Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde A class project
Inmaculada Alonso 2º A/B IES Cristo del Rosario – Zafra (Badajoz) 24/02/14
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Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson Macmillan Readers Characters: Dr Henry Jekyll: He was a rich man about fifty years old. He was large with a smooth and handsome face. He spent all his time studying medical and scientific problems in his laboratory. Mr. Edward Hyde: He was small and his face was pale. He looked evil and he had rough voice. He was large clothes to him. J.G.Utterson: He was fifty-five years old; he was Dr Jekyll’s lower¸ he was thin and tall, his face was pale and his hair was silver. He always wore a white shirt and a black suit. He was serious man who didn’t smile very often but he was kind and intelligent, he always helped his friends. He lived in a large house near the centre of London. Enfield: He was Utterson’s friend Dr Lanyon: He was Mr. Utterson and Dr Jekyll’s friend. He was an old man but he still looked young, he had thick white hair and he was always happy and lively. Sir Danvers Carew: He was an old doctor with white hair. He was murdered by Mr. Edward Hyde Pool: He had worked for Dr Jekyll for many years and he knew Dr Jekyll very well. He was valiant and a good servant. Maud Doyle: She was a Dr Jekyll’s servant. Mr. Maw: He was the chemist. Page 2
Summary: Dr Jekyll discovered a formula that showed the evil part of the persons. He started to use it with himself and he discovered that it was creating an addiction about him. Little by little he discovered that he couldn't stop his evil part and decided to commit suicide.
Personal opinion: I think so it‘s an interesting book because has mystery and really I didn’t expect this end. Other positive thing is that the book is about the play that we saw, the book permitted an improve understanding of the play and learned a lot of vocabulary.
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Vocabulary chart: Word
Meaning
Sentence
Lit
Iluminadas
Neighbours
Vecinos
Facts
Autoridades
The streets were lit at night by gas lamps. My neighbours were very nice. Enfield called the facts.
Enjoyed themselves Sighed
Se divirtieron
Murdered
Asesinado
Brightly
Brillantemente/ con intensidad Hacha
Axe
Suspir贸
Everybody enjoyed themselves last night. Andrea sighed when she heard the telephone. The man was murdered by a criminal. The moon was shining brightly. He broke the door with an axe.
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