Context- The Sign of Four

Victorian Attitudes towards drugs
1. Class A (cocaine etc.) Drugs were sold in drugs stores
2. Many writers at the time used drugs to trigger their creativity
British Empire and Imperialism
1. Trading
2. Indian Rebellion
Science vs. Religion
1. Forensic science became popular and looked highly upon
2. Charles Darwin published his theories of revolution this was seen as an attack on religion
Classes and Wealth
1. Higher classes saw the lower classes as dirty and a waste of space
2. Racism in this time was prominent
Jack the Ripper
1. An unidentified murderer
2. Has killed five or six women and has never been caught
The Police
1. They weren't seen to be very reliable
Victorian Fear
1. Murders
Women
1. They needed to be protected by a man because they are fragile
2. They should be doing house jobs and cooking for the man of the house

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