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Characters pretending to be something they are not

Q07.0 40 marks

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Choose ONE question. EITHER. In this extract Utterson remains behind after a dinner party held by Dr Jekyll.

Explore how Stevenson presents characters pretending to be something they are not, in this extract and elsewhere in the novel.

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  1. 1 Explore characters pretending to be something they are not in the extract and wider novel.
  2. 2 Use relevant references from the extract and elsewhere in the novel.
  3. 3 Analyse Stevenson's language, structure, characterisation, symbolism, and contrasts between appearance and hidden truth.
  4. 4 Relate the response to Victorian reputation, gentlemanly conduct, respectability, and repression.

Why this answer loses marks

Characters pretend by lying about who they are.

This is too general; it needs extract and wider evidence, analysis of appearance and secrecy, and Victorian reputation context.