J&H quotes/themes Flashcards
themes of the book
science/supernatural
duality of man
secrecy/lies
friendship/loyalty
religion
reputation/suppression
“If he be Mr Hyde… I shall be Mr Seek”
chapter 2 -
theme - secrecy and lies
Utterson
‘Mr Hyde’ is a homophone for “hide” with the word having connotations of to conceal and also secret. Stevenson may have ‘deformed’ the spelling of his name to add affect to Hyde’s personality as he is always hidden by jekyll. quote lso shows extent Mr Utterson is going through to uncover the identity behind Hyde and his secrets. This suggesting the theme of secrecy
“I trust you before any man alive, ay, before myself”
chapter 3 - Dr Jekyll
theme - friendship and loyalty
Jekyll shows his friendship to Utterson by saying he trusts him more then himself.
trust - faith, confidence in someone, reliance.
“oh God…Oh God”
chapter 9 - Lanyon
theme - religion
lanyon cannot from a rational or religious point of view comprehend the transformation of Hyde. Word choice of god shows it goes against god and also nature
“The story of the door”
chapter 2 title
The first chapters title “Story of the door” could be a metaphor for the boundary between Jekyll and Hyde, with the physical separation between the two characters. This tells the reader about the duality of man, a common theme within the story. diffrent reputations between the two - reputation
“No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene”
chapter 1
theme - reputation or secrecy/lies
despite being the evil and reckless side of Jekyll, Hyde still had a sense of repression since he calmly agrees to pay the witnesses off and maintain his reputation. He is trying to remain as a respectable gentleman, despite just having done a horrible deed, in accordance with Victorian customs.
“What!” he thought. “Henry Jekyll forge for a murderer!”
chapter 5
theme - duality of man
Utterson interpret the similarity of the handwriting between Mr Hyde and Dr Jekyll, this is the first sign we see of the two men not having been separate people and identities as we know, but instead one man entirely. This suggests the duality of man as before this we knew Hyde and the doctor to be separate and nothing alike.
“I have had a lesson—O God, Utterson, what a lesson I have had!”
chapter 5
theme - duality
“lesson” has connotations of being taught something, education and knowledge. Here we see Dr Jekyll is upset about the murder of Carew that recently occurred, he has been that taught he does not have as much control over Hyde as he thought, Hyde being the one to kill Carew. This shows the theme of the duality of man as we see Mr Hyde and Dr Jekyll fighting for control over their body that they share. Jekyll good and evil side are at conflict.
“Three dusty windows barred with iron”
chap 5 setting
writer uses settingg to vonvey theme of secrecy. word “barred” makes clear that an attempt to lock away whatever was ever once inside is made clear. Usually, when we refer to barred windows we think of prisons, a place of evil members of society are held.
“A great chocolate coloured poll was lowered over heaven”
setting
theme - evil
just as a poll is used to cover a coffin in a funeral it too is the fog that covered Soho in a way that makes us think about death. This signifies that the weather is so intense that it covered heaven and all godliness leaving Soho a place of evil.
10 marker structure
CEO
Commonality (2)
How Commonality (theme/character/setting) seen in extract in rest of the novel – refer to techniques
Extract (2)
Two quotes you explain from extract.
Rest of the novel (6)
Three or six quotes from rest of novel – explain and reference.
how is symbolism portrayed and how to answer
portrayed through letters and doors
don’t always have to mention a chapter where quote from - depends tbh
“The door was opened on the chain”
setting
theme - secrecy or evil
word chain has connotations of restriction, bonds and security. The servants were locking themselves inside, away from other people including the unknown man in Dr Jekyll’s room. This suggests the theme of secrecy as the servants hide themselves away, keeping secrecy their location.
“I conceal my pleasures”
Theme of secrecy
the characterisation of Jekyll is such that he wishes to hide aspects of his life and personality particularly the behaviours which bring him pleasure. This demonstrates the theme of secrecy as a part of him is always hidden from society.
Carew and secrecy or evil
After Hyde brutally murders Carew, he packs up his belongings and flees his home. These actions demonstrate the theme of secrecy through Hydes’s desire to not be caught by the police and to protect himself from being exposed. The secret being he is the murderer.
