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JEKYLL: Past with religion

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“he was now no less distinguished for religion”

This shows his difficult relationship with religion. He has previously studied religious texts but appears here to have rejected it.

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JEKYLL: Reconcile with God

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“had fallen upon his knees and lifted his clasped hands to God”

He has turned to God for redemption after realising his mistakes.

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JEKYLL: Genourous man

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“charitable man”

He has an image of a generous person.

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JEKYLL: Oppression

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“I concealed my pleasures”

He suppressed his sinful side in order to gain social respect.

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JEKYLL: Release of temptation

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“My devil had long been caged, he came out roaring.”

Jekyll’s inner “devil” is a manifestation of his deeper desires. The connotations of “devil” also suggest that Jekyll’s desires are in direct opposition to contemporary Christian ideology.

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JEKYLL: honour& unrestrained freedom

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“the hand that lay on my knee was corded and hairy”

The hand, a symbol of respectability and honour, is invaded by free-flowing hair insinuating ideas of an unrestrained and uncontrolled freedom.

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JEKYLL: Burdensome restraints of society

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“I felt younger, lighter, happier in body”

Stevenson uses triadic structure to show how burdensome the restraints of society are on Jekyll.

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JEKYLL: enroaching on Gods territory

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An overdose might “blot out that immaterial tabernacle which I looked to change”

“immaterial tabernacle” is lexis from the semantic field of religion so shows that in Jekyll’s experiments he is encroaching on God’s territory.

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JEKYLL: fail in splitting good from bad

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“I was no more myself when I laid aside restraint and plunged in shame”

He has failed in splitting his good and bad and has instead allowed the evil in him to thrive.

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JEKYLL: extracting the bad from his charecter

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“Had I approached my discovery in a more noble spirit…I had come forth an angel instead of a fiend”

He was intending to extract the good in his character, not the bad.

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JEKYLL: external appearence vs internal truth

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“Smooth-faced man of fifty”

His external appearance doesn’t reflect his internal truth.

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HYDE: physiognomy

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He conveys a “strong feeling of deformity”

Through physiognomy, his appearance would convict him as a criminal.

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HYDE: animal

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“ape-like”

Gives him animalistic qualities.

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HYDE: intentionality behind his violence

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He leaves Carew’s body “incredibly mangled”

This shows the intentionality behind his acts of violence.

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HYDE: dehumanise

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“The creature”

He is characterised as animalistic.

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HYDE: destructive force

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“Damned Juggernaut”

Means a hugely overwhelming destructive force.

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HYDE: Hyde is difficult to articulate

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“A man who was without bowels of mercy”

Alliterative “w” shows how difficult it is to articulate Hyde as a character as he is a being who lacks all conventional morals.

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HYDE: Hedonistic

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“Drinking pleasure with bestial avidity

The hedonistic connotations of excessive drinking further cause the reader to dislike Hyde for his self- indulgence.

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HYDE: a creation of science

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“That masked thing like a monkey jumped from among the chemicals”

By mentioning the “chemicals” from which he has been created, Hyde is separated from the rest of the characters.

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HYDE: not a member of society

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“In the ranks of mankind was pure evil”

Implies that Hyde has somehow infiltrated civil society.

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HYDE: dehumanising pronoun

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“It wasn’t like a man”

Shows that he is inhuman. it

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UTTERSON: religious influence

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“church rang out the hour of twelve, when he would go soberly and gratefully to bed”

Religion has a subtle but rigid influence on his life.

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UTTERSON: innate curiosity

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“If he be Mr Hyde…I shall be Mr Seek”

Shows his innate curiosity which propels the plot forwards. It also emphasises the theme of opposites throughout the novel.

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UTTERSON: good influence

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“The last good influence in the lives of down-going men”

He is a man of significant morals as he is the last role model for criminals.

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UTTERSON: science and utterson

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“They have only differed on some points of science”

Science doesn’t interest Mr Utterson so he has no conflict of interest in his investigation.

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UTTERSON: imagery showing curiosity

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“Besieged by questions”

Warlike imagery shows the extent of Utterson’s curiosity.

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UTTERSON: physical impact of curiosity

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“Hyde sat heavy on his memory”

Alliteration is used to show the physical impact of Utterson’s insatiable curiosity in this metaphor.

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ENFIELD: Duality

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“I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o’clock of a black winter morning”

Shows that he may not be as morally strict as he presents. This links to the theme of duality.

