Hyde Quotes

Question 1

‘pale and…’

Answer 1

dwarfish
(creates and impression that Hyde is malformed-refers back to the Victorian context of being fascinated by physiognomy)

Question 2

‘without any…’

Answer 2

nameable malformation
(everyone is convinced there is something wrong with him but cannot put a pin on it-Hyde is a mystery)

Question 3

‘…signature upon a face’

Answer 3

Satan’s
(connotations with hell)

Question 4

‘broke…and clubbed him to the earth’

Answer 4

out of all bounds
(he broke out of conventional society norms and entered the realm of evil-transgression (murder))

Question 5

‘with…fury’

Answer 5

ape-like
(animalistic behaviour-Darwin theory which went against Christianity)

Question 6

‘broke into a great…’

Answer 6

flame of anger
(Hyde’s anger can quickly develop into a fire as he is not predictable)

Question 7

‘powers of Hyde…the sickliness of Jekyll’

Answer 7

seemed to have grown with
(represents Jekyll allowing Hyde’s inherent evil win him over)

Question 8

‘struck through the heart by a…’

Answer 8

cold thrill of terror
(Hyde enjoys his killings)

Question 9

Jekyll: ‘I was slowly losing hold of…self’

Answer 9

my original and better
(Hyde is his worst version of him and represents the evil in him)

Question 10

‘Edward Hyde alone in the ranks of…’

Answer 10

mankind was pure evil
(Hyde is just evil)

Question 11

‘…deformity’

Answer 11

unexpressed
(Hyde’s appearance and personality terrifies others-they always remember seeing him)