Main Themes Flashcards
1
Q
What is Jekyll doing throughout the novel?
A
- Using science to create a potion to control Hyde
2
Q
How does Jekyll’s science then link into his ‘supposed death’?
A
- As Jekyll sends out to chemist and the signature proves he is alive
- But, the voice is of Hyde
3
Q
What is Poole and Utterson’s main belief?
A
- That Jekyll has been ‘murdered’
4
Q
What quotation links to Jekyll’s death?
A
- ‘Kettle boiled over’ as they attempt to save him
5
Q
What happens to Jekyll towards the end of the novel?
A
- His ‘hand trembles’ and ‘heart sinks’ as he becomes terrified
- Knows he cannot control Hyde
6
Q
Why is ‘Clothes too big’ a main quote?
A
- As it is duality, as it is Hyde
7
Q
What is a main quotation linked to duality of the two?
A
- Escape into my labatory door’
- This shows he can escape as Hyde and return as Jekyll
8
Q
At the end of the novel, how does the theme of duality end?
A
- ‘The body of Edward Hyde had grown in stature’
- Too much potion, could not escape the body of Hyde
