Jekyll Flashcards
Henry Jekyll became — ——- for me. He began to go —–, —– in the mind,.’
‘Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me. He began to go wrong, wrong in the mind.’
Chapter 2, Lanyon about Jekyll
- Jekyll is fascinated with transcedental (mystical and spiritual) medicine.
- Repetition of adverb ‘wrong’ accentuates how Lanyon’s scientific beliefs are strongly juxtaposed to Jekyll’s.
- Conveys how Lanyon is Jekyll’s foil
‘The large handsome face of Dr Jekyll —- —- to the very —-, and there became a ——— about his eyes.’
The large handsome face of Dr Jekyll grew pale to the very lips ,and there came a blackness about his eyes.’
Chapter 3, Jekyll changing
- As if there’s a devil lurking within Jekyll (links to Hyde)
- adjective ‘Blackness’ links to dark magic which is exactly what is happening in Jekyll’s life.
‘I am the chief of ——-, I am the chief of ——- also’
‘I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also.’
Chapter 6, Jekyll’s letter to Utterson
- Paradox emphasises the two sides of his life which links to the key theme of good vs. evil.
- Sibilance of ‘sinners’ and ‘sufferers’ emphasises how different his two sides are.
‘Tell him I cannot — anyone’
‘Tell him I cannot see anyone’
Chapter 8, Jekyll to Poole
‘It can make no ——. You do not understand my ——–.’
‘It can make no change. You do not understand my position.’
Chapter 3, Jekyll to Utterson about Hyde
‘I learned the thorough and ———— duality of man.’
‘I learned the thorough and primitive duality of man.’
Chapter 10, Jekyll
‘These polar ——- should be continuously struggling’
‘These polar twins should be continuously struggling’
Chapter 10, Jekyll
‘Soul is the ———— for the angel and fiend’
‘Soul is the battleground for the angel and fiend’
Chapter 10, Jekyll
‘I stood already committed to a ——– duplicity with me’
‘I stood already committed to a profound duplicity with me’
Chapter 10, Jekyll
‘I felt a —— sense of shame’
‘I felt a morbid sense of shame’
Chapter 3, Jekyll
‘I ——— my pleasures’
‘I concealed my pleasures’
Chapter 10, Jekyll
‘My scientific studies, which lead wholly towards the mystic and ————–.’
‘My scientific studies, which lead wholly towards the mystic and transcendental.’
Chapter 10, Jekyll