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ENFIELD: Foil to utterson

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the more it looks like Queer street, the less I ask.”

Whilst his self imposed rule may initially seem admirable, it also shows that if Utterson did not defy societal expectations by investigating, Jekyll would have been totally isolated. Enfield acts as a foil to Utterson here.

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ENFIELD: hypocritical

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“I am ashamed of my long tongue.

The metonymy “long tongue” shows that he feels comfortable using informal language around Mr Utterson, demonstrating their familiarity. It also shows his hypocrisy as he previously says that he doesn’t gossip.

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ENFIELD: cruel

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“We told the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this”

Shows Enfield’s cruel streak.

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LANYON: respectful

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“Welcomed him with both hands”

He is kind, respectful and warm.

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LANYON: traditional

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“Jekyll became too fanciful for me”

He is traditional and remains rooted in traditional science, highlighting the absurdities in Jekyll’s experimentation. This allows him to act as a foil to Jekyll. Fricatives create a harsh tone in his rejection of Jekyll.

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LANYON: rejection of jekyll

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“I wish to see or hear no more of Dr Jekyll”

Ironic as this will soon come true. This also seems to be a cruel rejection.

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LANYON: shaken by hyde

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“conscious at his touch of a certain icy pang along my blood”

Even Lanyon who symbolises rationality is shaken by his encounter with Hyde.

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POOLE: loyalty to jekyll

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“doggedly disregarding the question”

He doesn’t want to tell Utterson about his worries out of fear of hurting Dr Jekyll. This also suggests that Poole is treated well by Jekyll.

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POOLE: concerned for jekyll

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“that thing in the mask was never Dr Jekyll”

He is loyal and concerned for Jekyll’s safety. It also shows that Poole is very familiar with his master’s behaviours.

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POOLE: dynamic with jekyll

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“master’s made away with”

By referring to Jekyll as “master”, the reader is reminded of how the two characters are expected to interact with each other. This also propels the narrative as Poole is able to be sure that Jekyll has been replaced with Hyde.

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POOLE: sir

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I don’t like it, sir

His respectful nature is also shown through the use of “sir”.
Class system

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SIR CAREW: feminine

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“an aged and beautiful gentleman with white hair”

“white hair” is a symbol of age, distinguishment, and perhaps purity. This perpetuates Carew’s presentation as a victim in the plot, and the description of Carew is feminised, adding to the view that females are helpless in the novella.

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SIR CAREW: vulnerable and innocent

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“such an innocent and wild-world kindness”

This emphasises Carew’s vulnerability, heightening the magnitude and effect of the violence committed by Hyde against him.

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SIR CAREW: plot device

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“with the air of one very much surprised and a trifle hurt”

Increases the tension surrounding his death, as this leads the reader to assume he was unaware of who Hyde was or why he was trying to hurt him. This reinforces the idea that Carew serves as more of a plot device rather than a three-dimensional character.

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SIR CAREW: prey

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“London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity …. the high position of the victim”

Carew is being portrayed as a victim, which heightens tension and works to the mystery / thriller genre of the novella, and the animalistic connotations of “ferocity” place Carew in the role of prey and Hyde as predator.

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DUALITY: product of evil

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“That child of Hell

“child” has connotations of innocence which are juxtaposed with the idea of “hell”, further reinforcing the disparity between Jekyll and Hyde. ‘nothing human’ is a inherently abhorrent phrase, evoking fear and hatred in all.

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DUALITY: fluidity

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“I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde”

“awakened” shows a deeper association between the two and implies a fluidity between either state.

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DUALITY: city

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“an air of invitation” vs “sinister block of building”

he duality of the city is explored here.

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DUALITY: alliteration

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“Double dose”
“Double dealer”

Alliterative consonants emphasises the theme of duality here.

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DUALITY: human nature

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“This too, was myself”

Jekyll is aware of the duality present in human nature.

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DUALITY : society and basal insticts

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“Duality of purpose”

Jekyll is divided between his duties as an upstanding member of society and his basal instincts. This pressure is heightened as he is a member of the upper class so is held to higher standards.

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REPRESSION: traits

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“cold, scanty and embarrassed”

These are traits of a repressed character, he channels his passions into his investigation and profession.

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REPRESSION: formal tone

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“something displeasing” AND “the man trampled calmly”

The reader has to imagine and embellish the events described, which arguably makes for a more vivid and personal reading experience, and the evil nature of the violence juxtaposes the restrained formal tone it is described in.

