Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde A Class Project
Marisol Herrera 2ยบC/D IES Cristo del Rosario - Zafra (Badajoz) 26-2-2014
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson MACMILLAN Characters:
· Dr Henry Jekyll: is a typically English man, friend of friends and a great scientist. · Mr Edward Hyde: · J. G. Utterson: was a lawyer. He was fifty-five. He was a tall and thin . His face was pale. · Mr Enfield: · Dr Lanyon: · Sir Davers Carew: · Poole:Is a servant · Maud Doyle:Is a servant · Mr Maw:Is a chemist Summary:
The lawyer Mr.Utterson Dr. Jekyll and were old friends but lately their relationship had gone missing. Soon without knowing that curiosity was biting the lawyer and research conducted about what happened that night took him until it was to blame for the incident, Mr. Hyde , and his hitherto faithful friend, Henrick Jekyll . The relationship between the latter two was so close that the lawyer feared for the safety of his friend Dr. Jekyll , who in a somewhat strange way, had changed his nature and his habits significantly. I get to that point so change the doctor began to hide in his laboratory. This concealment coincides with the death of one of the most important men of the town and the disappearance of Mr. Hyde who was the main suspect in the murder. Later , thanks to the help of the butler, Mr.Utterson reaches the inert body and discovers Hyde by three letters written by his best friends , including Jekyll himself, it was all an experiment the doctor. In the experiment the doctor himself was the " guinea pig " and even though the experiment was a success , the doctor chose to take his own life so that the evil Hyde could not hurt anyone else . *Personal Opinion:
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This book is good for our age and to learn more things and learn English and new words, and be with the intrigue of what happens in each chapter. VOCABULARY WORD
MEANING
SENTENCE
Lawyer
Abogado
Mr Utterson was a lawyer
Silver
Plata
His hair was silver
Empty
Vacío
The streets wer empty
Above
Arriba
Above the door
courtyard
Patio
Next to a dark courtyard
Cab
Cabina
‘And did you find a cab?
Kicked
Golpeado
‘then he kicked her’
Towards
Hacia
He was coming towards me
Neighbours
Vecinos
One of the neighbours
Injured
Lesionado
‘Was the girl injured?’
Frightened
Asustado
‘She was very frightened’
Rough
Áspero
His face was rough
Facts
hechos
You the facts
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