Question

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

I looked down; my clothes hung formlessly on my shrunken limbs; the hand that lay on my knee was corded and hairy. I was once more Edward Hyde. A moment before I had been safe of all men’s respect, wealthy, beloved—the cloth laying for me in the dining-room at home; and now I was the common quarry of mankind, hunted, houseless, a known murderer, thrall to the gallows.



How does this excerpt connect to the theme "Appearances shape people’s opinions”?


a. Mr. Hyde is afraid of being caught and punished.

b. Mr. Hyde is ashamed of his ill-fitting clothing.

c. Dr. Jekyll feels shocked at his previous episodes of violence.

d. Dr. Jekyll knows he is in danger when he looks like Mr. Hyde.

Answer 1

Answer: The Correct answer is D) Dr. Jekyll knows he is in danger when he looks like Mr. Hyde.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt from “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson, describes how Dr, Jekyll feels about his sudden transformation in Mr. Hyde. How he feels repulse of his appearance, how he doesn’t feel safe wearing those clothes. The excerpt connects to the theme that appearances shape people's opinions because appearances have a really impact on people’s opinion and looking in those ravage clothes, he looks like murderer and a really bad person. That’s how people see him, and that’s how they treat him.

Answer 2

Answer: D) Dr. Jekyll knows he is in danger when he looks like Mr. Hyde.

Step-by-step explanation: In the given excerpt from "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson, we can see the description of Dr. Jekyll's reaction to his unexpected transformation in Mr. Hyde. The excerpt connects to the theme that appearances shape people's opinions, because Dr. Jekyll knows he is in danger when he looks like Mr. Hyde. As Dr. Jekyll he is respected, wealthy and beloved, but as Mr. Hyde he is hunted and a known murderer.