Hyde

Question 1

beginning quotes for Hyde

Answer 1

'’it was like some damned Juggernaut’’ (ch.1)

‘Mr Hyde shrank back with a hissing intake of the breath’ (ch.2)

‘cried Mr Hyde, with a flush of anger’ (ch.2)

‘snarled aloud into a savage laugh’ (ch.2)

'’Something troglodytic’’ (ch.2)

'’Satan’s signature upon a face’’ (ch.2)

Question 2

middle quotes for Hyde

Answer 2

‘Mr Hyde broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth’ (ch.4)

‘ape-like fury’ (ch.4)

‘hailing down a storm of blows’ (ch.4)

‘the haunting sense of unexpressed deformity with which the fugitive impressed his beholders’ (ch.4)

'’odd hand’’ (ch.5)

'’differently sloped’ (ch.5)

Question 3

end quotes for Hyde

Answer 3

‘the body of a self-destroyer’ (ch.8)

‘something abnormal and misbegotten in the very essence of the creature’ (ch.9)

‘something seizing, surprising and revolting’ (ch.9)

‘sea of liberty’ (ch.10)

‘Edward Hyde would pass away like the stain of breath upon a mirror’ (ch.10)

‘gnashed my teeth upon him with a gust of devilish fury’ (ch.10)

Question 4

'’it was like some damned Juggernaut’’ (ch.1)

Answer 4

• Hyde’s power is not natural
• this links to scientific intervention
• metaphorical

Question 5

‘Mr Hyde shrank back with a hissing intake of the breath’ (ch.2)

Answer 5

• zoomorphic imagery
• Hyde is ‘hissing’ like a snake which compares him to the evil snake in the story of Adam and Eve
• Victorian society was very pious

Question 6

‘cried Mr Hyde, with a flush of anger’ (ch.2)

Answer 6

• metaphorical
• Hyde is not reserved as a normal Victorian Gentleman should be
• this would shock a contemporary reader

Question 7

‘snarled aloud into a savage laugh’ (ch.2)

Answer 7

• zoomorphic
• Darwin’s theory of evolution links to the idea that Hyde is in the primitive stages of evolution
• this opposes the idea of creationism which would horrify a Victorian reader
• Hyde is merciless and sadistic

Question 8

'’Something troglodytic’’ (ch.2)

Answer 8

• Hyde is caveman-like
• he has not evolved into a moral human with conscious thoughts

Question 9

'’Satan’s signature upon a face’’ (ch.2)

Answer 9

• Victorian society was very pious and would have been horrified at this idea
• ‘signature’ links to the popular study of graphology which stated that people’s morals could be determined by the shape of their handwriting
• displays how Hyde has an evil appearance

Question 10

‘Mr Hyde broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth’ (ch.4)

Answer 10

• metaphorical
• Hyde cannot control his actions
• Freudian reading = he is controlled by the id

Question 11

‘ape-like fury’ (ch.4)

Answer 11

• animalistic/primitive
• links to Darwin’s theory of evolution
• Hyde has devolved into the primitive stage of human existence
• this would frighten a Victorian reader

Question 12

‘hailing down a storm of blows’ (ch.4)

Answer 12

• pathetic fallacy
• mimics Hyde’s rage

Question 13

‘the haunting sense of unexpressed deformity with which the fugitive impressed his beholders’ (ch.4)

Answer 13

• links to Lombroso’s theory of atavism which states that criminals can be identified by their facial features
• Hyde’s face could suggest that he has evil and violent tendencies

Question 14

'’odd hand’’ (ch.5)

'’differently sloped’ (ch.5)

Answer 14

• links to graphology which could determine Hyde’s morals based on his handwriting

Question 15

‘the body of a self-destroyer’ (ch.8)

Answer 15

• Hyde’s power was cut by suicide
• the battle between good and evil ended his life

Question 16

‘something abnormal and misbegotten in the very essence of the creature’ (ch.9)

Answer 16

• Hyde is compared to a ‘creature’ which dehumanises him and links to Darwin’s theory of evolution
• Hyde is displeasing

Question 17

‘something seizing, surprising and revolting’ (ch.9)

Answer 17

• triplets and sibilance used
• sibilance makes a hissing sound, which highlights Hyde’s animalistic behaviour

Question 18

‘sea of liberty’ (ch.10)

Answer 18

• Hyde had complete moral and social freedom from Jekyll
• Hyde’s actions were tempting which could emulate temptation from the Bible
• Victorian readers were very pious so would have disliked this idea
• however, Victorian’s were beginning to drift away from religion so this could symbolise societies shift from religion into the industrial revolution

Question 19

‘Edward Hyde would pass away like the stain of breath upon a mirror’ (ch.10)

Answer 19

• simile
• displays the shift in identity between Jekyll and Hyde
• this links to transmorphism as the characters are able to transform into one another
• pious readers would disagree with this idea, as it states in the Bible that only Jesus has the power to perform such miracles
• however, Strauss’ ‘Das Leben Jesu’ caused many Victorian’s to question their beliefs in Jesus miracles

Question 20

‘gnashed my teeth upon him with a gust of devilish fury’ (ch.10)

Answer 20

• metaphorical
• Hyde is a Satan-like figure
• Hyde has violent tendencies and is controlled by the id which does not have a moral compass