Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde quotes and Themes

Question 1

Man is not truly ___, but truly ___.

Answer 1

Man is not truly one, but truly two. (Jekyll acknowledges the dual nature of humanity)

Question 2

I concealed my ______.

Answer 2

I concealed my pleasures. (Jekyll admits to suppressing his darker urges)

Question 3

I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly ___, but truly ___.

Answer 3

I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two. (Jekyll laments his failed experiment)

Question 4

If I am the chief of _______, I am the chief of ______ also.

Answer 4

If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also. (Jekyll acknowledges the consequences of his actions)

Question 5

Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure ____.

Answer 5

Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil. (Hyde is presented as the embodiment of wickedness)

Question 6

The moment I choose, I can be rid of __ ____.

Answer 6

The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde. (Jekyll initially believes he has control over his darker side)

Question 7

You must suffer me to go my own ____ ____.

Answer 7

You must suffer me to go my own dark way. (Jekyll refuses to be saved by his friends)

Question 8

With ____-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot and hailing down a storm of blows.

Answer 8

With ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot and hailing down a storm of blows. (Hyde’s brutal murder of Sir Danvers Carew)

Question 9

‘O ___!’ I screamed, and ‘O ___!’ again and again.

Answer 9

‘O God!’ I screamed, and ‘O God!’ again and again. (Lanyon reacts with horror to Jekyll’s transformation)

Question 10

List the 4 Themes based on the quotations.

Answer 10

Duality of Human Nature
Good vs. Evil
Repression and Secrecy
Science vs. Religion