Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Flashcards
Quotes about Jekyll? (First 5)
- “Man is not truly one, but truly two.”
(Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”) - “I am very low, and I am so tired of this existence.”
(Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”) - “I felt that I was doomed to the most dreadful of all punishments.”
(Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”) - “The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde.”
(Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”) - “I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also.”
(Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”)
Quotes about Hyde?
“He began to go wrong, wrong in the mind; and though of course I continue to take an interest in him, I see that he is a man who is on the wrong path.”
“There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable.”
“He is not easy to describe. There is something about him that I do not like.”
“I was never more disappointed in any man than Lanyon.”
“His hands are those of a gentleman, but his soul is that of a monster.”
“The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde.”
“The man seems to be a monster. I cannot describe him any other way.”
“He is a man of no imagination.”
“There is a shadow of him in my mind.”
“He had an evil face, and he left a stench behind.”
“It was a rough house, and he came out of it with a look of hell about him.”
“I have been afraid of the man ever since I first laid eyes on him.”
“A brute, a brute, and nothing else!”
“There is no safe place in this world for such a creature as Hyde.”
“He is not a man; he is a beast.”
“The more I see of this man, the more I realize there is something terribly wrong about him.”
“Hellish”
“Ape-like fury”
“Trampled calmly”
“Damned juggernaut”
Quotes about Utterson?
“Mr. Utterson… was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.”
“I am very low, Utterson. I am very low. This is a very strange business, and I will not let it go.”
“If he is Mr. Hyde… I shall be Mr. Seek.”
Quotes about Setting? (First 6)
- “The street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest.”
- “The fog rolled in.”
- “A great chocolate-coloured pall lowered over heaven.”
- “The court was very cool and a little damp, and full of premature twilight.”
- “A district of some city in a nightmare.”
- “The middle of three windows was half-way open.”
Quotes about Jekyll? (Last 5)
- “I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck that I cannot hope to recover it.”
(Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”) - “The evil side of my nature, which has been so long suppressed, is now taking the upper hand.”
(Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”) - “I had come to a dreadful resolve.”
(Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”) - “All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.”
(Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”) - “The case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a lesson in the dangers of trying to separate one’s identity into two distinct parts.”
(Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”)
Quotes about Jekyll?
“I am very low, Utterson. I am very low. This is a very strange business, and I will not let it go.”
“I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse.”
“I bring the life of that unhappy man to an end. I am the person who is responsible for all of this.”
“I felt that I was doomed to live in this wretched form. I have no wish to prolong this awful suffering.”
“I trust you, Utterson, and I beg you, on my behalf, to look after my affairs. I shall never again see you or speak to you, but I ask for your compassion.”
