Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Flashcards
what are 5 gothic features in the novel dr jekyll and mr hyde?
duality
violence
foul play
weather
supernatural- hyde’s deformity
what does utterson see in his nightmare?
Mr. Utterson sees Hyde in his dream as a “faceless figure” haunting him
what are the three main motifs of the novel?
door
window
science
what are 2 quotes that links to violence?
“the man trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming on the ground” chapter 1- enfield
“halling down a storm of blows”- chapter 4- narrator
what 2 quotes that link to death?
“this is my true hour of death”- chapter 10- henry jekyll
“the bones were audibly shattered”- chapter 4- narrator
what happens in chapter 1?
mr enfield tells mr utterson that he witnessed an odd event of a man called hyde who trampled calmly over a child’s body and left her screaming on the floor.
what chapter is the climax in?
chapter 8 is the climax
what does dr jekyll refer to as his power?
dr jekyll believes that his power is that he is able to transform him self into two different sides/people
why does jekyll want a certain drug?
dr jekyll wants this certain drug to be able to turn his evil side and split his soul into two people-mr hyde
what does jekyll believe?
dr jekyll believes that there is two sides of people the good and the evil and that you can split the both into two
in chapter 10 what moments to we recall on?
in chapter 10 jekyll refers back onto the story of the door- chapter 1
what does duality mean?
duality- the idea that every single human being has good and evil within them.
How does Hyde begin to change?
he starts to grow in stature and his evil has began to grow
What dilemma Jekyll faced with?
wether he wants to be jekyll and hyde which path way to choose
Identify the moment when Jekyll has realised he is not completely in control of the transformations.
he realised that he woke up in the wrong form in the wrong bedroom and that his servents where shocked to see hyde at that time and hyde has grown more powerful
what quote does mr utterson describe his looks?
“The large, handsome face of Dr Jekyll grew pale to the lips and there came a blackness about his eyes”
what is a simile in the play?
“ape-like fury”
