hyde

Question 1

“snarling” and possessing a “savage laugh”

Answer 1

• siblinace adds to sinister nature and hissing sound it evokes makes him appear animalistic and sub-human
  -> raw visciousness that mirrors uncontrollable nature of wild animals
  -> darwins theory of evolution that strikes fear in the heart of the devout victorian society
  -> stevesnon comically plays on this using repetitive imagery of hyde as an animal and “troglodytic”

Question 2

deformed

Answer 2

• “impression of deformity without any neameable malformation” - noun “deformity” is unsettling and shows ambiguity of not being able to describ his “malformation”.
  -> something evil in his soul
• metaphor “satan’s signature upon a face” = belongs and is controoled by the devil in the ultimate symbol of evil “satan” = deformed soul
• link to pseudoscience of physiognomy

Question 3

how does hyde link to the context of pseudoscience of physiognomy

Answer 3

• imperfections or malformations was a sign of an imperfect soul, physical marker of sin, stevenson uses this to create hyde as repulsive as possible

Question 4

frightening outsider

Answer 4

• multiple perspecitvess implying innate evilness within hyde that leads to others being ruplsed
• “i never saw a circle of such hateful faces a black, sneering coolenss-but carrying it off sir like satan”
• instantly makes victorian gentleman ostrisize him
  -> “sneerin” verb = hyde is goading them using “balck” adjective shows a darkness within his soul
• simile “Like satan” = repetition throughout the novella emeds idea of him having a deformed souland being overtaken by stan to disrupt victorian society
• what scared devout vitorian society was satan and hell
• sinister

Question 5

deformed

Answer 5

“a strong feeling of deformity” says enflied
- “deformity” alludes to his atavistic nature (relfection of victorian fear that evolution and so devolution was possible)