Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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Gothic Conventions

Pathetic Fallacy
Ruined or grotesque buildings
Religious ideas
Sensibility - the cult of emotions
Excess and extremity
The Supernatural
Imagery of decay
Horror and terror
Isolation and loneliness
Blurring of sanity/insanity
Sex and sexuality
Multiple narrators
Crime, lawlessness and abuse
Absolute power
The satanic/arcane

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Victorian Gentleman

Honest
A dependable and loyal friend and relative
Never does anything to cause another person to feel awkward, angry, embarrased or upset
Maintains a dignified and calm exterior at all times
Restrained - represses strongly felt emotions and resists 'animal urges' (especially sexual feelings)
Rational and cultured
Does not bear grudges
Kind and considerate towards those weaker and less well-off than himself
Of aristrocratic birth or in a 'good' job
Financially secure
Or good, moral reputation
Patient
Ignores gossip that might ruin others

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Motifs

The door
Two doors, two side - Duality of man

The mirror

The idea of a mask; physical appearance

Light and dark; weather

Sex

Blackmail

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Themes

The duality of human nature

Secrecy

Hypocrisy

The beast in man

Silence and reputation

Rationalism and the supernatural

Violence and repression

Society and the individual

Good vs evil

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Sigmund Freud

Conscious mind
is the part of the mind that interacts with the outside world. It is the decisions we make and the actual thinking we do.

Unconscious mind
is made up of the impulses and instincts that dictate our behaviour without us knowing about it

Super-ego
part of the mind which "controls" you and makes you behave

Id
part that expresses pure desire, such as sexual desire

Ego
Tries to mediate or deal with the differing demands of the Id and the Super-ego

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