Jekyll and Hyde: Violence and Crime

This 26-slide lesson explores the major themes of violence and crime in Stevenson’s novella, ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’.

The lesson documents key examples of violence and crime in the story, analysing Stevenson’s language, symbolism, setting, and intentions, and making links to the Gothic genre as well as the Victorian fascination with criminality and criminology.

Questions and discussion points are included throughout, and the lesson ends with a mock exam question on the theme of violence and crime.

This lesson is ideal for those studying the text at GCSE (particularly those with AQA), but could also be used for KS3.

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