Jekyll And Hyde Flashcards
What quote, linked to femininity, shows the ridiculous nature of Carew’s murder?
‘Under which the bones where audibly shattered and the body jumped upon the roadway. At the horror of these sights and sounds, the maid fainted’
What quote subtly shows Stevenson’s questioning nature of Christianity?
‘This was the shocking thing; that the slime of pit seemed to utter cries and voices’ - Hyde’s evil is over exaggerated. To a reader simply reading the novella, it seems Stevenson is showing the horror of Hyde but if you look closer, it shows him questioning Christianity
What quote shows the hypocrisy of society in terms of appearance?
Hyde has a ‘feeling of deformity’ - this develops the idea that we can tell who is evil just by looking at them - however, we know that respected gentleman like Jekyll too had an evil side
What quote about setting perhaps shows Stevenson’s questions about assumption based of appearance?
As Jekyll became more evil, ‘for even in the houses the fog began to lie thickly’
How is the importance of friendship shown?
It is suggested that if the three ‘inseparable friends’ had stayed together they could’ve helped Jekyll. Instead Jekyll becomes isolated insisting ‘the moment I choose I can be rid of Mr. Hyde.
What quote shows Stevenson’s desire for acceptance?
‘Man is not truly one, but truly two’ - he is showing that the evil side often comes out because it is suppressed
What quote shows the potential homosexuality of Jekyll, Hyde and Utterson?
‘A figure to whom power was given, and even at that dead hour, he must rise and do its bidding’ - Stevenson says its a ‘figure’ so that we don’t know who it is just like society doesn’t know who is homosexual.
How is Jekyll described at the beginning of the novella?
’Large, well-made, smooth faced… every mark of capacity and kindness’
What quote shows the animalistic nature of Hyde?
‘With hissing intake of breath’
What quote shows how the doctor felt about Hyde?
‘I saw that sawbones turn suck and white with desire to kill him’ - could show how unnatural Hyde is OR that the doctor and Enfield are the irrational ones and that Hyde is just different
What quote shows Hyde’s differences?
‘He gives a strong feeling of deformity’ - could show his lack of a soul, however, Enfield and the doctor are the ones who want to kill him
What two quotes describe Utterson in the opening description?
‘Backwards in sentiment’ - he doesn’t show emotions
‘Austere with himself’
What quote shows Utterson’s hypocrisy?
‘Approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy at the high pressure of spirit involved in their misdeeds’
What quote shows the importance of Utterson’s unimaginative nature?
‘Blackmail I suppose; a honest man paying through the nose for some of the capers of his youth’
