson of Gaunt Street, You must have heard of my name; and meeting you so conveniently, I thought you might admit to me. You will not find Dr. Jekyll; he is from home, replied Mr. Hyde, blowing in the key. And then suddenly, but still without looking up, how did you know me? He asked. On your side, said Mr. Utterson, will you do me a favour? With pleasure, replied the other. What shall it be? Will you let me see your face? Asked the lawyer. Mr. Hyde appeared to hesitate, and then, as if upon some sudden reflection, fronted about with an air of defiance; and the pair stared at each other pretty fixedly for a few seconds. Now I shall know you again, said Mr. Utterson. It may be useful. Yes, returned Mr. Hyde, it is as well we have met; you should have my address. And he gave a number of a street in Soho. Good God! Thought Mr. Utterson, can he, too, have been thinking of the will? But he kept his feelings to himself and only granted in acknowledgement of the address. And now, said the other, how did you know me? By description, was the reply. Whose description? We have common friends, said Mr. Utterson. Now, Soho is a poorer area of Victorian London. That's where Hyde lives. Common friends, echoed Mr. Hyde, a little hoarsely. Who are they? Jekyll, for instance, said the lawyer. He never told you, cried Mr. Hyde, with a flush of anger. I did not think you would have lied. Come, said, Mr. Utterson, that is not fitting language. The other snarled a load into a savage laugh; and the next moment, with extraordinary quickness, he had unlocked the door and disappeared into the house. Now, pause the video so you can answer the questions below. Question one. Mr. Hyde shrank back with a hissing intake of breath. A, what is associated with the verb hissing? B, what impression does this word help to create of Hyde? Question two. Hyde speaks using short sentences and questions when addressing Utterson. What impression does this create of Hyde? Question three. Look again at this quotation, he never told you, cried Mr. Hyde, with a flush of anger. A, what does the word cried and the phrase flush of anger tell you about Mr. Hyde? And B, considered the way Hyde speaks to Mr. Utterson. Why would his behaviour be shocking to Victorian readers? Question four. Look again at this quotation, snared aloud into a savage laugh. How does this quotation further the idea that Hyde is a rude and uncivilised character? Pause the video, so you can answer the question. Now, check your answers. Question one. A, hissing is a noise usually associated with snakes. B, this word helps to convey Hyde as an animalistic character. Snakes can be dangerous and are often associated with the devil, or have connotations of the devil. So this word helps Stevenson suggest that Hyde is a threat. Hydes use of... Question two. Hydes use of short sentences and questions makes him seem both impatient and rude. He does not speak using any of the normal conventions of polite conversation. Question three. The verb cried suggests that Hyde has lost control of his emotions and is shouting angrily at Utterson. The verb flush suggests that Hyde has lost his temper suddenly and forcefully. This implies he is a volatile character who does not keep his emotions in check. Hyde uses short sentences when speaking to Utterson, shouts at him and makes animalistic noises. This contrasts sharply with Utterson's gentlemanly conduct and presents Hyde as an uncivilised character who is both aggressive and rude. Question four. The verb snarled suggests that Hyde is a rude and uncivilised character as this is an aggressive, animalistic noise normally associated with a dangerous animal. The adjective savage also suggests that there is something primitive about Hyde and that he does not exercise control over his emotions and impulses. Pause the video to check your answers. And remember, you can take any notes that you would like from the answers that've appeared. Part four. Applying our Learning. Let's return to our key question for today. How is Hyde presented by Stevenson when introduced in Chapter Two? Write a short response to the question above. Spend at least 15 minutes writing. You may wish to mention Utterson's feelings towards Hyde, his behaviour towards Utterson, the way Hyde's emotions are presented. For example, you could use the quotations flush of anger, or salvage laugh. And the animalistic language used to describe him. Example, hissed, snarled. You should include the following key words, uncivilised, volatile, and animalistic. Pause the video now, so that you can complete your task. And you will then, have a chance to look at some example answers. Here is an example answer. In chapter two, Stevenson introduces Hyde as a volatile and uncivilised character. Utterson is clearly concerned that this is the man his friend Henry Jekyll has mentioned in his will. He describes him as a fiend, suggesting that he thinks he is connected with evil acts. When Stevenson introduces Hyde, he describes him making animalistic noises such as snarled and hissed. This suggests he is an uncivilised character who may be dangerous and unpredictable like a wild animal. Hyde has a flush of anger which suggests he is a volatile character who does not keep his emotions in check and is quick tempered. Utterson is presented as a polite and respectable Victorian gentlemen and this aggressive and animalistic behaviour would be shocking to him. Here is a more developed answer. Stevenson introduces Hyde as volatile and uncivilised character. Utterson is clearly deeply concerned that this fiend is the man who Jekyll has bequeathed his assets to. When he meets Hyde, his opinion of him as a dangerous individual is confirmed. Stevenson describes Hyde using the past participle hissed which we associate with snakes. These have connotations of the devil suggesting Hyde is linked to evil. Additionally, Hyde snarls, suggesting he's a dangerous or untamed animal who is a threat to others. In addition to presenting Hyde as animalistic, Stevenson also presents him as volatile when he describes his flush of anger. This suggests Hyde is quick to lose his temper and not fully in control of his emotions. The phrase savage laugh furthers this impression as it presents Hyde as primitive and lacking in self-control. You can pause the video, if you would like to take any notes from this example answer. Well done. You have completed the majority of work for today's lesson. In part five, you're now going to complete the review quiz. In lesson six, we will look at the next chapter of the novella, and we will look at the character Dr. Jekyll, who we've heard a little bit about in previous lessons. Thank you for your hard work today.

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