-Dr. Yekyll and Mr. HydeA class Project.
Sandra García 2º D/C IES Cristo del Rosario – Zafra (Badajoz) 12/03/2014
-Information*Title: Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde *Author: Robert Louis Stevenson. *Publishing House: “Macmillan” *Main characters: -Dr. Henry Jekyll: He’s one of the main characters. He’s a doctor, and he also likes to make experiments about people’s personality. He’s tall and skinny, and he might be around 50 years old, intelligent and mature, but a bit depressed. -Edward Hyde: He’s the evil personality of the Doctor Jekyll. He’s a short, scary man that could make anyone feel uncomfortable just passing by their side. He’s also grumpy and violent. -J.G.Utterson/John Gabriel Utterson: He’s a lawyer and one of the Dr.Jekyll’s best friends. He’s really intelligent too. -Dr.Lanyon: He’s Utterson and Jekyll’s lawyer. A really polite and nice gentleman. -Mr. Enfield: He’s Utterson’s friend, and they usually walk through London streets, talking and having a good time together. *Summary: -In London city, a strange man has been doing bad thing to many persons, and he is considered a criminal. Utterson and Enfield are aware of this, and now that this man called “Mr. Hyde” lives near one of their best friends, the Dr. Jekyll. So, they decide to advise him. The Dr.Jekyll has been always a clever and mysterious man, and this worries his friends. So, the lawyer and the doctor decide to investigate a bit more about “Mr. Hyde”, revealing alarming information about him and some really dark secrets about the Dr.Jekyll, his experiments and its consequences. *Personal Opinion: -It was really nice! The whole plot was really interesting and it’s a catchy book. Also, I really liked the end. Quite tragic in my opinion, but it’s ideal for such a book!
-Vocabulary-
WORDS
MEANING
SENTENCE
Lawyer
Abogado
Mr. Utterson was a lawyer.
Strange
Extraño
He saw a really strange man.
Injured
Herida
The girl wasn’t injured.
Letter
Carta
Utterson read the letter.
Potion
Poción
Mr.Hyde drank the green potion.
Dinner
Cena
Jekyll invited his friends over for dinner.
Envelope
Envoltorio
The envelope was from Dr.Jekyll.
Evil
Malvado
Mr. Hyde was evil.
Mad
Loco
He didn’t think Lanyon was mad.
Money
Dinero
Dr.Jekyll wanted to give all his Money to Mr.Hyde.
Police
Policía
The neighbours wanted to call the police.