The book is The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Even though the book has Jekyll and Hyde as title characters, the reader learns a lot about Utterson. Re-examine what you know about Utterson, going back to the opening paragraphs of the novel in which he is described in detail. Why do you think the author places such emphasis on this character? In what ways is Utterson a character full of contradictions?

What have we learned about the Victorian Era from reading this novel? What questions might you answer about the era to help you get more out of your reading?

much of action in the book is seen thru uttersons eyes so it is believable. he makes him a lawyer who is cold and serious and dry but mentions he is lovable. "when the wine was to his taste something eminently human beaconed from his eye"..meaning he likes a drink but he is strict with himself and doesn't even visit the theatre. he is tolerant of others but strict with himaelf. he is unique and he represents the victorian gentleman of the time. he is the opposite of jekkyl. he is tolerant of what goes on in the book and he needs to be serious so the story is believable if seen thru his eyes and tolerant enough to listen to the crazy stories of jekyll and still be able to hang around after hearing those experiences. he is trustworthy but doesn't distract from the other characters. he is not judgemental.

victorian era was an era with the advancement of science, economic growth and the awakening of socially repressed feelings/behavior. this book tapped directly into the anxieties of the times

i think u are supposed to write a long-essay answers to the long-essay questions

answer: a parliamentary system is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislature, typically a parliament, and is also held accountable to that parliament. in a parliamentary system, the head of state is usually a person distinct from the head of government. this is in contrast to a presidential system, where the head of state often is also the head of government and, most importantly, the executive does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature.

countries with parliamentary democracies may be constitutional monarchies, where a monarch is the head of state while the head of government is almost always a member of parliament (such as the united kingdom, denmark, sweden, and japan), or parliamentary republics, where a mostly ceremonial president is the head of state while the head of government is regularly from the legislature (such as ireland, germany, india, and italy). in a few parliamentary republics, such as botswana, south africa, and suriname, among some others, the head of government is also head of state, but is elected by and is answerable to parliament. in bicameral parliaments, the head of government is generally, though not always, a member of the lower house.

parliamentarianism is the dominant form of government in europe, with 32 of its 50 sovereign states being parliamentarian. it is also common in the caribbean, being the form of government of 10 of its 13 island states, and in oceania. elsewhere in the world, parliamentary countries are less common, but they are distributed through all continents, most often in former colonies of the british empire that subscribe to a particular brand of parliamentarianism known as the westminster system.

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