45 minutes; 1 question; 40 marks; 20% of GCSE

Part 1

• The narrator reflects on being born into a life of privilege, with a large fortune and natural talents that predispose him to an honourable and distinguished future.
• Despite high aspirations, he struggles with an impatient and light-hearted disposition, which he finds difficult to reconcile with his public image of seriousness and propriety.
• To maintain this public image, he begins to conceal his pleasures, developing a double life driven by a sense of shame and his exacting aspirations.
• He acknowledges that his duplicity is not the result of particularly degrading faults but a consequence of his conflicting desires for respectability and indulgence.
• The narrator reflects on the duality of human nature, describing it as a profound divide between good and ill within himself, a division sharper than in most men.
• His scientific studies, which focus on mysticism and transcendence, bring clarity to his awareness of this internal conflict.
• He discovers that humanity is not a singular entity but a duality, composed of two natures that coexist and contend within the same consciousness.
• The narrator fantasises about separating these two natures into distinct identities, believing this separation would relieve the struggles of conscience and allow each nature to exist independently and freely.
• He describes the internal conflict as a "curse of mankind," with these opposing natures bound together and locked in perpetual struggle.
• His reflections lead to experiments in his laboratory, where he begins to perceive the body's immateriality and transient nature.
• Through his experiments, he discovers agents capable of transforming the body, revealing its physical form as merely an expression of the spirit's powers.
• He compounds a drug that allows him to suppress his natural body's dominance and assume a second form, one that reflects the baser elements of his soul.

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Part 2

• Dr. Jekyll hesitates to test his theory, aware of the risks, including death, due to the drug’s potent effects on identity.
• Despite his fears, Dr. Jekyll succumbs to the temptation of discovery and prepares the potion, using a specific salt as the final ingredient.
• Late at night, he drinks the potion and endures agonising physical and spiritual torment before emerging transformed.
• Upon transformation, Dr. Jekyll feels younger, lighter, and liberated, experiencing a reckless and immoral freedom, which he finds thrilling.
• He realises that his new form, Edward Hyde, embodies the pure evil side of his nature, smaller in stature and marked by deformity and decay.
• Without a mirror initially available, Dr. Jekyll ventures through his house in Hyde's form, marvelling at his transformation and the strangeness of being a stranger in his own home.
• Returning to his room, he eventually sees Edward Hyde's appearance for the first time in a mirror, recognising the deformity and evil yet feeling a sense of acceptance and welcome.
• Dr. Jekyll observes that Hyde is a purer embodiment of evil, unmingled with the duality present in most people.
• He conducts a second transformation, drinking the potion again to test if he can revert to his original self.
• After enduring the same agonising process, Dr. Jekyll successfully returns to his original form, confirming the reversibility of the transformation.

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Part 3

• Dr. Jekyll reflects on the moral implications of his scientific discovery, acknowledging that his approach lacked noble or virtuous intent, which led to the emergence of Edward Hyde rather than a better self.
• He explains that the drug itself was neutral, acting as a means to release the inherent duality within his nature, allowing the suppressed evil side to dominate when transformed into Hyde.
• At this stage, Dr. Jekyll still maintained his original personality and appearance alongside that of Hyde, though his moral character began to deteriorate.
• Despite his recognition of the dangers, Dr. Jekyll was tempted by the freedom that the transformation into Hyde granted, allowing him to indulge in undignified pleasures without tarnishing his public reputation.
• To facilitate this double life, he meticulously prepared, purchasing and furnishing a house in Soho for Hyde and hiring a discreet and unscrupulous housekeeper to maintain it.
• Dr. Jekyll informed his servants about Hyde, granting him full access and agency within his home, and took steps to familiarise Hyde with the household to avoid suspicion.
• He also drafted a will that left all his possessions to Hyde in the event of his death or disappearance, ensuring financial continuity for his alter ego.
• Dr. Jekyll describes the unique nature of his situation, likening it to hiring a criminal to commit acts without tarnishing his own reputation, though in his case, he acted as both the respectable man and the perpetrator.
• As Hyde, he felt an intoxicating sense of liberty, free from societal constraints, while maintaining the ability to revert to Jekyll and escape any consequences.
• He emphasises the security of his position, as Hyde could vanish instantly upon taking the transformative drug, leaving Dr. Jekyll to continue his life unblemished and above suspicion.

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Part 4

• Dr Jekyll, disguised as Edward Hyde, sought pleasures that were undignified but soon escalated to monstrous acts.
• Upon returning from these excursions, Dr Jekyll experienced a mix of wonder and horror at the depravity of Hyde, whom he recognised as inherently malign and self-centred.
• Hyde committed acts of cruelty and indulged in pleasure with relentless and bestial fervour, while Dr Jekyll tried to distance himself morally, believing that only Hyde was guilty.
• Dr Jekyll rationalised his actions, suppressing his conscience and attempting to undo Hyde's evil deeds where possible.
• A significant incident occurred when Hyde committed an act of cruelty towards a child, arousing public anger, including that of a passer-by whom Dr Jekyll later recognised as a kinsman of the narrator.
• To pacify the crowd, Hyde brought them to a door and paid compensation with a cheque drawn in the name of Dr Jekyll.
• To avoid future risks, Dr Jekyll opened a bank account under Hyde's name and taught himself to mimic Hyde's signature, believing this would protect him from consequences.

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Part 5

• Dr. Jekyll, after one of his adventures, awoke in his bed with an odd sensation, feeling as though he was not in his usual environment but in the Soho room associated with Edward Hyde.
• While reflecting on this strange feeling, Dr. Jekyll noticed his hand, which was lean, knuckly, and hairy — the hand of Edward Hyde.
• Overcome with terror, he rushed to the mirror and discovered he had gone to bed as Dr. Jekyll but awakened as Edward Hyde.
• Panicking, he realised his drugs were located in the cabinet downstairs, requiring him to navigate through the house in his altered form.
• Remembering that the servants were accustomed to Hyde's presence, he dressed in clothes that fit his smaller stature and made his way through the house, startling Bradshaw in the process.
• After taking the drug, Dr. Jekyll returned to his original form and sat down to breakfast, though he had little appetite due to the disturbing incident.
• Reflecting on the event, he observed that Hyde had grown stronger and more dominant within him, while Jekyll's control over his transformations was weakening.
• He recognised that his double life was increasingly dangerous, fearing that he might permanently lose the ability to return to his original form as Dr. Jekyll.
• Dr. Jekyll recalled earlier instances when the drug failed or required larger doses to work, further alarming him about his diminishing control.
• Concluding his reflections, Dr. Jekyll acknowledged the growing risk that he might irrevocably become Edward Hyde, losing his better self forever.

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Part 6

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