Madness in Chapter 6 Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

1. Which words/phrases are commonly used to describe madness? In your table groups create a mind map of words commonly used to describe madness. CHALLENGE: Use a dictionary to extend your vocabulary. Madness in Chapter 6RemarkableIncident of Dr Lanyon L.O To understand the presentation of madness and how this would have been received in the Victorian Era

2. Chapter 6 reminder- Fill in the gaps found Time passes but Hyde is not_______. Jekyll starts seeing people, doing ________works and holds a dinner party which __________ and _______ come to. A few days later though, when Utterson calls, Jekyll wont see________. Utterson visits Lanyon and sees that he is sick and will _____ soon. Lanyon wont talk about Jekyll, who he regards as______. Utterson writes to Jekyll to _____ about not seeing him. Jekyll writes back telling him that he does not blame Lanyon for treating him in this way and that he brought a ________ upon himself. A few weeks later Lanyon dies, giving Utterson and envelope only to be opened________ Jekyll disappears or dies. Utterson tries to see Jekyll again, but the butler _______ to let him in. good Lanyon Utterson anybody die dead complain punishment after refuses Refuses good Utterson anybody dead complain found Lanyon punishment after die

3. Analysis of The Presentation of Madness Tricky: Look particularly at p35 where Lanyon is described. Select quotations that suggest the idea of madness and explain the effect of these. Trickier: Look at the whole chapter and select quotations that suggest the idea of madness. Analyse the effect of these quotations. Trickiest: Look at the whole chapter and select quotations that suggest the idea of madness. Explore the effect of linguistic and structural choices within the chapter in creating this notion of madness. HINT: It may help to re-read the chapter.

4. Challenging Context Between the years of 1856 and 1939 a neurologist called Sigmund Freud lived- he was hugely influential in determining how we view human psychology today. He believed that the human mind could be split into three parts- The ID,ego and superego.

5. Freudian Psychology Freud believed that our mind can be split into conscious and unconscious desires. THE EGO represents our conscious mind. THE ID represents our UNCONCIOUS base desires and animalistic nature. THE SUPEREGO acts as our unconscious moral compass and it is where we store rules, norms and values of society.

6. ‘In a healthy person, Freud asserts that the ego is the strongest one so that it can satisfy the needs of id, not upset the superego and still take into consideration the reality of every situation. It is not an easy job by any means, since if the id gets too strong, impulses and self-gratification take over the person’s life and if the superego becomes too strong, the person would be driven by rigid morals and be unbending in his or her interactions with the world.’ How can this be applied to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? CHALLENGE: Why might the idea of an unconscious human mind create fear amongst a Victorian society?

7. Literature Assessment Objectives • Use the AO Self-Assessment Grid to identify where we have practised particular skills so far. • Identify your level of confidence with each of these skills in another colour.