Muhd Hisyamuddin B Md Amin

3 Mawaddah 2009

Pn Anis Amiza

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First at all, I want to thank Allah for the time He gave to me that makes me able to

finish this assignment in the period of time given. I also want to thank to my family that

supports me materially and mentally while doing this assignment.

Besides that, I also want to thank to my teacher, madam Deepamalar for the guide

that he gives to me to do this assignment. Last but not least, I want to thank you all my

friends who had help me to finish this assignment..

I hope that by doing this assignment, it will help me to improve my understanding

about the literature of English. Thank you.

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BIL TITTLE PAGES

1 SYNOPSIS 4

2 SETTING 5

3 PLOT 6-7

4 CHARACTER 8-10

5 MORAL VALUE 11-12

6 POINT OF VIEW 13

7 THEMES 14

8 RESPOND TO THE NOVEL 15-16

9 CONCLUSION 17

10 APPENDIX 18

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Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a tragic story. It is about a brilliant scientist named Dr

Henry Jekyll. Dr Jekyll is very interested in the idea that there is good and evil in every

man. He begins experimenting to find a drug that will separate the good and evil sides

within each man. His life as Dr Henry Jekyll, a respected and rich doctor , and also as the

mysterious and cruel Mr. Edward Hyde , who is later wanted for the murder or Sir

Danvers Carew . Finally, he is unable to control his double life and this leads to his tragic

story.

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SOCIAL SETTING

Nineteenth – century England , Victorian society

Rich, educated, upper middle class – lawyers’ scientists and doctors.

Lower working class servant , clerks

Outward appearances are very strict moral values.

People have very strict moral value

Hypocrisy – pretending to be good but inwardly evil.

PHYSICAL SETTING

Streets of London – cold , foggy

Dr Jekyll ’ s house – the front is brighe , open , respectable : the back is dark

and secret

Mr. Hyde’ s house in Soho – dirty little secret filled with small and gloomy

houses

Dr Lanyon’s house – Cavendish Square , where the rich live .

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EXPOSITION

Edward Hyde, a mysterious evil character, tramples on a child at 2. 00 am on

a street in London.

RISING ACTION

Hyde murders Sir Danvers Carew. Utter son and inspector Newcoman visit

Hyde’s house in Soho and find it has been ransacked. Mr. Hyde disappears.

Utter son and End field see the horrifying change of Dr Jekyll at the

laboratory window.

CLIMAX

Poole and Utter son break down the laboratory door and discover the body of

Edward Hyde / Dr Jekyll.

FALLING ACTION

Dr Lanyon’s letter to Utter Son tells us part of truth .

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RESOLUTION

Dr Jekyll’s full statement of the case reveals the complete truth about Dr

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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DR JEKYLL

PHYSICAL APPERENCE CHARACTER TRAITS

- About 50 years old

- Heavy – footed

- Handsome

- Smooth - faced

- Friendly and sociable

- Intelligent and curious

- Secretive

- Hypocritical

- Brave and courageous

- Good and generous

MR HYDE

PHYSICAL APPERENCE CHARACTER TRAITS

- Small and Ugly

- Deformed

- Dark hair

- Heavy and full – lipped

mouth

- Frightening eyes a strange

face

- Cruel , wicked , fierce

- Cold and unrepentant

- Rude and arrogant

- Cowardly

MR UTTERSON

PHYSICAL APPERENCE CHARACTER TRAITS

- Tall and lean - Observant , careful and

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- Serious looking

- Seldom smiles but has kind

- Warm eyes

intelligent

- Loyal , trustworthy and

dependent

- Warm and caring

- Patient and determined

- Conventional

- Practical and steady

DR LANYON

PHYSICAL APPERENCE CHARACTER TRAITS

- Healthy

- Red faced

- Has snow white hair

- Firm manner

- Practical

- Honest , loyal and honorable

- Caring , friendly and helpful

MINOR AND THEIR QUALITIES

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CHARACTER CHARACTERISTIC

MR RICHARD ENFIELD Courageous , brave , just ,

honest , active , alert , caring ,

determined

GUEST Trustworthy , clever , honest

, observant

POOLE Faithful , reliable , loyal ,

observant , alert

DR. GRANT Kind , outspoken ,

respectable , just

LOYALTY AND FAITHFULNESS

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Mr. UtterSon protects Dr Jekyll’s name.

Dr Lanyon keeps Dr Jekyll ’ s secret

Poole faithfully carries out his master ’ s instruction

KIDNESS AND CONCERN FOR ATHERS

Mr. Enfield goes to Edie‘s rescue when she is attacked by Mr. Hyde.

Mr. Utterson tries to advise Dr Jekyll to choose the right path.

