duality Flashcards
“For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the very pink of the proprieties,
Enfield explains to Utterson that Mr Hyde and Dr Jekyll are complete opposites or the ‘antithesis’ of each other and how it would be impossible for such different people to know eachother, importance of class and reputation at the time
And as she so sat she became aware of an aged beautiful gentleman with white hair, drawing near along the lane; and advancing to meet him, another and very small gentleman, to whom at first she paid less attention.” (Chapter 4)
represents society as to only give attention to those who are respectable or attractive, white hair shows innocence and foreshadows death
“And next moment, with ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot and hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered and the body jumped upon the roadway. At the horror of these sights and sounds, the maid fainted.” (Chapter 4)
animalistic, violent
“I was coming from some place at the end of the world, about three o’clock of a black winter morning” (chapter one)
Enfield’s suspicious behaviour contrasting with his reputation, 2 side of men, victorian men repressing their true desires
“she had an evil face smoothed by hypocrisy; but her manners were excellent” chapter 4
Appearance vs reality, representative of jekyll and hyde
“all human beings are as we meet them commingled out of good and evil” chapter 4
a person doesn’t become good/evil, they are set from the start however they can change their actions, original sin
“that child of Hell had nothing human; nothing lived in him but fear and hatred” chapter 10
juxtaposition of “child” and “hell” like jekyll and hyde, referring to him in 3rd person, they’re the same person, refers to hyde as a “child” as he is small due to jekylls repression
“Even as good shone upon the countenance of the one, evil was written broadly and plainly on the face of the other” chapter 10
hyde is evil whereas jekyll has gods favour upon his face (biblical reference) ironic as they are the same person
“I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, i had awakened Edward hyde” chapter 10
double meaning for the evil within jekyll “awakening”
“and air of invitation” vs
“sinister block of a building” chapter 1
2 sides of jekyll’s house represent 2 sides to himself, one is hidden away as it is evil whilst one is presented as it is good
“Duality of purpose” chapter 10
divided between duties of society as a member of the upper class and his instincts of science and discovery, emphasizes how bad this experiment is as it could tarnish his reputation which he does still care about otherwise he would not think to choose between the 2
“shady lawyers” chapter 2
ironic oxymoron, utterson defies this stereotype
“the fellow had a key” chapter 2
door acts as a barrier to prevent one’s true nature from being revealed, hyde has the ability to let all these secrets come out
