DR. JEKYLL AND NORMAN BATES
12 Read an extract from Chapter 10 of R.L. Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in which Dr. Jekyll has just taken the potion to separate his evil part.
I determined, flushed as I was with hope and triumph, to venture in my new shape as far as to my bedroom.
I crossed the yard, wherein the constellations looked down upon me …
I stole through the corridors, a stranger in my house; and, coming to my room, I saw for the first time the appearance of Edward Hyde.
13 After reading the extract, how do you imagine Mr. Hyde? Discuss with a partner and make notes.
14 Listen to the extract and complete the summary. Then compare this description with your predictions.
Mr. Hyde was less 1. __________________ and less 2. __________________ than Dr. Jekyll. He was much 3. __________________, slighter and 4. __________________.
Evil was written on his 5. __________________ and his body showed an imprint of 6. __________________ and decay.
15 Listen to another short extract and write down words/phrases referring to Hyde’s personality.
16 Listen to a description of Norman Bates, the protagonist of Hitchcock’s film Psycho (1960), and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
| # | Statement | T | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Bates is young and handsome. | □ | □ |
| 2 | The actor who played the role of Norman Bates was Anthony Parker. | □ | □ |
| 3 | Norman had a perfectly normal relationship with his mother. | □ | □ |
| 4 | Norman developed a split personality after his mother died of a serious illness. | □ | □ |
| 5 | Norman wears his mother’s clothes and spies on girls in the motel where he works. | □ | □ |
| 6 | Norman kills the girls who try to seduce him. | □ | □ |
| 7 | Norman says that his mother is insane. | □ | □ |
| 8 | Norman is completely insane. | □ | □ |