Poole seeks out Mr. Utterson to help his master

Dr Grant treats Edie with gently care.

COURAGE

Mr. Enfield confronts Mr. Hyde about attacking Edie.

Mr. Utterson tracks down Hyde and also confronts him outside his house in

Soho

PATENCE AND DETERMINATION

MR Uttrson keeps going to Hyde’s house until him succedss in seeing him.

PERSONAL HONOUR AND INTEGRITY

Mr. Utterson is always open and honest in dealing with his clients and friends

and does not bestry their secrets.

TRUSTWORTHINESS

Mr. Utterson is well respected as a lawyer who is sincere and dependable.

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Dr Lanyon is someone Dr Jekyll trust completely to keep his secret.

Poole is another person whom Dr Jekyll knows he can depend on.

THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW

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Here, the author is the main narrator of the story. He knows everything about

the thoughts and feeling of every character in the story. This point of view is

used throughout chapters 1 to 11.

FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW

Here, events are told from the point of view or individual. This aspect can be

seen in chapters 12 to 13.

- In chapter 12, troughs Dr Lanyon’s letter, we learn about the events which

led to his disco verity of Dr Jekyll’s secret.

- In chapter 13, through Henry Jekyll statement, the whole truth is finaly

revealed.

GOOD VERSUS EVIL

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The constant struggle good and evil in the novel is seen within the individual and

between other characters.

# WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL

- The external struggle between good and evil is obvious in Dr. Jekyll. One

part of him is kind and generous while the other part (MR HYDE) enjoys

sinful pleasures. The two forces are always competing within him and he

has to make sure he keeps a balance between them. However, Dr. Jekyll is

unable to control his evil nature and the horrible deeds committed by Hyde

lead him to take his own life.

# BETWEEN OTHER CHARACTERS

- MR Enfield (good) versus Mr. Hyde (evil)

- Dr Grand (good) versus Mr. Hyde (evil)

- Mr. Utterson and people (good) versus Mr. Hyde ( evil)

FEELING TOWARD THE NOVEL

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One novel that I really enjoyed reading was Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by

Robert Louis Stevenson. By reading this novel I feel very proud to Dr Jekyll because he

is brilliant scientist. He is able to lead two different lives through the discovery a new

drug. Through his experiment, he is able to separate these two aspects of his personality.

The good Dr Jekyll by day becomes the dark and evil Mr. Hyde at night.

I feel very proud to Dr Jekyll because he is very brave to try his new drug that

will separate the good and evil side. The final discovery of Dr Jekyll’s secret is exciting

and revelation.

LESSON THAT YOU LEARN FROM THE STORY

There are a number of valuable moral lessons that can learn from reading the

novel Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by Robert Louis Stevenson. This tale of horror is

about a brilliant scientist good and evil quality in Man. A lesson I learn from this story is

needed to be kind and charitable to others. I see this quality in the character of Mr.

Richard Enfield. Mr. Enfield goes out of his way to make sure that the fifty ‘fifthy brute’

that trampled on the little girl asks forgiveness and pays for his crimes. He comforts the

child and ensures that Hyde pays compensation on the child’s parents. He even goes

extent of following Mr. Hyde this house and the bank next day to make sure Hyde pays

the promised sum of hundred pounds.

CHARACTER THAT YOU FIND INTERESTING

I like the character Dr Jekyll because he is an intelligent man. He is very keen on

scientific research. In fact, he discover a drug which ca change the human body and

separate the good and evil side. Hyde commits evil deeds and Dr Jekyll, being and

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intelligent man protects Mr. Hyde and himself. After host dinner parties to stop suspicion

falling on Hyde. Similarly, after the murder of Sir Danvers Carew, he stops his evil

deeds. He is smart enough to hire a shady character as his housekeeper. She keeps quiet

about his dark secrets. All these show that he is an intelligent person who is able to live a

double life for same time without being caught.

CHARACTER THAT YOU DISLIKE THE MOST

The character that I dislike the most is Mr. Hyde. In my opinion, My Hyde is evil.

He show this character traits when he tramples upon a little girl. He does not ask for

forgiveness and shows no compassion for the little girl. He is not sorry for the incident

and is reluctant to pay compensation. His evil nature is again seen in the brutal murder of

Sir Danvers Carew. He beats his victim continuously with his walking stick. “Raining

down a storm of blows, under which the bones could be, heard breaking”. Both this

incident clearly shows that Hyde is a cruel and wicked man and heis one character whom

I dislike in this novel.

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I am so glad that I’ve finished this work earlier than I though this work. I can

really understand the novels well. I do hope this work will help me with the novels. I also

hope that my friends can use my folio to revise the novels and do hope this folio would

give benefits to others.

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