Chapter 3 Key Quotations Flashcards
Alludes to the theme of reputation at Jekyll’s dinner:
“all intelligent reputable men, and all judges of good wine”
Utterson’s respectable public image:
“Where Utterson was liked, he was liked well”
Utterson’s composed, rational character:
- “unobtrusive company”
- “the man’s rich silence”
Jekyll’s description as vibrant, handsome, and generous (contrasts heavily with “disconsolate prisoner” at the end):
“a large, well-made, smooth-faced man [with] every mark of capacity and kindness”
Suggestion of duality in Jekyll’s nature (foreshadows the revelation of his darker side):
“something of a slyish cast perhaps”
Difference in opinion about science (Lanyon vs Jekyll):
- Lanyon calls Jekyll’s work “scientific heresies”
- “an ignorant, blatant pedant”
Jekyll’s change in facial expression after Hyde is mentioned (structural feature and theme of gothic conventions, also perhaps theme of duality):
“The large handsome face of Dr Jekyll grew pale to the very lips, and there came a blackness about his eyes”
Jekyll’s position is difficult and torments him (foreshadows his entrapment):
- “I am painfully situated”
- “My position is a very strange one”
Utterson is trustworthy:
“I would trust you before any man alive, ay, before myself”
Jekyll is in denial about his situation; also ironic:
“The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde”
Jekyll wants Utterson to forget about the issue:
“I beg of you to let it sleep”
Perhaps a tone of mystery:
- “If I am taken away” (in reality, by the irrepressible temptation of Hyde)
- “When I am no longer here”