Hyde

Question 1

“With ___-like fury”

Answer 1

“With ape-like fury”
About Hyde
Simile, dehumanising Hyde to an ape
Links to Darwin’s theory of evolution- Hyde is new to the earth & is like a premature human, is still an ape

Question 2

“Like a ____ juggernaut”

Answer 2

“Like a damned juggernaut”
“It”- subhuman, Hyde is an object or a thing- is a creature- dehumanises Hyde
“Damned”- evil, is damned to hell
“Juggernaut”-
1) an unstoppable force, can be a metaphor for the evil within us
2) a carriage used in Indian religious ceremony & worshippers would throw themselves under it
British people would see it as uncivilised

Question 3

“_____ signature across his ___”

Answer 3

“Satan’s signature across his face”
Metaphor
Hyde is being compared to ‘satan’- being called evil and demonic.
Hyde is as bad and evil has the king of hell- all evil
Victorian society thought that if you looked evil, you were evil
Lombrossos idea that criminality if inherited

Question 4

“Mr ____ broke out of all _____”

Answer 4

“Mr Hyde broke out of all bounds”
“Broke”- aggressive/ violent verb, foreshadows Hyde breaking away from Jekyll
“Out of all bounds”- metaphor- Victorian morality are extremely high (unrealistic)
Maids opinion- stereotypically sensitive

Question 5

How does Hyde link with the gothic imagery in Soho in chapter 4

Answer 5

“Satan signature”- Hyde is an unholy person who goes against god by murdering, he is being compared to Satan
In soho people go to opion dens and brothels which is going against God by getting drunk, doing drubs and having sex before marriage