J&H Key Characters And Quotations Flashcards
What is Dr Jekyll’s aim with his experiments?
To separate the good and evils parts of the soul and personality of humans
Why doesn’t Dr Lanyon talk with Dr Jekyll anymore?
He believes Dr Jekyll’s experiments are wrong and not scientifically based
Why is Hyde seem as short and deformed?
He is the less developed side of Jekyll which hasn’t been freed
How does Jekyll try to amend what Hyde has done to a small child?
By giving money to the young girl’s family and other onlookers
How does Mr Utterson know Dr Jekyll and Dr Lanyon?
They were roommates in college so they became friends
When does Jekyll realise that something has gone wrong?
When he goes to sleep as Jekyll and awakes as Hyde.
Who is Poole?
Jekyll’s manservant/butler
Who is Enfield?
Utterson’s kinsman and a well-known man
Who is Sir Danvers Carew?
A distinguished gentleman who is beaten to death by Hyde
‘If he be Mr Hyde… I shall be Mr Seek’
Utterson
Emphasises the theme of duality
Shows his innate curiosity which propels the plot forward
“ I shall consider it my duty to break in that door”
Utterson
He is investigative reasoned and rational but feels duty-bound to protect his friend
“Jekyll became too fanciful for me”
Lanyon
He is traditional and remains rooted in traditional science, highlighting the absurdities in Jekyll’s experimentation. This allows him to act as a foil for Jekyll.
Harsh tone in his rejection of Jekyll
“So ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running”
Hyde is a physical manifestation of evil who evokes disgust in all simply be sight
“Strong feeling of deformity”
Enfield says about Hyde
through physiognomy, his appearance would convect him as a criminal
“Smooth-faced man of fifty”
Jekyll
His extern appearance doesn’t reflect his internal truth
“My devil had long been caged, he came out roaring“
Jekyll’s inner “devil” is a manifestation of his deeper desires. The connotations of “devil also suggests that Jekyll’s desires are in direct opposition to contemporary Christian ideology