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REPRESSION: Restrictions on literature

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“storm of blows”

This metaphor highlights the intensely violent murder of Carew, implying that Hyde is a concentrated form of Jekyll’s repressed activities and characteristics.

Restrictions on literature

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REPRESSION: auditory imagery emphasising violence

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“audibly shattered”

Stevenson’s use of auditory imagery emphasises Hyde’s brutality.

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FRIENDSHIP: Utterson’s concern for his friend.

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“I feel as if the presence of a friend might do him good”

This subverts the reader’s expectations by explicitly defying the typical gothic theme of isolation as well as highlighting Utterson’s concern for his friend.

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FRIENDSHIP: fricative

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“The lawyer listened gloomily; he did not like his friend’s feverish manner”

Fricative alliteration in “friend’s feverish” emphasises Utterson’s doubt.

Use of “friend” shows Utterson’s care of Jekyll. By using a separate clause to refer to Utterson’s job it implies that either he cares for Jekyll despite their professional relationship or he cares for him in both a personal and professional sense

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SCIENCE: science vs self indulgence

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“added one of the powders”

This implies that Jekyll wishes to view his actions as scientific rather than self-indulgence, perhaps to justify his behaviour.

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SCIENCE: irrationality

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“began, in proportion as the crystals melted, to brighten in colour”

This illogical word order shows Jekyll’s irrationality, which is juxtaposed with the traditional rationality of science, and this syntactic manipulation suggests that Jekyll is out of place in the scientific community.

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SECRECY: olfactory

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“make his name stink from one end of London to the other”

Olfactory imagery in the metaphor shows the significance of Enfield threatening to ruin Hyde’s reputation.

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SECRECY: j dissociate from hyde

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“I am quite done with him…this hateful business has rather exposed”

Jekyll attempts to dissociate himself from Hyde. “this hateful business” is ambiguous and heightens the curiosity of the reader.

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SECRECY: urgency to retain secrecy

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“‘This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop’”

There is an urgency to Jekyll’s desire to retain secrecy.

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A VS R: the door

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“the fellow had a key”

A door acts as a barrier to prevent one’s true nature from being revealed, Hyde has a key so is able to transcend the boundaries of appearance and reality.

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A VS R: oxymoron

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“shady lawyers”

The oxymoron is ironic as they should be delivering justice but are in fact exploitative criminals themselves. Utterson defies this stereotype however, by being the moral compass of the novella.

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VIOLENCE: Hydes disregard of the upper class

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“this will make a deal of noise”

The metaphor and auditory imagery used highlight Carew’s status, showing Hyde’s disregard for the upper class.

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VIOLENCE: isolation

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“prolonged and sordid negligence”

This suggests that isolation may lead to violent behaviour.

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VIOLENCE: dual nature of sin

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“If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also”

Sin has a dual nature: reward and punishment. The novella acts as a cautionary tale, showing how the rewards do not outweigh the punishment of acting sinfully.

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RELIGION: religious allusion

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Utterson- “I incline to Cain’s heresy”

religious allusion

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RELIGION: society at odds with God

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Jekyll refers to the “law of life”

This is emphasised by alliteration.
The connotations of human dictated justice in “law” are juxtaposed with the natural connotations of “life” implying that he sees society to be at odds with God.

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VIOLENCE OF INNOCENCE: objectification

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“the man trampled calmly over the child’s body”

Like many female characters, she is reduced to an object.

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VIOLATION OF INNOCENCE: angelic and feminine

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Carew is described as an “aged beautiful gentleman with white hair”

Stevenson’s use of colour in “white hair” provides angelic connotations and emphasises his vulnerability.

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SILENCE: turning a blind eye

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“the more it looks like Queer street, the less I ask”

The more it looks like someone is facing difficulting, the less he will pry. The colloquialism shows how intrinsic this rule is to Enfield’s character.

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SILENCE: speechless

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“he gives a strong feeling of deformity”

Characters find themselves speechless because of Hyde. When faced with the subhuman, language is not enough to express the emotions felt by characters.

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THE SUPERNATURAL: emotional detatchment

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“trampled calmly over the child’s body”

The lack of emotive language in this phrase shows Hyde’s unemotional detachment from his actions.

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THE SUPERNATURAL: fog

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“a fog rolled over the city in the small hours”

Pathetic fallacy for the murder of Carew.

fog secrecy

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THE SUPERNATURAL: personified fog

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“The fog still slept on the wing about the drowned city”

Fog is personified to create a sinister atmosphere.

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