Question

Read the excerpt from Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (excerpt) “MY DEAR UTTERSON,—When this shall fall into your hands, I shall have disappeared, under what circumstances I have not the penetration to foresee, but my instinct and all the circumstances of my nameless situation tell me that the end is sure and must be early. Go then, and first read the narrative which Lanyon warned me he was to place in your hands; and if you care to hear more, turn to the confession of “Your unworthy and unhappy friend, “HENRY JEKYLL.” In which stage of Freytag’s plot structure does this event fall under? A. exposition B. rising action C. falling action D. climax

Answer 1

Answer:

B. rising action

Explanation:

According to the excerpt from Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the author makes an excerpt from the book by Mr Stevenson where he tells Mr Utterson that when this shall fall into his hands, he would have disappeared, but through which means he did not know.

He goes ahead to emphasize that his instinct and circumstance tells him that the end is sure and therefore he should read the narrative which Lanyon said he would give him.

The stage of Freytag’s plot structure in which this event falls under is RISING ACTION.

This is because, the characters are already introduced and the events of the story has begun to create tension and conflict.

Answer 2

Answer:

The stage of Freytag's plot structure in which this event falls under is:

B. rising action

Explanation:

This is the stage after the exposition leading up to the climax.  At this stage, more suspense is created as the main characters face more conflicts. It is the second stage of a plot.  At this stage, the speaker demonstrate some self-confidence in his character, making uncommon revelations, including his life's end.  The reader is faced with the question of identifying the reasons for some of the revelations.  It is only the climax that will bring the full revelations to the reader before the denouement.