Jekyll and Hyde (science vs supernatural) Flashcards
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“unscienti…
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“unscientific balderdash”
“Balderdash” has connotations of something stupid or senseless, this suggests that Lanyon believes that Jekyll’s experiments are stupid and ridiculous and are not the correct science.
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Jekyll’s drugs
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Jekyll’s drugs are described as intrusive objects, “some white salt” and “some strange things”
this vague language is deliberately used to create uncertainty and mystery around his medicines, and this builds anxiety and fear in the reader.
3
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“A grinding…
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“a grinding in the bones, deadly nausea, and a horror of the spirit”
Shows the powerful impact of science.
