Hyde Flashcards
Inhuman,animalistic
‘he gives a strong feeling of deformity’- uncanny supernatural gothic.
‘Hissing intake of breath’- compared to a snake, garden of eden shows hyde as tempting and devil like.
‘Really like satan’- SIMILE-Hyde is a primitive human (Darwins theory) and he in a league with the devil.
‘I can’t describe him’- uncanny- human but not human.
Kills sir Danvers crew ‘with ape like fury’-SIMILE hyde is primitive and not evolved- development in science.
‘It’- chapter 8- shows a creature like nature to Hyde as he can’t be identified as a human.
Devilish
‘so ugly it brought out the sweat on me’- A bad physical reaction to Hyde.
‘It was like some damned Juggernaut’-SIMILE SHOWS HE IS DANGEROUS and Not like anything he has seen before - gothic feature uncanny.
He is described to have a ‘foul soul’
‘If i ever read Satans signature upon a face, it is that of your new friend.’- semantic field of hell.
‘With extraordinary quickness’- shows Hyde like a ghost- supernatural- like a devil
‘the masked thing like a monkey’-simile- links to devolution and trys to find the real secrets.
Mysterious
‘I had taken a loathing to the gentleman at first sight’- Supernatural as he can’t work out his dislike- shows a mystery to Hyde.
‘I never saw a man i so disliked and yet i scarce know why’- Uncanny human but not human with secrets to hide.
‘Hes an extraordinary looking man’- people are scared and confused by him but dont know why.
Hyde is shown to enter the house through a ‘back way’- shows he can’t be seen and has secrets to hide
‘murderous mixture of timidity and boldness’- can’t put a finger on why he feels the way he does.