Jekyll And Hyde Quotes Flashcards

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“Door blistered and distained”

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Chapter 1

Description of back of house Juxtaposition to front of the house

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“The man trampled calmly over the child’s body”

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Chap 1
Oxymoron
Zoomorphism of Hyde

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“It wasn’t like a man it was like some damned juggernaut”

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Chap 1
Negative adj
Unstoppable force
Describing Hyde

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“Black sneering coolness…like Satan”

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Negative adj
Chap 1
Something demonic - Hyde

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“Utterson opened his safe, took…Dr Jekyll’s will”

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Chap 2
Documents
Secrecy

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“A hearty, healthy, dapper, red faced gentleman”

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Chap 2
About Landon
Positive adjs
Full of life

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“Jekyll became to fanciful for me. He began to go wrong, wrong in mind”

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Chap 2

Lanyons view of Jekyll

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“Scientific balderdash”

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Lanyons view of Jekyll

Chap 2

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“The by street was very solitary and in spite of the low growl of London, very silent”

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Chap 2
Gothic imagery
Personification

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“Pale and dwarfish”

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Chap 2
Gothic character
Negative adj
Description of evil, ugliness, subhuman

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“An impression of deformity…malformation”

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Chap 2
Gothic character
Description of evil, ugliness, subhuman

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“At the front door…a great air of wealth and comfort”

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Chap 2
Juxtaposition to back door
Description of Jekylls front door
Positive adjs

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“I chose to be rid of Mr Hyde?

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Hubris and excessive arrogance

Chap 3

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“A fog rolled over the city…lit but the full moon”

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Gothic imagery

Chap 3

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“All of a sudden he broke out into a great flame of anger”

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Maids narrative, shows example of multiple narratives

Metaphor

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“Mr Hyde clubbed him to death with ape like fury”

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Links to evolution, zoomorphism

Chap 4

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“A great chocolate coloured pall lowered over heaven”

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Gothic imagery
Chap 4
Metaphor
Pall-covering of coffin

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“Swirling wreaths”

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Gothic imagery
Metaphor
Chapter 4
Further link to death

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“A dingy street”

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Chap 4
Where Hyde lives, back of the house
The area of Soho is a reflection of Hyde’s character

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“Unexpressed deformity”

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Desc of Hyde

Chap 4

21
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“The dingy windowless structure”

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Jekylls lab
Secrecy
Chap 5

22
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“Dusty windows barred with iron”

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Jekylls lab

Chap 5 secrecy

23
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“He locked the note in his safe”

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Secrecy

Chap 5

24
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“He was no distinguished for religion…he did good”

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Science vs religion
Juxtaposition of his world of science
Chap 6

25
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“Some deep seated terror of the mind”

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Lanyon visibly dying after what he saw

Chap 6

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“Within there was another enclosure, likewise sealed”

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Secrecy and letter from Lanyon
Chap 6
Statements, recipes, wills

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“Not to be opened until the death or disappearance of Henry Jekyll”

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Lanyons instructions to Utterson

Chap 6

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“The whole of the servants huddled together…the house maid broke into hysterical whimpering”

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Lower class perceived as being emotional 
Chap 8
29
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“The creature…that masked thing like a monkey jumped”

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Desc of Hyde

Chap 8

30
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“A large envelope in the doctors hand the name of Mr Utterson”

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Epistolary (documents)

Chap 8

31
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“I would say nothing of this paper”

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Reputation
Secrecy
Chap 8

32
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“I felt bound to do as he requested”

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Lanyons response to Jekylls letter
Duty
Chap 9

33
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“I concealed my pleasures”

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You don’t Jekyll uncomfortable in Victorian society

Chap 10

34
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“Man is not truly one, but truly two”

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Duality

Chap 10

35
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“Edward Hyde…was pure evil”

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Chap 10

Jekylls view of Hyde

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“My devil had been long caged, he came out roaring”

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Metaphor
Zoomorphism
Chap 10
Tragic hero, Jekyll loosing control