The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – The Carew Murder

A concise and professionally structured resource exploring the Carew murder as a decisive turning point in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

This resource provides focused analysis of the scene’s dramatic escalation, examining Hyde’s public violence, Carew’s respectability, the maid’s witness perspective, the broken cane, detective structure and London as a moral landscape. It explores how Stevenson turns private secrecy into public horror, using the murder to develop wider ideas about reputation, repression, duality and hidden evil.

Key features:

• Clear analysis of the Carew murder as a major turning point in the novella
• Focus on Hyde’s violence, Carew’s gentleness, the maid’s testimony, public scandal, evidence and investigation
• Exploration of “ape-like fury”, “trampled”, the broken cane, moonlit calm, the window perspective and the contrast between civilisation and savagery
• Activities to reinforce and practise key concepts, including sequence, character contrast, close language analysis, setting, structure, symbolism, themes, creative witness-statement writing and analytical argument
• Detailed answer key included for straightforward checking and review