Jekyll and Hyde - Themes and Explained Quotes Flashcards
“I felt younger, lighter, happier in body”
Jekyll becoming Hyde is a symbolism of the human nature that is usually suppressed because we particularly follow a religion, or the action is immoral however Jekyll sounds like an addict during this part of the play, evil is enticing and making him a slave to his desires.
“I’m the chief of sinners, I’m the chief of sufferers”
“With ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under his foot hailing down a storm, under which the bones were audibly shattered”
The term ape like fury links to Darwins theory of evolution, Hyde is the embodiment of de-evolution as he is able to have the audacity to achieve things that no human can, and on top the man he killed (carew) was a highly reputable man.
“The man trampled calmly over the child’s……but it was hellish to see”
Hyde isn’t trampling over an enemy, rather he is trailing over a little girl thus exposing how his urges get stronger and more savage over time, the oxymoronic use of language also show how menacingly Hyde
