jekyll and hyde key quotes Flashcards
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Story of the door
-Enfield says” I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why”
-Hyde tramples “calmly” over the little girl which shows how easily he does violent things.
-“nothing but a door” shows the oddness and mysterious nature of the door Stevenson also uses language around it to make it stand out as even more unusual.
-“some damned juggernaut” presents Hyde a some massive unstoppable force(not human)
-Hyde makes the women go as “wild as harpies” shows the infections nature of evil and how it spreads to those around Hyde.
Search for Mr Hyde
-Lanyon describes Jekyll’s experiments as “unscientific balderdash”, this hints that his experiments are taking a different direction from conventional science.
-When we first meet Hyde he is described as “pale and dwarfish” with a “savage laugh”.
-Utterson emphasises that Hyde seems “hardly human” could relate to the theme of Darwin’s theory of evolution and how evil has a de-evolving nature.
Dr Jekyll was quite at ease
-Jekyll says he is in a strange situation which “cannot me mended by talking” this sense of secrecy builds suspense.( also links back to the idea of the influence of reputation as he cant tell Utterson about Hyde as it could harm his reputation)
-Jekyll also tells Utterson that he has “ a very great interest” in Hyde but wont explain why makes us feel as if Jekyll is hiding something and ands to that sense of secrecy.
-Jekyll says that at “the moment I choose I can be rid of Mr Hyde” which we see at the end of the play isn’t true. it also shows the power of evil over good and also presents Jekyll as a little bit cocky.
The Carew murder case
-Carew appears as polite and full of “old-world kindness”. This emphasises Carew’s innocence and shows how evil Hyde is.
- Hyde tramples Carew with a “ape like fury” which shows how animalistic and primal he is which links back to Darwin’s theory of evolution and the sense of de-evolution from evil.
-lots of gruesome detail of the murder of Carew with him being “clubbed”,”[trampled]”, given “a storm of blows” and leaving Carew incredibly mangled at the side of the road.
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Incident of the letter
Jekyll looks “sick” and speaks in a “feverish manner” which can relate to the image of sickness created by evil throughout the book.
-Jekyll says he has “grounds for certainty” that Hyde will not return but he “cannot share with anyone what these grounds are” this increases our suspicions of Jekyll and increases the sense of mystery.
-Utterson come to the conclusion that Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll
Remarkable incident of Dr Lanyon
-Jekyll appears to be back to normal and there is no sign of Hyde although Hyde does exist - but only within Jekyll.
-Utterson visits Lanyon to find him ill and he has a “deep seated terror in his mind” which we find out to be because of him seeing Jekyll transform into Hyde. could show the relation of evil and illness and how it is infectious.
- in Jekyll’s letter to Utterson he says that if he is “ chief of sinners, he is the chief of sufferers too”. this hints that Jekyll is involved in a dangerous situation.
incident at the window and the last night
-Jekyll talks to Utterson and Enfield through the window of his laboratory as they talk a look of “terror and despair” comes across Jekyll’s face. sign he is about to transform. the look on Jekyll’s face “froze the very blood” of Utterson and Enfield’s.
their reaction shows something strange and inexplicable has happened.
Dr Lanyon’s narrative
