Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Flashcards
What type of narrative does Stevenson use
Embedded narratives such as written documents e.g. Lanyons letter and Jekylls confession.
They are pieces of evidence that add to readers curiosity
What is most of the story written in
Third person narrative, utterson finds out things gradually and doesn’t discover the truth till the end, this distances the reader from the truth, creating tension and intrigue.
What is the narrative mainly written in and what is its effects
Formal controlled language which reflects Uttersons personality
What is uttersons job
Lawyer
Why did Jekyll and Lanyon fall out
Give quotations
Jekylls controversial scientific ideas
“Jekyll became to fanciful for me”
Who is Mr guest
Uttersons clerk who notices that hydes handwriting is almost identical to Jekylls
How did Stevenson write his novel
He claims plot was inspired by a feverish nightmare he had where he saw a man change into a monster after taking a white powder
How does Darwinism and the theory of evolution link to the novella
Went against Christian idea just as Jekyll did when he turns into Hyde- unnatural.
It also explores the ideas everyone has an animalistic side - Hyde
How is fog used in the novel
Promote ideas of blurred vision and mystery eg- “fog lay thickly” in the streets after Utterson met Hyde
Gets more prevalent as evidence builds up against mr Hyde
What does lanyon refer to controversial science as
Balderdash
What quotation shows uttersons curiosity
If he shall be Mr Hyde I shall be Mr Seek
What is Hyde to Jekyll
Doppelgänger
How is utterson first described
Moderate, sensible and austere man
What is direct speech and what does it do
“Speech”
It adds to heightened drama and takes the reader into the moment
What words could I use to describe Hyde x2
Ferrel–>wild&animalistic
Abhorrent–> loathing
What words could I use to describe Jekyll x2
Atavism - revert to ancestral type
Degenerate- loosing physical and mental control
Words to describe utterson x2
Eugenic- good
Inquisitive
Words to describe lanyon x2
Orthodox - traditional beliefs
Eugenic -good
How is racism linked to Hyde
He is darker and dusky and is referred to having monkey like features “ape like fury”
It also suggests he’s foreign.
This is why when utterson finds him in soho the streets are full of foreigners- there is a sense of isolationism which shows the superiority of English gentlemen and how highly they thought of themselves - may be used ironically Stevenson loved abroad an rejected all things British.
Finish the quotation and where’s it from
My d…
My devil had long been caged
Chapter 10- Henry Jekylls full statement of the case
What is jekyll when Hyde is gone
QUOTATION
evil Influence had been withdrawn
In chapter 7 - incident at the window how does utterson describe jekyll
A disconsolate prisoner
2 quotes that describe Hyde
“Pale and dwarfish”
“Hardly human”
Give quotation that describes jekyll x2
“Has all men’s respect”
“Smooth faced”
Quote that shows uttersons influence
Last good influence of down going men
what metaphor shows the city to be smothered in fog
drowned city
Give a simile to describe hyde
like a rat
Give quotation about light and setting
‘degrees and hues of twilight’ symbolises narrative as a whole as only parts of the truth can be seen at one time
give quotation about the carew murder case
brilliantly lit by the full moon
what is london described as -dark
nocturnal city
how is theme of concealment dramatised
jekylls alter ego name ‘Hyde’
