Jekyll and hyde Flashcards
Quotes about Hyde
trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming (chapter 1) x
Satan’s signature upon a face (chapter 2)
ape like fury (chapter 4)
Broke out in a great flame of anger (chapter 4)
My devil had long been caged, he came out roaring (chapter 10)
Where is - ‘Chocolate coloured pall lowered over heaven’ from
Whats it about
Analysis of it
Chapter 4
About the setting
Metaphor, description of the moon, gives it a sinister feeling and adds tension.
‘his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time’
When
Who
What
Chapter 1
About Mr Utterson
Symbolism - ‘ivy’ its negative and poisonous connotations alert the reader of a dark side to Mr Utterson, that we haven’t discovered yet
Simile - He’s loyal and has old friends as ivy grows thickly and slowly.
Indicates Mr Utterson’s friendships unbreakable; unseparated. This is because ivy’s are hard to take off/ break and they’re really attached to each other, which also suggests security.
‘If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also.’
When
Who
What
Chapter 6
Jekyll
Jekyll’s been playing almost a god-like figure with the notion of separating good and evil within him.
Suggests that Jekyll’s conflicts with Hyde are causing him an immense deal of pain
Jekyll is saying that he is being punished for his sins
Jekyll recognises that what he’s doing is wrong, to the point where he describes himself as the ‘chief’ of all these
Good vs Evil/Duality
‘If he shall be Mr Hyde’ ‘I shall be Mr seek’
When
Who
What
Chapter 2
Utterson
Pun - Utterson’s curiosity and determination to solve the mystery drives the plot forward
Utterson is more than willing to uncover the real secret of what is going on between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Utterson is very considerate and affectionate and therefore he becomes really worried for his friend, Jekyll and wants to get to the bottom of what is happening.
Mr. Utterson will seek for the truth whilst Hyde will try to hide the truth and secrets from him
‘the man trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming’
When
Who
What
Chapter 1
Mr Hyde
Oxymoron of ‘trampled calmly’ highlights how evil Hyde is as he shows no remorse when doing such an evil act.
The violent imagery of the oxymoronic quote displays a distressing image within the reader’s head.
Foreshadows the further acts of violence Hyde will continue to commit throughout the novella
‘Man is not truly one but truly two’
When
Who
What
Chapter 10 Jekyll Repetition of ‘truly’ shows how honest Jekyll is despite his denial of evil within. Duality What you show and what you hide
‘Story of the door’; ‘blistered and disdained’
When
Who
What
Chapter 1
Doors
Door motif throughout the novel (e.g. Utterson breaking down study door at end) symbolises the barrier between the known and safe, and the unknown and dangerous
doors represent good and evil, points of access and barriers, and symbols of character.
When does Poole + Utterson breakdown the door
Quotations for it
Chapter 8
‘Down with the door Poole’
‘the wreck of the door fell inwards’
‘hailing down a storm of blows’
When
Who
What
Chapter 4
Hyde trampling Sir Danvers Carew
Hailing’ and ‘storm’ - pathetic fallacy, comparing Hyde’s actions to a storm -> relentless, unstoppable, unfeeling
‘Hailing’ suggests that Hyde’s beats were like hail: heavy, powerful, damaging and frequent. ‘Storm’ similarly implies that his blows were frequent, uncontrollable and impulsive
“my devil had been long caged, he came out roaring”
When
Who
What
Chapter 10
Jekyll
Stevenson expresses the effect of repression in Victorian society. Throughout the novel, Stevenson expresses how all men have desires, even Utterson lives through the misdeeds of others.
The quotation shows that, the longer Hyde was repressed, the more erratic he became. Also, Stevenson incorporates the animalistic continuous verb ‘roaring’ which helps the reader imagine his animalistic tendencies (links to the Theory of Evolution)
The inner devil that Jekyll speaks of here is a manifestation of his unconscious desires and repressed pleasure-seeking elements.
The “devil” is a deliberate contrast and religious allusion to the Christian ideals of morality, goodness and purity.
‘I felt bound to do as he requested”
When
Who
What
Chapter 9
Lanyon about Jekyll
Lanyon feels obliged to fulfil jekylls request as they are long term friends
Duality POINTS
Jekyll and Hyde, setting, cheval glass - symbol of duality
‘in the agonised womb of consciousness, these polar twins should be continuously struggling’ - Chapter 10
use of continuous verb, “struggling” and adverb “continuously” accentuates the constant pain in which man is in due to ones “primitive duality”
