Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Flashcards
“All human beings, as we meet them are commingled out of good and evil.”
theme-
Theme - duality
“man is not truly one, but—————”
“man is not truly one, but truly two.”
“I learned to recognise the———– of man.”
theme-
context-
“I learned to recognise the primitive duality of man.”
Theme -duality
Context - darwin’s theory
“These polar twins ———– struggling.”
Theme-
“These polar twins should be continuously struggling
theme -duality
“Like———” “Ape like fury”
context -
lt -
“Like a madman” “Ape like fury”
There are uncivilised parts of man even in Victorian gentlemen but this was unhealthily repressed. Links to Darwin’s evolution theory.
lt - simile
“The street shone out in contrast ———neighbourhood”
theme -
“The street shone out in contrast to it’s dingy neighbourhood”
theme -upper class / lower class
“Satan’s ——–” - Utterson
lt -
“Satan’s signature”
shows how Hyde represents the Devil
lt - alliteration
“He gives a strong feeling ———”
“He gives a strong feeling of deformity”
“something ———— detestable”
something down-right detestable
Mr. Hyde was pale ——–”
Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish
shows hyde appearance
“It is one thing to ————-, another to conquer it. ”
Character-
Concept -
“It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it. ”
Character - utterson
Concept - curiosity
“You must suffer me to————– way.”
character -
concept -
“You must suffer me to go my own dark way.”
Character - dr jekyll
Concept - suffering / good and evil
“If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “—————.”
character-
concept -
“If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “I shall be Mr. Seek.”
Character - Utterson
Concept - curiosity
The era in which Stevenson wrote ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’
Victorian.
In the Victorian era (1837-1901) Queen Victoria promoted strict, Christian morality, and people needed to protect their reputation
Jekyll’s pride in his experiments, and his fall into ruin, reflects which Bible story?
The Fall of Satan.
Satan fell from Heaven because he was too proud to serve God; Jekyll fell from power because he was too proud of his scientific success
Which book did Charles Darwin write that challenged Victorian religious beliefs?
On the Origin of Species.
Darwin proposed that we were descended from apes; this influenced the description of Hyde in Jekyll and Hyde
What theory does the fact that Hyde is short, and described as ugly and ‘odd’, relate to?
Lombroso’s theory of physiognomy.
Lombroso was an Italian criminologist, who proposed the horrific idea that criminals look physically less evolved
What is urban terror?
Urban terror is the fear of crime and disease in Industrial London; people felt isolated and vulnerable
‘He would go______ and ______ to ____’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)
‘he would go soberly and gratefully to bed’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)
‘_______ calmly ____ the _____ _____’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)
‘Trampled calmly over the child’s body’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)
‘The _______ of some _________ disgrace’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)
‘the cancer of some concealed disgrace’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)
‘the low ______ of _______ from __ ___’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)
‘the low growl of London from all round’ (Ch. 2 - Search for Mr Hyde)
‘Carrying __ ___, ___, really ____ _______’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)
‘Carrying if off, Sir, really like Satan’ (Ch. 1 - Story of the Door)
‘That ____ thing like __ _______’ (Ch. 8 - The Last Night)
‘That masked thing like a monkey’ (Ch. 8 - The Last Night)
‘All ________, ________ men and ______ of ___ ______’ (Ch. 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease)
‘All intelligent, reputable men and judges of good wine’ (Ch. 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease)
‘My ______ had been long ______, he _____ ____ _______’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)
‘My devil had long been caged, he came out roaring’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)
‘I bring ___ ____ of ____ _____ Henry Jekyll __ __ ____’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)
‘I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end’ (Ch. 10 - Henry Jeykll’s Full Statement of the Case)
When someone uses logic and evidence to solve problems
Rational -
Mr Utterson and Dr Lanyon are both rational characters
When someone has a powerful and unrealistic imagination
Fanciful -
Jekyll’s ideas about separating good from evil are seen as fanciful by other scientists like Lanyon
Somebody who is thought of as a good and successful person
Reputable -
It was very important in middle-class Victorian society to be reputable
Someone who tries to avoid temptation and to ignore their desires
Repressed -
Gabriel Utterson is repressed: he likes the theatre and ‘vintages’ (expensive wine) but avoids both because he wants to do the right thing
Looking or behaving savagely, like an animal
Animalistic -
Hyde is regularly described using animalistic imagery
When a person says one thing and does the opposite; when they lead a double-life
Duplicitous -
Jekyll is duplicitous because he does not tell anyone about his experiments with Hyd
Someone who has no idea of the difference between right and wrong, or who doesn’t care about morality
Depraved -
Hyde is clearly depraved; he seems to enjoy the violence and murder he commits
Name 5 important themes throughout the novel.
Duality of man.
Victorian manners, reputation and society.
Good vs Evil.
Evolution and regression.
The duality of man in the idea of what?
That man has 2 sides to him.
One good and one bad.
How does Jekyll represent the theme of duality?
Jekyll separates himself into his 2 sides.
He enjoys freedom of being Hyde.
He struggles to turn his back on it.
How is the Victorian society important throughout the novel?
Jekyll battles with the constraints put on him by society, the facade he has to keep up in order to fit in.
How does Hyde go against Victorian manners, reputation and society?
He gives Jekyll the freedom to express the side to him that society makes him repress.
The theme of science is apparent throughout, how do we know Jekyll has extempore scientific ideas?
Jekyll is criticised by Lanyon for his ‘fanciful’ ideas.
What science does Jekyll like?
He is fascinated with ideas more traditionally associated with psychology and religion.
Both Lanyon and Jekyll are undone by their beliefs why?
Lanyon is in refusal to see beyond scientific.
Jekyll in the way he chooses to play God
Good and evil is seen through what?
The encounters Hyde has with the world.
Hyde can represent what?
The fears on our evolution and the possibility of regression.
“somehow- ———-”.
“somehow lovable”.
“Lanyon declared himself —————man”
“Lanyon declared himself a doomed man”
