j&h quotes Flashcards
“I incline to _____ heresy … I let my brother __ __ ___ _____ __ ___ ___ ___.”
Mr Utterson (chapter 1)
“I incline to Cain’s heresy … I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.”
“The man ________ ______ over the child’s body and ____ ___ _________ on the ground.” Mr Enfield (Ch 1)
“The man trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming on the ground.” Mr Enfield (Ch 1)
“It was like some ______ __________.” Mr Enfield (Ch 1)
“It was like some damned Juggernaut.” Mr Enfield (Ch 1)
“I never saw a man so __________ as you were by my ____; unless it were that ____-_____ ______, ______, at what he called __ __________ ________.” Dr Jekyll (Ch 1)
“I never saw a man so distressed as you were by my will; unless it were that hide-bound pedant, Lanyon, at what he called my scientific heresies.” Dr Jekyll (Ch 1)
“If he be __ ____, I shall be __ ____” Utterson (Ch 2)
“If he be Mr Hyde, I shall be Mr Seek” Utterson (Ch 2)
“Henry Jekyll became ___ _________ for me. He began to go _____, _____ __ ___ ____; and though, of course, I continue to ____ __ ________ __ ___ for old sake’s sake, as they say, I see and I have seen ________ ______ of the man.” Dr Lanyon (Ch 2)
“Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me. He began to go wrong, wrong in the mind; and though, of course, I continue to take an interest in him for old sake’s sake, as they say, I see and I have seen devilish little of the man.” Dr Lanyon (Ch 2)
“It wasn’t like a ___; it was like some ______ _________ _____.” Narration (Ch 2)
“It wasn’t like a man; it was like some damned monstrous being.” Narration (Ch 2)
“Mr. Hyde _____ ___ __ ___ ______ and _______ ___ to the ______.” Narration (Ch 4)
“Mr. Hyde broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth.” Narration (Ch 4)
“This is ______ __. My patience has been ______ ______.” Utterson (Ch 4)
“This is beyond me. My patience has been sorely tried.” Utterson (Ch 4)
“The fog still _____ on the wing above the ________ ____, where lamps __________ ____ __________.” Narration (Ch 5)
“The fog still slept on the wing above the drowned city, where lamps glimmered like carbuncles.” Narration (Ch 5)
“I swear to God I will _____ ___ ____ __ ___ ______.” Jekyll (Ch 5)
“I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again.” Jekyll (Ch 5)
“If I am the _____ __ _______, I am the _____ __ _________ also.” Jekyll (Ch 6)
“If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also.” Jekyll (Ch 6)
“I have had a _____, and I shall _____ _______.” Lanyon (Ch 6)
“I have had a shock, and I shall never recover.” Lanyon (Ch 6)
“The smile was ______ ___ __ ___ ____ and succeeded by an expression of such ______ ______ ___ _______, as froze the ____ _____ of the two gentlemen below.” Narration (Ch 7)
“The smile was struck out of his face and succeeded by an expression of such abject terror and despair, as froze the very blood of the two gentlemen below.” Narration (Ch 7)
“A ______ screech, as of ____ ______ ______, rang from the cabinet.” Narration (Ch 8)
“A dismal screech, as of mere animal terror, rang from the cabinet.” Narration (Ch 8)
“It is the belief of my heart that _____ ___ ______ ____.” Poole (Ch 8)
“It is the belief of my heart that there was murder done.” Poole (Ch 8)
“Man is not _____ ___, but _____ ___.” Jekyll (Ch 10)
“Man is not truly one, but truly two.” Jekyll (Ch 10)
“I was slowly _______ ____ of my original and better self, and becoming ______ ____________ with my ______ and _____.” Jekyll (Ch 10)
“I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse.” Jekyll (Ch 10)
“My devil had ____ ____ _____, he ____ ___ _______.” Jekyll (Ch 10)
“My devil had long been caged, he came out roaring.” Jekyll (Ch 10)
what are some key quotes for secrecy and deception?
- U on J’s blackmail: ‘the ghost of some old sin, the cancer of some concealed disgrace’
- ‘equipped with neither bell nor knocker’: J’s secrecy so potent is resembles an unopenable door, also reflects Victorian attitude that secrets best hidden
- ‘fog rolled over the city’: London harbours secrets that’re covered by respectable exterior
- ’this master hyde, if he were studied… must have secrets of his own; black secrets, by the look of him; secrets compared to which poor J’s worst would be like sunshine’ Ch 2
what are some key quotes on the duality of human nature?
- ”man is not truly one, but truly two” Ch 10
- ”I was radically both” Ch 10
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”My devil had long been caged, he came out roaring” Ch 10
-”If i am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also” Ch 6 - ”I was slowly losing hold of my original & better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second & worse.” Ch 10
what is the writers message for secrecy and deception?
- he critiques rigid moral codes of Victorian society which makes individuals conceal their darker impulses behind a facade of respectability
- ignorance is bliss, implies Victorians don’t wanna find out about the darkness behind Victorian gentlemen
what is the writers message about the duality of human nature?
- explores idea that there’s evil in all man through Hyde, shows this side is uncontrollable
- trying to repress/separate these sides leads to catastrophic consequences
what is the writers message about reputation & respectability?
J uses H as outlet for desires, Stevenson hints at hypocrisy of Victorian gentleman (private vs public behaviour), warning against repression, underscores his belief that ‘man is not truly 1 but truly 2’
what are some key quotes from chapter 1? (11)
- ‘…though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of 1 for 20 years’ (U)
- ‘i incline to cain’s heresy… i let my brother go to the devil in his own way.’ (U)
- ‘…blind forehead of discoloured wall on the upper; & bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged & sordid negligence.’ (H’s door to J’s lab)
- ‘the door, which was equipped w neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained.’ (H’s door to J’s lab)
- ‘trampled calmly over the child’s body & left her screaming on the ground… it was hellish to see. it wasn’t like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut.’ (about H)
- ‘…gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running.’
- ‘carrying it off really like Satan’ (about H)
- ‘No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene… name your figure’ (H)
- ‘i feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgement.’ (E)
- ‘he is not easy to describe. there is something wrong w his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, & yet I scarce know why… he gives a strong feeling of deformity, although I couldn’t specify the point.’
- ‘i am ashamed of my long tongue. let us make a bargain never to refer to this again.’ (E)
what are some key quotes from chapter 2? (10)
- ‘i thought it was madness… and now i begin to fear it is disgrace’ (U about J’s will, now that he knows who H is)
- ‘that citadel of medicine’ (cavendish square)
- ‘HJ became too fanciful for me. he began to go wrong, wrong in mind… I see & have seen devilish little of the man. such unscientific balderdash… would have estranged Damon & Pythias.’ (L)
- ‘if he be mr hyde, i shall be mr seek’ (U)
- ‘H shrank back w a hissing intake of the breath.’
- ‘snarled aloud into a savage laugh’ (H)
- ‘God bless me, the man seems hardly human! something troglodytic… or is it the mere radiance of a foul soul that this transpires through, & transfigures, its clay continent?… my poor old HJ, if i ever read Satan’s signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend.’ (U)
- ‘the pleasantest room in London’ (about the hall in J’s house)
- ‘it must be that; the ghost of some old sin, the cancer of some concealed disgrace’ (U)
- ‘this master H, if he were studied, must have secrets of his own; black secrets, by the look of him; secrets compared to which poor J’s worst would be like sunshine.’ (U)
