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FORM 3 STUDENTS

(Dr.Jeykll and Mr.Hyde).

THEMES:

1. GOOD VERSUS EVIL

2. FRIENDSHIP

3. CRIME DOES NOT PAY

4. HYPOCRISY

5. OBSESSION WITH AN IDEA

Guidelines on how to answer the literature question.

1. GOOD VERSUS EVIL

· The struggle between the good sides and bad sides of Dr.Jekyll. (explain about his position in the society and his evil desire)

· He created a potion the can separate his good and bad sides which creates Mr. Hyde who represents the evil side of him.

· He creates the potion to satisfy or fulfill his evil desire.

· He creates the potion so that he can enjoy double lives without being caught by the authority.

· He tramples Edie (chapter 1), kills Sir Danvers Carew (chapter 6). He did all this in the form of Mr.Hyde in order to hide his real identity.

Self-reflection: Last Paragraph

In my point of view, I believe that we need to have self-control because the evil sides of us can be out of control if we fail to control them. We must also think critically of the consequences of everything that we do.

2. FRIENDSHIP

· The friendship between Mr.Utterson between Dr.Jeykll

· Trustworthy: (a) Mr. Utterson didn’t read the letter given by Dr. Lanyon even though he was deeply curios about the content of the letter as he was investigating the mystery of Mr.Hyde. (b) Mr. Utterson kept Dr.Jekyll’s secret even though he already knew that Mr.Hyde and Dr.Jeykll were the same persons as he himself saw the transformation which was available in Chapter 9 entitled Face at the Window.

· Loyalty: (a) Mr. Utterson asked Poole not to tell anyone about what he saw at the lab when they found the dead body of Dr.Jeykll in the form of Mr. Hyde. (b) Mr. Utterson didn’t betray Dr.Jeykll as he didn’t reveal the truth about Dr.Jeykll to the police.

· Caring: (a) Mr.Utterson rushed to Dr.Jeykll’s house when Poole told him that he heard a strange voice coming from the lab. (b) Mr.Utterson visited Dr.Jeykll to find out about his health.

· Responsible: (a) Mr. Utterson refused to listen to Dr.Jeykll’s instruction when Dr.Jeykll named Mr.Hyde as the one who would inherit his wealth. He disagreed because Dr.Jeykll was his good friend and his client. (b) Mr.Utterson protects Dr.Jeykll’s good name (he didn’t reveal Dr.Jeykll’s secret) and safety (He investigated about Mr.Hyde because he wanted Mr.Hyde to stop threatening his client and good friend, Dr.Jeykll)

Self reflection: Last Paragraph

In my point of view, having at least one good friend is very important instead of having hundreds of friends whom you cannot trust at all. Friendship is also very important in order to prevent loneliness. We also need good friends because they are the ones who will help us when we are in trouble.

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3. Crime does not pay

· Dr. Jeykll thought that he would never be caught by the police for his crime.

· He thought everything was under control as he had the potion to save him from punishment.

· As a scientist, he spent many years to create the potion that could help him enjoy the double lives that he always dreamed of.

· In the form of Mr. Hyde, he trampled over Edie and killed Sir Danvers Carew. When everyone was looking for Mr. Hyde, he changed into Dr.Jeykll, a well respected man in the society.

· Dr.Jeykll believed that he could escape forever. However, his own lawyer and good friend named Mr.Utterson gave him a lot of trouble. Mr.Utterson gave him a lot of pressure as Mr.Utterson investigated the case and asked Jeykll a lot of critical questions especially about Dr.Jeykll’s strange will.

· As the matter of fact, no one is above the law. Dr.Jeykll knew that sooner or later, he would be caught by the police as the potion was no longer effective. The potion was no longer able to change him into Dr.Jeykll. He had to lock himself in his laboratory as he was in the form of Mr.Hyde.

· As the police was looking for Mr.Hyde, Dr.Jekyll, who was in the form of Mr.Hyde killed himself. He died due to drug overdose.

Self reflection: (Last paragraph)

In my point of view, we need to think twice or more than twice before we do something. We need to consider the consequences of our act as it may affect many people in addition to ourselves.

4. HYPOCRISY

· Dr.Jeykll is a very important figure in the society. In other words, he was respected by the society as a man who had the brain and good moral values.

· As an ordinary human being, he had the desire to do evil things. He realized that he could never do the evil things in the form of Dr.Jeykll. Therefore, he began to work on a potion that could separate the evil and good sides of men.

