Jekyll and Hyde Flashcards
Qualities of Mr Utterson
self controlled-‘he was austere with himself’
loyal- ‘last good influence in the lives of down going men’
protective- ‘I can’t pretend that I shall ever like him’
rational- described as ‘a lover of the sane and customary sides of life’
Brave- ‘Well, let our name be vengeance’
Qualities of Lanyon (start)
Scientific- ‘such unscientific balderdash’
lively/spirited- ‘hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman’
friendly- ‘sprang up from his chair and welcomed him with both hands’
Qualities of Lanyon (end)
sombre- ‘testify some deep seated terror of the mind’
frail- ‘he had his death-warrant written legibly on his face’
more frantic-‘I beg you to spare me any allusion to one I regard as dead’
stevenson context
Stevenson was interested in the exploration of human nature and and tries to explore degeneration and how everyone has the capability to regress.
important quotes in chapter 1
‘lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable’
‘the man trampled calmly over the child’s body’
‘I saw that sawbones turned quick and white with the desire to kill him’
‘a name I cannot mention’
‘black sneering coolness’
‘he gives a strong feeling of deformity’
important quotes chapter 2
‘baffled him and melted before his eyes’-too monstrous to comprehend
‘spirit of enduring hatred’ - from Enfield
‘low growl of London from all around’
‘God bless me’ after meeying Hyde for the first time
‘poor Jekyll’s worst would be like sunshine’
first impressions of Hyde
small, and plainly dressed’
‘hissing intake of breath’
‘the other snarled aloud into a savage laugh’
‘He never told you’
‘murderous mixture of timidity and boldness’
Important chapter 3
‘hide-bound pedant’ + ‘scientific heresies’
‘there came a blackness about his eyes’ (jekyll)
‘the moment I choose I can be rid of Hyde’
‘I only ask for justice’-J
Jekyll first impressions
‘man’s rich silence’
‘sincere and warm affection’
‘every mark of capacity and kindness’
‘you do not understand my position’
Important quotes chapter4
