Jekyll & Hyde Questions Flashcards
Why is Utterson more tolerant of others immoral behaviour?
He is seen as ‘the last reputable acquaintance’ (having being a lawyer)
What does Hyde’s link to the house suggest?
That they are both sinister and disturbing, due to the negative adjectives used to describe the house, ‘sinister’ and ‘sordid’
How does Utterson feel without information on Hyde in chapter 2?
He feels unsettles, finding himself being ‘haunted’ in his dreams by Hyde
What does Lanyon say about Jekyll’s work which causes them too fall out in chapter 2? What does this suggest?
‘Unscientific balderdash’, that Jekyll’s work is taking a darker, unconventional route
How does the structure of the book create suspense?
The gradual reveal of information without the book adds to the mystery
What does Jekyll’s link to the house suggest?
The house has ‘A great air of wealth and comfort’, which symbolises Jekyll’s respectable nature and success
How does the house link to J&H duality?
The house and laboratory are both physically connected (like Jekyll and Hyde), however contrast, with the house being ‘comfortable’, whilst the lab is ‘sinister’
How does Lanyon say that Jekyll’s work goes against God in chapter 3?
‘Scientific heresies’
Why does Jekyll hide Hyde in chapter 3?
Hyde is seems as immoral, and to maintain Jekyll’s reputation, hides him
In chapter 3, what hints at Jekyll’s duality?
He is described as having a ‘slyest cast’
In chapter 4 why is the maids perspective unreliable?
She is ‘romantically given’
In chapter 4, why is Carews death so shocking?
Carew is describes to have an ‘old-world kindness’, emphasising his innocence and Hydes cruelty, Hyde also savagely attacks him with ‘ape-like fury’ and a ‘storm of blows’
How does setting reflect duality within Jekyll and Hyde in chapter 4?
Soho, which is ‘dingy’ is located within the respectable West End, where Jekyll lives, reflected how Hyde is within Jekyll
How does ‘if we knew all, we should be glad to get away’ show a change within Lanyon?
Lanyon’s usual articulate, straight forward speech is now vague and cryptic
How does ‘I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also’ show internal conflict in Jekyll?
Jekyll is botteling with Hyde, suggesting the more that Hyde sins, Jekyll suffers
