Dr. Jekill and Mr Hyde A Class Project
Carmen Salas 2ºA/B IES Cristo del Rosario – Zafra (Badajoz) 5/03/14
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Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
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Publishing House: Macmillan Readers
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Main Characters: Dr. Henry Jekyll: he was a large man, aged fifty. He was a smooth and handsome face. He was a rich man, he studied medical and scientific problems in his laboratory. He lived nearby Cavendish Square, in London. Mr. Edward Hyde: he was a small man, his face was rough and ugly, his face has pale and he has some evil in it. His clothes were too large for him. His voice was low and rough. J.G. Utterson: he was fifty-five years old. He lived in London. He was a tall thin man. His face was pale and his hair was silver. He was a lawyer, he was a serius man, but he was kind and intelligent. Mr. Enfield: He was a Jekyll and Utterson’s friend. He lived in London and he likes walked across London. Dr. Lanyon: He lived in London, he was thick white hair, he was an old man. He was happy and lively.
Poole: He was a Jekyll’s servant, he had worked for Jekyll for many years.
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Summary: In 1885, in London, one night Utterson, the Dr. Jekyll’s lawyer was walking around London and he saw a strange man. The strange man was a Dr. Jekyll’s friend. Everyone knew that this man called Edward Hyde was hiding something, but Jekyll didn’t want to say anything. Jekyll worked hard in his lab and the acted strangely, he didn’t want to leave there. Jekyll had a secret that only a few knew, Edward Hyde and Henry Jekyll were the same person. Jekyll wanted to experiment with the character of the people, but what he did, was take out his evil side. Jekyll decided to die, because if Jekyll died, Hyde died too.
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Personal Opinion: In my opinion, this story is a very good story
because it has mystery and I like mystery stories.
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VOCABULARY:
word
meaning
sentence
kind
amable
He was a kind person
narrow
estrecho
It’s a narrow street
empty
vacío
The street was empty
courtyard
plazoleta
The house was next to a dark courtyard
replied
respondio
He replied
towards
hacia
He was coming towards me
loudly
fuerte
She was crying loudly