lit - jekyll and hyde Flashcards
how is suspense created in ‘Incident at the window & the Last Night’?
When Poole unexpectedly visits Utterson, because he’s worried about Jekyll’s irrational behaviour, Poole avoids Utterson’s questions. Utterson tells him to ‘be explicit’ but Poole won’t say what happened. Additionally, when Utterson and Poole arrive at Jekyll’s house, one of the maids is ‘hysterical’ with fear.
technique, quote and effect from chapter 1
personification when describing laboratory
‘a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street’
verb ‘thrust’ highlights abnormality of building and person using it and reflects how different it is from the rest.
theme of secrecy story of the door
on Utterson and Enfield’s walks they say ‘nothing’. lack of information creates suspense. in victorain times discretion was preferred to gossip, and reputation was extremely important for men.
what is unusal about incident at the window and what effect does this have?
very short chapter - unnerving as it suggests the chapter has been interrupted by something. hints at jekyll’s uncontrollable transformations that cause him to suddenly leave situations. theme of addiction - you becom etrapped in a cycle and have to do more to reach the same amount of pleasure or relief.
