Jekyll and Hyde Quotations

Question 1

Dr Henry Jekyll

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“Wrong, wrong in mind”. This suggests that Dr Henry Jekyll isn’t in a fit mental state and that he is endangering society.

Question 2

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“And stood already committed to the profound duplicity of life” This suggests that Dr Jekyll is bound to a life of being two people. He leads a double life to appear a civil member of society while pleasuring himself in secret by doing scientific experiments.

Question 3

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“I began to perceive more deeply than it has ever yet been stated, the trembling immateriality” This suggests that Dr Jekyll is confident in his own intellect. It also suggests that Dr Jekyll is confident. He sees his scientific discovery as a ground breaking discovery.

Question 4

Mr Edward Hyde

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“There was something abnormal and misbegotten in the very essence of the creature”. This suggests that Hyde’s evilness makes him repulsive and not a very nice person.

Question 5

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“He was a being inherently malign and villainous; his every act and thought centred on self”. This suggests that Hyde is narcissistic. Everything he did revolved around him.

Question 6

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“I was conscious of no repugnance, rather a leap of welcome”. This suggests that Hyde is familiar with his unpleasant appearance. He doesn’t find himself repellent.

Question 7

Mr Utterson

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“his affections like ivy were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object”. This suggests that Utterson chooses his friends carefully and he becomes attached to people that he has known over a long time.

Question 8

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“Henry Jekyll forge for a murderer”. This suggests that Utterson has deciphered the fact that Henry Jekyll and Mr Hyde might be similar.

Question 9

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“Pull yourself together”. Utterson is a voice of rationality,

Question 10

Dr Lanyon

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“He began to go wrong, wrong in mind”. This suggests that Dr Lanyon saw what was going wrong with Dr Jekyll before everyone else.

Question 11

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“Bound to the most narrow and material views”. In Hyde’s view, Lanyon is fixated by science and can only accept ideas if they can find a place in the physical world.

Question 12

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“My life is shaken to its roots”. Dr Lanyon has witnessed something that he will never recover from.

Question 13

Mr Enfield

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“I gave a view halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back”. This means that Enfield extracted money from Hyde when he trampled over the girl.

Question 14

What is the plot of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

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The plot of this novella is that strange events keep happening including Mr Hyde trampling over a girl, Mr Hyde disappearing, the brutal murder of an MP, Jekyll becomes ill, Lanyon dying and Mr Hyde committing suicide. These events leave Utterson confused along with the other characters. Eventually, it becomes clear that Mr Hyde and Dr Jekyll are the same person.

Question 15

What happens in Chapter One?

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In chapter one, the lawyer Mr Utterson is introduced as a rational man and a sensible thinker. During his walk with Mr Enfield he sees a battered door that reminds him of an incident whereby Mr Hyde trampled over a girl brutally.

Question 16

What happens in chapter two?

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Utterson reads Dr Jekyll’s will and it states that if Jekyll dies Hyde shall take over his possessions. Utterson goes to see Hyde and finds him vile and repellent. Also, Utterson goes to Jekyll’s house and finds out that they have a key to Jekyll’s laboratory.

Question 17

What happens in chapter three?

Answer 17

In chapter three, Utterson goes to Jekyll’s house and talks to Jekyll about his will. Utterson informs Jekyll he has talked to Hyde but Jekyll refuses to go into the matter. Jekyll says that Utterson can be rid of Hyde if he wants.

Question 18

What happens in chapter four?

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The murder of Sir Danvers Carew by Hyde is revealed by a maid leading Utterson to Hyde’s rooms. They search his rooms and find them stocked with fine wines but also find it recently ramsacked. They also discover that Hyde is quite wealthy.

Question 19

What happens in chapter five?

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Utterson goes to visit Jekyll and finds him pale and in shock. Jekyll assures Utterson he isn’t associated with Hyde anymore and shows him a letter. Utterson concludes that Jekyll forged the letter from Hyde.

Question 20

What happens in chapter six?

