Character and Setting Quotes // Jekyll and Hyde Flashcards
J, H, U and L (duality only) finished. Full list in notes.
1
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Within the first 5 chapters…
Give 3 quotes from Jekyll which shows the duality of man.
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- “The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde.” (ch.3)
Naively refusing his duality and his darker atavistic side. - “The large handsome face of Dr. Jekyll grew pale to the very lips and there came a blackness about his eyes.” (ch.3)
Physical transformation hints at the connection between Jekyll and Hyde - “The two hands are in many points identical: only differently sloped.” (ch.5)
Graphology, the study of handwriting, was thought to show a window into one’s soul.
2
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Give 2 quotes from/about Jekyll which relate to the debate of Science vs. Religion.
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- “The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde” (ch.3)
God-like arrogance, playing God through scientific means - “You must suffer me to go my own dark way.” (ch.6)
Religious downfall; hell
3
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Within the first 5 chapters…
Give 2 quotes of about/from Jekyll relating to reputation and secrecy.
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- “This is a private matter, Utterson, and I beg of you to let it sleep.” (ch.5)
Hiding experiments to avoid public scrutiny - “Henry Jekyll forge for a murderer!” (ch.5)
Obviously not true, but highlights the amount of scandal behind closed doors which takes place in favour of high reputation
4
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Give the description of Dr. Jekyll.
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“A large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps.” (ch.3)
5
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From the entire book…
Give 3 quotes from/about Henry Jekyll which pertain to duality and secrecy.
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- “not to be opened till the death or disappearance of Dr. Henry Jekyll.” (ch.6)
Secret, secret on the cover of the letter. - “Man is not truly one, but truly two” (ch.10)
Revelation from Jekyll, he later hints at a lack of knowledge suggesting more facets to man - “The curse of mankind . . . these polar twins should be continously struggling. How then were they dissociated?” (ch.10)
Duality is a constant curse that shouldn’t be denied but was.
6
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Give 3 quotes about/from Hyde relating to the duality of man.
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- “It wasn’t like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut.” (ch.1)
Hyde dehumanised although very human (Jekyll) - “And then all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger” (ch.4)
The murder of Sir Danvers Carew, Hyde previously had a neutral demeanour. - “He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance’ something displeasing, something downright destestable.”
Hyde’s physical ambiguity suggests neither fully man nor monster, duality
7
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State a quote which alikens Hyde to Satan.
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“If ever I read Satan’s signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend.” (ch.2)
Utterson describes Hyde.
8
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Give 2 quotes about/from Hyde which relates to reputation and secrecy.
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- “He had never been photographed; and the few who could describe him differed widely, as common observers will” (ch.4)
- "”He never told you,” cried Mr. Hyde, with a flush of anger. “I did not think you would have lied.” (ch.2)
Lie: reffing to Jekyll as a diff person in favour of reputation
9
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Give 3 quotes relating to violence and horror about/from Hyde.
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- “The man trampled calmly over the child’s body anf left her screaming on the ground” (ch.1)
- “Ape-like fury” (ch.4)
Atavistic fury. - “The stick with which the deed had been done … had broken in the middle under the stress of this insensate cruelty.” (ch.4)
Symbolises the severity of the attak and the shattered veneer of social respectability.
10
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Give 3 quotes about/from Utterson which relates to duality of man.
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- “The last good influence in the lives of down-going men.” (ch.1)
Respectable ‘good’ lawyer consorting with corrupted men. - “Lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow loveable” (ch.1)
Duality of lighthearted negative and positive traits, typical duality - “Backward in sentiment” / “Something emininetly human beaconed from his eye” (ch.1)
Although immoral, he is human through and through.
11
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Give 2 quotes which reference science and religion from Mr. Utterson.
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- “If he be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek.”
Utterson seeks out sin and corruption, contrasting Hyde’s being ‘born’ from it, and attempting to hide from it. - “God forgive us, God forgive us,”
After witnessing a split-second of transformation from Jekyll -> Hyde
12
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Give 5 quotes about/from Mr. Utterson which relate to reputation and secresy.
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- “I incline to Cain’s heresy, he used to say quaintly: I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.” (ch.1)
Preference for non-interference in prioritising his reputation forces him to tolerate immoral/questionable behaviour. - “The more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask.” (ch.1)
said by Enfield. ask less questions to save your reputation. Utterson tries to follow this but can’t. - “If he be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek.”
Quiet committment to uncovering truth to avoid public scandal - “A sealed and stamped envelope . . . which bore the name and address of Mr. Utterson.” (ch.4)
Clue links him to Sir D.C. crime, careful sit, must tread lightly to not invite public scandal - “Henry Jekyll forge for a murderer!” (ch.5)
Utterson’s shock horror shows how unthinkable it is for a reputable gentleman to engage in crime
13
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Give a quote which shows the duality of man about/from Lanyon.
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- “He began to go wrong, wrong in the mind […] I continue to take an interest in him for old sake’s sake” (ch.2)
Criticising Jekyll’s scientific pursuits but still interested in him as a friend - “A boisterous and decided manner” (ch.2)
Wild but clear, resolute. - "”I hear you with no very strong impression of belief. But I have gone too far in the way of inexplicable services to pause before I see the end.”” (ch.10)
Although he cares not, he wishes to see the point of Dr.J’s letter, which dooms him.
