How Hyde is presented? Flashcards
Animalistic main quote about Hyde from chapter 2
“the other snarled into a savage laugh”
“the other snarled aloud into a savage laugh” analysis
imagery -> animalistic and bestial
sibilance -> emphasis
Animalistic main quote about Hyde from chapter 5
“The floor strewn with crates and littered with packing straw”
“The floor strewn with crates and littered with packing straw” analysis
- description creates messy chaotic environment
- ‘straw’ animalistic; rodents
Supporting animalistic quotes + their chapters
“Extraordinary quickness” - chp 2
“Ape-like fury” - chp 4
“Like a monkey” - chp 8
“Like a rat” - chp 8
“Kind of cry” - chp 8
“A dismal screech” - chp 8
A quote to show that Hyde is evil
“If I ever read Satan’s signature upon a face it is on that of your new friend”
“If I ever read Satan’s signature upon a face it is on that of your new friend”analysis
infers that Hyde embodies Satan and has already been signed off to Satan and is a “child of hell”
sibilance emphasises this
2 quotes that show power imbalance and the power of Hyde
“the man trampled calmly over the child’s body” & “trampling his victim under foot”
what does trampling connote?
acting in a harsh, ruthless or cruel manner
A quote to describe the murder of Sir-Danvers Carew (chp 4)
“hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered”
Analysis for “hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered”
metaphor adds to the function that Hyde is “hardly human”
sound imagery to describe the trauma Hyde is committing
Hyde had to completely destroy the dead body - cruel and evil
Supporting quotes to show that Hyde is evil
“pure - evil” “child of hell” “evil was written broadly and plainly”
Quotes to show that Hyde is Uncanny
“pale and dwarfish” “he gave an impression of deformity” “a nausea and distaste for life” “the steps fell lightly and oddly with a certain swing” “it will walk all day sir”
Quotes to show that Hyde is frightening
“froze the very blood of the two gentlemen”
“murderous mixture of timidity and boldness”
Quotes to show that Hyde is a criminal
“disconsolate prisoner” “murder”