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In Chapter Six, Hyde disappears returning to Jekyll. Jekyll suddenly refuses to see Utterson again which worries the lawyer. Utterson visits Lanyon who is haunted by something terrible. Lanyon doesn’t want to talk about Jekyll saying that he is dead to him. Less than 2 weeks later, Lanyon dies and Utterson receives a letter from Lanyon which states for Utterson not to open it until Jekyll dies.

Question 21

What happens in chapter seven?

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Utterson tells a companion that on seeing Hyde he felt a sense of revulsion and Enfield reveals that the door is the entrance to Jekyll’s laboratory. Utterson and Enfield walk away from what they are seeing appalled.

Question 22

Duality

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The plot of this book is based around the dualt=ity of human beings.
Key Quotes: “thorough and primitive duality of man”
“This too was myself”
These are quotes that are presented through Jekyll.

Question 23

Good and Evil

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This is closely linked to duality of human nature.
Key Quotes: “alone in the ranks of mankind, pure evil”
“he did good”

Question 24

Friendship.

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This is a minor theme in the book.
“it was a nut to crack for many what these could see in each other”
“as one of his oldest friends”

Question 25

What happens in chapter eight?

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Poole and Utterson go to Jekyll’s laboratory but he refuses to let them in. They believe that Hyde is still there in the cabinet and Utterson and Poole arm themselves and break down the door. They find Hyde on the floor and also find an envelope.

Question 26

What happens in chapter nine?

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In chapter nine, the letter is dissected and it is discovered that it is in the form of a letter from Lanyon. It states in the letter that Jekyll’s life relies on Lanyon doing as he asked him. Lanyon sees Hyde transform into Jekyll.

Question 27

What happens in chapter ten?

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In chapter ten, Jekyll gives an account of his history. He talks of being repressed and having to transform from Jekyll into Hyde and vice versa. Jekyll took the potion regularly.

Question 28

Science

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“narrow and material views” - Lanyon is only persuaded by science.

Question 29

Victorian London

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At the time, Victorian London was a dramatic place. There was a divide between the rich and the poor with the rich living in plush houses whereas the poor were living in squalor. Also, London had a problem with fog at the time.

Question 30

Science

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Advances in science at this time meant that people thought about the world in a different way. An example of this is Darwin’s theory of evolution and also advances in chemistry and biology.

Question 31

The Law

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The law is also a contextual factor in this novel because Utterson is a lawyer and keeps the legal documents.

Question 32

Setting:

Jekyll’s house and cabinet

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It reflects the dual aspect of the book because hall is supposedly the “pleasantest room in London whereas the laboratory has a sinister history as a room where dissections took place. There is also Jekyll’s cabinet where the experiments are carried out and it appears pleasant.

Question 33

Utterson’s house

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This isn’t well described because we learn that he only sits in a chair by the fire which is near his reading desk. Also, there is a safe where he stores the documents from Jekyll’s will.

Question 34

Lanyon’s house

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There isn’t much description of Lanyon’s house beyond the fact his being in Cavendish square which is a smart area of London. It is also a citadel of medicine.

Question 35

Hyde’s lodgings.

Answer 35

Hyde’s lodgings are similar to Jekyll’s because there are pleasant aspects but there are also unpleasant aspects. The lodgings are furnished well and there is fine silverware however the rooms have been ransacked and it is a spate of chaos.

Question 36

Outdoor Settings

Jekyll’s house

Answer 36

Jekyll’s house has a respectable appearance on one street but a dingy door near the courtyard that Hyde uses on another. It reflects the dual nature of Jekyll and Hyde. The outdoor setting adds to the gothic atmosphere of the novella.

Question 37

Form, structure and language:

Form.

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The form of the book is that Jekyll and Hyde is a novella. Also, it is an example of Gothic literature and detective element was a new form at the time.

Question 38

Structure.

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There is very little action in this book. The most vigorous action isn’t narrated directly. Hyde’s attacks are told by Enfield and from the point of view of the maid also. The novella deals with the aftermath of the events that go on.

Question 39

Language

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The characters in Jekyll and Hyde have different voices because Utterson speaks in a measured and a formal manner whereas Lanyon speaks very precisely and gives lots of factual detail. In contrast, Jekyll speaks in a flamboyant style often using imagery.