· The potion that he created allowed him to enjoy the double lives that he always dreamed of.

· He wanted to satisfy the evil sides of him without getting caught by the police. In other words, he tried to be somebody else.

· In his society, a person who appeared to be good and noble would be considered as a good person permanently. The society would not accept him as an ordinary human being who had strengths and weaknesses. He had no choice but to pretend to be a very good person. At the same time, the noble image that he created had prevented him to do anything that he wanted. In the form of Mr. Hyde, he could do anything that he wanted. He trampled Edie and killed Sir Danvers Carew.

Self-reflection: (Last Paragraph)

In my point of view, we must try to be ourselves. We must understand that no one is perfect. We must also understand that pretending to be somebody else will never grant us happiness. I agree that we have bad habits or evil desire in each of us. However, we need to think of the consequences of any decisions that we make. We can work on our bad habits or weaknesses but one thing for sure we can never abolish them. I believe that being moderate is better than being too religious or perfect. Otherwise, we may be considered as hypocrites.

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5. OBSSESION WITH AN IDEA

· Dr.Jeykll was too obsessed with an idea of separating the good and evil sides of men.

· He was supposed to create anything that could benefit human kind. However, he created a potion (drug) that could help him enjoy the double lives that he always dreamed of.

· In other words, he was very selfish. The only thing that he wanted was he wanted to fulfill his evil desire.

· As a scientist, he was against the ethics of being a scientist. In other words, he had purposely abused his knowledge as he was too much influenced by his bad sides. He was a scientist who did not have a good self-control as he allowed the dark sides of him to take control of him.

· As he was too obsessed with the idea of separating the good and evil sides of men, he had never thought of the consequences of his decision. He sacrificed himself as he tried the potion on himself. In the end, he had to suffer the consequences as he killed himself as the drug failed to change him into Dr.Jeykll. He died in the form of Mr.Hyde.

Self-reflection: (Last Paragraph)

In my point of view, we must not be too extreme in doing something because it may cost us our own lives. It is good to think of an idea but we must think of the negative effects of a particular idea as it may affect everyone around us including ourselves.

EXTRA QUESTIONS ON DR.JEYKLLAND MR.HYDE

1. Choose the character that you hate the most and explain why you chose him.

· Dr.Jeykll

· Hypocrite (lead double lives, pretended to be someone else)

· Selfish (created the potion in order to enjoy doing anything he wanted)

· Irresponsible (failed to admit his mistake after trampling Edie and killing Sir Danvers Carew)

· Abuse his knowledge ( created a potion in order to allow him to fulfill his evil desire in the form of Mr.Hyde)

Self-reflection: (Last Paragraph)

In my point of view, Dr.Jeykll was an evil. We are not supposed to abuse the knowledge that we have. We are supposed to use our intelligence and wealth wisely. We must also learn to admit our mistakes as no one is perfect. We don’t have to deny the wrongdoings that we do because we can always repent and improve ourselves.

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2. Choose the character that you like the most and explain why you chose him.

· Mr. Utterson.

· Caring: (a) Mr.Utterson rushed to Dr.Jeykll’s house when Poole told him that he heard a strange voice coming from the lab. (b) Mr.Utterson visited Dr.Jeykll to find out about his health.

Self-reflection: (Last paragraph)

In my point of view, having at least one good friend is very important instead of having hundreds of friends whom you cannot trust at all. We also need good friends because they are the ones who will help us when we are in trouble. Mr. Utterson was one of a kind. I believe, it is difficult to find a friend who is as good as Mr.Utterson these days.

Rules to remember when you answer the literature questions.

1. You must begin with (Based on the novel entitled Dr.Jeykll and Mr. Hyde……)

2. You must organize your thoughts in paragraphs. Writing everything in one paragraph will cause you to lose at least 3 marks.

3. You must come up with at least 5 paragraphs.

Paragraph 1: Introduction

Paragraph 2: First point: examples: explanation

Paragraph 3: Second point: examples: explanation

Paragraph 4: Last point: examples: explanation

Paragraph 5: Conclusion (Self-reflection: Your personal point of view about your ANSWER)

Prepared by: Mr. Mani ak Jack

Date: 28/02/2011

“Sharing knowledge is MY JOB, while applying all the knowledge is YOUR JOB.-Mani ak Jack”