Jekyll and Hyde : Chapter 1

Question 1

Mr Utterson ‘ scanty and embarrassed in discourse’

Answer 1

small or insufficient

Question 2

Mr Utterson ‘ a man of rugged countenance’

Answer 2

lacking refinement in appearance

Question 3

Mr Utterson ‘long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable’

Answer 3

contrast as it is almost an oxymoron between power of 3 and yet he has that genuine love deep down

Question 4

Mr Utterson ‘ he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years’

Answer 4

self-denying as he deprives himself of all luxuries

Question 5

Mr Utterson ‘ similar catholicity of good-nature’

Answer 5

humble and sincere at heart

Question 6

Mr Utterson ‘ undemonstrative at best’

Answer 6

as he was not good at expressing feelings he was quite reserved

Question 7

Mr Utterson ‘ he had an approved tolerance for others’

Answer 7

he is non-judgemental and doesn’t lecture people but helps them in difficulty

Question 8

SETTING; ‘shops stood front along that thoroughfare with an air of invitation’

Answer 8

creates a safe, comfortable and welcoming atmosphere

Question 9

SETTING; ‘the street veiled its more florid charms’

Answer 9

creates an element of secrecy as what could such a comfortable street be hiding, ‘florid’ excessively elaborate

Question 10

SETTING; ‘well-polished brasses’

‘freshly painted shutters’

Answer 10

in the eye of a pedestrian someone would think that the street is well-maintained and well looked after and therefore would feel safe in that atmosphere but this contradicts to Mr Hyde’s character living there

Question 11

SETTING; ‘general cleanliness and gaiety of note’

Answer 11

creating a light-hearted atmosphere

Question 12

SETTING; ‘the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence’

Answer 12

prolonged emphasises the time it has been neglected for and its as if the entire building has a neglected aura that comes along with it

Question 13

SETTING; ‘the door was blistered and distained’

Answer 13

this creates a distressed look on the building

Question 14

SETTING; it talks about the bad parts of the setting and then the good

Answer 14

this puts focus on the bad parts and focuses the attention of the reader onto the contrast and as if what does this represent later in the novel

Question 15

MR UTTERSON ABOUT MR HYDE; ‘trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming on the ground’

Answer 15

the contrast between the verb ‘trampled’ connoting to force and aggression and the adverb ‘calmly’ addressing some serenity or peace in the action

Question 16

MR UTTERSON ABOUT MR HYDE; ‘it was hellish to see’

Answer 16

even for an external observer you could see the evil and malicious thinking behind it

Question 17

MR UTTERSON ABOUT MR HYDE; ‘it wasnt like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut’

Answer 17

a Juggernaut is a greek god of destruction so compares Hyde to a ‘God’ of destruction which suggests that all people thought when they saw him

Question 18

MR HYDE; ‘but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought the sweat on me like running’

Answer 18

emphasises the tension and horror brought by something as simple as a look

Question 19

MR UTTERSON ABOUT MR HYDE; ‘ I saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill him’ (the doctor)

Answer 19

emphasises his vile intentions as he wants to cause pain and destruction to someone who’s whole life is dedicated to helping others

Question 20

MR UTTERSON ABOUT MR HYDE; ‘something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable’

Answer 20

repeat of the word something as if Utterson always has something to say about him