jekyll and hyde Flashcards
context
shilling shockers were written about lower class behavior
john hunter was known as a mad scientist and experimented like jekyll
gentlemen hid the truth to keep up their reputation
darwins theory of evolution was recently published and it scared people
hypocrisy of gentlemen
setting
set in london but based on edinburgh where stevenson was from because the new town is for the rich and the old town is for the poor and immoral behavior
jekylls house is based on john hunters who had bodies delivered to the back entrance
soho was not a respectable part of london
” if it – trial your name might -“
if it came to trial your name might appear
reputation
utterson is concerned about preserving jekylls reputation if the carew case goes to trial
theme - reputation
gentlemen value their reputation above all else
they cannot be trusted and are based on apperances
it is a version of you that you want the world to see
theme - duality
jekyll feels both the good and bad sides struggling against each other in his personality
he underestimates how close good and evil really are
some victorians thought that people who commited crimes were less evolved
stevenson makes the reader concider that we have both good and evil inside of us
he critiseses society for
” man is not - one but - two “
man is not truly one but truly two
jekyll
duality
” wore a great - of wealth and comfort”
wore a great aire of wealth and comfort
jekylls house if lavish from the front but secretly connected to the theatre in the back
represents people or places having misleading appearances
theme - science and religion
jekyll is a scientist but often calls on god for help
most people in victorian london believed god created the earth but scince was begining to change that
hyde was created because jekyll was troubled by his sins
science is seen as powerful as it causes pain and death
jeylls science goes against religious beliefs
theme - secrecy
gentlemen characters often do not speek of unpleasant things
they down play shocking events
both lanyon and jekyll write about thier problems and the letters are left unread untill the end of the book to add suspense
closed doors and windows represent a desire to hide secrets
” - bell nor -
neither bell nor knocker
the back door to jekyls house
secrecy
associated with Hyde
” a great - pall lowered over - “
a great chocolate pall lowered over heaven
pollution fogg
dirty
pall is the sheet over a coffin
character - dr jekyll
appears to be a good respectable man known for charity and religion
upper class
puts on a front and his hidden desires make him feel guilty
he becomes desperate to split the two side of him
he is ambitious in science
jekyll is not a innocent victim but we still feel sorry for him
well known and - -
well known and highly considered
jekyll
respected by others
pillar of society
- trench
deeper trench
jekyll
his hidden desires make him feel guilty so he creates a bigger divide than most between his good and evil thoughts
almost - sense of -
almost morbid sense of shame
jekyll
hides his desires
