A pall is a thick dark cloud of something, for example smoke. It is also a cloth placed over coffins at funerals.

The period of time between sunset and the darkness of night is known as twilight.

Liminal describes something that is between two stages.

Considering Stevenson's use of fog as a motif in 'Jekyll and Hyde'

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In 'Jekyll and Hyde: the Divided City', pupils explore how the city of London is used as a symbol of Jekyll's duplicitous life. In 'Jekyll & Hyde: Society as the Villain', pupils critically analyse the role the Victorian patriarchy and the class system plays in Jekyll's demise.

In 'Jekyll & Hyde: Duality and Evil', pupils explore how Jekyll creates Hyde to explore his deepest and darkest desires. In 'Jekyll & Hyde, the Divided City', pupils explore how Stevenson uses the setting of London to symbolise the duality of Jekyll.

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What adjective beginning with 'L' describes something that occupies the space between two things or stages?

Midnight at the point when the clock strikes 12.

Which quotations come from Chapter 4 and which from Chapter 5 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?

That visibility was often difficult in London. 

In Chapter 4 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', what is the best interpretation of the fact that the fog has been turned brown by dust?

Fog is personified in a way that makes it seem human and dangerous. 

The use of personification shows the power of the fog as  it takes over London. 

The fog is shown as being in charge of what Utterson can and can't see. 

Which is the best analysis of the following quotation from 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: “The fog lifted a little and showed him a dingy street"? 

What noun beginning with 'M' means an image that is is repeated throughout a text? 

Match the chapter numbers with the chapter titles from 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'.

He doesn't like Jekyll's new science theories.

He thinks that Jekyll is protecting Hyde. 

He is worried that Jekyll may have committed murder. 

Why is Mr. Utterson so concerned about Dr. Jekyll in chapter 5 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?

“At night under the face of the fogged city moon.”

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', which of the following quotations best supports the interpretation that Utterson feels threatened by his environment? 

Hyde tramples over a young girl “like some damned juggernaut."

Jekyll transforms into Hyde in Regents Park.

Jekyll’s manservant Poole comes to beg Utterson for help.

Starting with the first, put the following events of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' in to chronological order. 

It indicates that he has lost control over Hyde. 

It suggests that his sins can no longer be hidden. 

It reveals to everyone the truth about Jekyll. 

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', why is it significant when Jekyll becomes Hyde in broad daylight? Select all that apply from the following options.. 

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