Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde A Class Proyect
Luz Moriano Molina 2ºC/D IES Cristo del Rosario – Zafra (Badajoz) 11-03-2014
INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK.
TITLE: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
AUTHOR: Robert Louis Stevenson.
PUBLISHING HOUSE: Burlington.
MAIN CHARACTERS:
1.
Mr. Enfield is a friend of Mr. Utterson. He isn`t very tall, is plump. He has beard. Always have good look. In the book doesn’t the age of Mr. Enfield but he has fifty years old approximately. He is a very good person.
2.
Dr. Jekyll is a very important character in the story. He is a scientific that makes a poison. Is tall and his hair is blonde. Dr. Jekyll is a Mr. Utterson´s client.
3.
Mr. Hyde is a bad character. Is a kind of monster. He is the transformation of Dr. Jekyll. He is very ugly.
4.
Dr. Lanyon is a old men of the city. Is an old friend of Mr. Utterson and Dr. Jekyll. He has mustache and is small and fat.
5.
Mr. Utterson is a serious person. He is lawyer, is very quiet. Is friend of Mr. Enfield. HE is old and has a big mustache. He is from London. Is an elegant man.
SUMARY: The story goes that Mr. Utterson, Dr. Jekyll lawyer of reading a written will which puts all goods Dr. Jekyll´s will when he dies his friend Mr. Hyde. After time Mr. Utterson discovers that Mr. Hyde is not just a nasty person but also a criminal. Mr. Hyde is the transformation of Dr. Jekyll but transforms into a bad person because you take a potion. Later they discover who writes the will and the true personality of Mr. Hyde.
PERSONAL OPINION: For me the book is quite interesting. It is very entertaining and fun. I really like books like that. Although this is fiction based on pretty cool.
BOOK SUMARY Is a story about a god man, Dr. Jekyll. He is a doctor; he looks after people in a poor part of London, and a scientist. As a scientist, he is interested in experiments on changing people´s personality. The doctor has a laboratory under his house. One night, everything is ready for an important experiment, but the doctor is worried. This experiment is dangerous, but perhaps it can help a lot of people. Dr. Jekyll finished his dinner and goes down to his laboratory. In the cupboard there is a bottle of red liquid and some white powder. On the table there is a glass. He mixes all the powder and a half litre of liquid in the glass. Now he is ready. Dr. Jekyll drinks the liquid, and slowly his face and body change. Half an hour later, a strange man walks from Dr. Jekyll´s house into the streets of London. His hair is long and dirty, his eyes are red and he has got long sharp teeth. He is a horrible and dangerous monster called Mr. Hyde. But where is Dr. Jekyll?
VOCABULARY Vocabulary chart. WORD
MEANING
SENTENCE
Advice
Consejo
My father gives me advices.
Butler
Mayordomo
Some person have butler in her house.
Fear
Temor
I have some fears.
Hatchet
Hacha
I use the hatchet to cut sticks
Pains
Dolores
Sometimes my grandmother have pains
Searched
Registraron
The police searched a house in my town.
Trial
Juicio
My uncle went to a trial the last year
Wild
Violento
Some people are wilds because lost a football match.
Signature
Firma
My signature is very simple.
Courtyard
Patio
I have a very big courtyard
Ashes
Ceniza
When you burn a stick always suit ashes.
Cane
Bast贸n
Rusty
Oxidada
My grandfather usually uses a cane I had a old bike, it was rusty.
The End