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GCSE English Literature · key term
Deceitfulness or double-dealing: presenting one version of oneself while concealing another.
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Paper 1
Deception through presenting different faces to different people; in the novella, maintaining an honourable public identity while concealing another life.
Revise: ContextBrodie is an influence on Stevenson’s exploration of duplicity, not a literal model for the chemical transformation.
Deceitful double-dealing: presenting one identity or intention while concealing another.
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Deceitfulness through maintaining different appearances or ways of life, concealing one from others.
Deceitfulness or double-dealing: presenting one face while concealing another way of behaving.
Deliberate deception through presenting different versions of oneself or concealing one’s true conduct.
Paper 2
Deceitfulness, especially maintaining different private and public identities or ways of behaving.
Revise: Chapter 10: Henry Jekyll's Full StatementJekyll calls this ‘a profound duplicity of life’ in Chapter 10. ‘Duplicity’ means deceit, not simply having two sides: his double life already involves deliberate concealment. His desire for respectability helps explain why Hyde later appeals to him.
Deceitfulness through maintaining conflicting appearances or ways of life.
Deceitful double-dealing: presenting one version of oneself while concealing another.
Deceit through presenting different versions of oneself to different people.
Deceit through presenting an appearance that conceals the truth, as Godfrey does when he denies knowing his own child.
Paper 1
Deceit involving two different faces or ways of living, such as a respectable public identity and a concealed private life.
Deceitfulness or double-dealing: concealing one’s behaviour or intentions behind a different public appearance.
Deceit or double-dealing. In Jekyll’s account, the word also draws attention to his divided public and private life.
Deceitful double-dealing: presenting one face publicly while concealing different behaviour or intentions.
Deliberate concealment or deception, especially maintaining different public and private lives.
Deceit involving a difference between outward appearance and concealed intentions or behaviour.
Component 2
Deceitfulness: concealing the truth while presenting a misleading appearance to others.
Deceitful behaviour that conceals the truth, often by maintaining a false appearance of honesty.
Deceit involving a difference between outward behaviour and hidden intentions or actions.
Deceitfulness, especially maintaining different outward and hidden ways of behaving.
Deceitful double-dealing: presenting one identity or intention while concealing another.
Deliberate deceit through presenting different versions of oneself to different people.
Deceit through maintaining a false appearance while concealing the truth.
Deceit in which someone conceals the truth behind a misleading appearance or account.
