Dr Jekyll And Hyde 10 Key Quotes Flashcards
‘O poor old Henry Jekyll, if I ever read Satan’s signature upon a face, it is that of your new friend
Utterson
Chapter 3
Utterson views Jekyll as if he has been sealed by Satan himself (metphorically) - refers to him as a friend however these people aren’t the friends we keep but still remains concealed
‘I incline to Cain’s heresey … I let my brother go to the devil in his own way’
Utterson
Chapter 1
Refers to the biblical allusion of Cain and Abel
“Inclined” to evil nature (curious) - ‘I let my brother go to the devil in his own way’ Utterson ignores Jekyll/Hyde sins by letting him slowly do more evil until his eventual death
‘I felt younger,lighter,happier in the body’
Jekyll
Chapter 10
Rule of 3 - symbolism for how people don’t let their thoughts follow their actions however the moment Jekyll becomes Hyde he feels joy from his desires (sinful acts of Hyde)
“All humans beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil: and Edward Hyde alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil”
Jekyll
Chapter 10
This quote states that all humans have both id (insticts) and super ego (morality) and how we should control our two sides to prevent becoming broken such as Jekyll who becomes a a slave to evil and struggles with his evil
“I sat in the sun on a bench; the animal within me licking the chops of memory,the spiritual side a little drowsed, promising subsequent penitence”
Jekyll
Chapter 10
“I sat on the bench”- positive pathetic fallacy juxtaposes “animal within me licking the chops of memory” (metaphor) suggests Jekyll lust for Hyde shown by his animalistic thoughts of the sinful acts of Hyde (Killing Sir Danvers , trampling the girl)
“The spritual side a little drowsed,promising subsequent penitence’- Jekylls religious compass is slowly breaking apart -Hyde is overwhelming him - Jekyll morality is dissipating
This shows duality of human nature , power of Hyde, desires of human man.
‘If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also”
Jekyll
Chapter 6
Hyde is hated by the reader/characters. This quote highlights how commiting sinful act (defying God) will result in suffering
“With ape like fury, … hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered’
Maid
Chapter 4
“Ape like fury”- links to Darwins theory of evolution Hyde is stuck as an unevolved creature
‘Hailing down a storm of blows’ - metaphor for Hyde’s extreme power reinforced by audible shattering of the bones
Through creating Hyde , Jekyll has gone de-evolved. Hyde behaves like a creature.
‘The man trampled calmy over the child’s body … hellish to see”
Utterson
Chapter 1
Hyde “Trampled calmy” (oxymoron) over an inoccent girl. Hyde is letting his desires free.
“Hellish to see”- biblical allusion uses hell to refer to Hydes acts as immoral/evil
“The street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbour, like a fire in a forest”
Stevenson
Chapter 1
This quote divides the rich and the poor - inequality (class divide) is shown to be emphasised through the simile ‘like a fire in a forest’
Rich ‘street shone’ metaphor of the streets (shows positivity/goodness) contrats ‘dingy neighbourhood (shows negativity/gloomy)
“I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again. I bind my honour to you that I am done with him in this world … mark my words he will never be heard of again”
Jekyll
Chapter 5
Jekyll promises to Utterson about no longer using Hyde (“swear to God” emphasises his promise reinforced by “bind my honour” both extreme ways to promise to do something)
However later on we see that Hyde begins to lose control of himself as Hyde begins to fully take control
” he will never be heard of again” although later on we do see Hyde resulting in Jekyll to suffer from this by his eventual death - shows how people shouldn’t try and become like God (alter life e.g Hyde)
