Duality Quotes (J+H) Flashcards
How Jekyll describes duality
“It was the curse of mankind that in the agonised womb of consciousness, these polar twins should be continuously struggling” (Chapter 10)
How Lanyon described Hyde’s transformation
“he seemed to swell - his face became suddenly black and the features seemed to melt and alter.. there before my eyes - pale and shaken, and half fainting, and groping before him with hand, like a man restored from death - there stood Henry Jekyll” (Chapter 9)
How Jekyll describes Hyde when he accidentally became Hyde on the bench
“the lower side of me, so long indulged, so recently chained down, began to growl for licence… the animal within me licking the chops of memory” (Chapter 10)