Exploring the Gothic for A2

Now we’ve looked at a few extracts from Stevenson’s novel, and seen a clip from the current TV series ‘Jekyll’, I’d like you to write a post about both of these, including answers to the following questions:

• Would you class Jekyll and Hyde as a Gothic novel, from what you’ve seen so far?
• What elements of the Gothic does it contain?
• What similarities does it share with any other Gothic texts you’ve read about?
• Would you consider reading the whole text now or not?  Say why.
• Despite updating the setting and changing the story, how has the current TV series tried to maintain Gothic elements?  What elements of the clip we saw seemed Gothic and why?

Then go to the blogs of 2 people you haven’t already commented on, and comment on their answers to those questions - do you agree with them?  Would you add anything to what they’ve said?

Deadline for posting: midnight on Thursday 5th July

Deadline for comments: midnight on Saturday 7th July

Deadline for moderating comments so I can view them: midnight on Sunday 8th July

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