Chapter 7 Key Quotations

Question 1

Eerie, abnormal setting of Jekyll’s court:

Answer 1

“full of premature twilight, although the sky […] was still bright with sunset”
- Perhaps links to the theme of duality and is a representation of Jekyll’s inner suffering locked within his external appearance.

Question 2

Jekyll’s deteriorated state:

Answer 2

• “an infinite sadness of mien” (“infinite” depicts his endless suffering)
• “like some disconsolate prisoner”

Question 3

Jekyll’s overall transformation (to use in exams):

Answer 3

From a “large, well-made, smooth faced man of fifty” to a “disconsolate prisoner”
- State of mental entrapment combined with his situation of complete despair.

Question 4

Jekyll’s sudden, traumatising change:

Answer 4

• “the smile was struck out of his face”
• “an expression of such abject terror and despair” (semantic field of suffering and horror, exemplifying Jekyll’s uncontrollably deteriorated state)
• (creates mystery, linking to the gothic conventions of the novella)