Quotes

Question 2

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

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Jekyll/He is sociable and well respected.

Answer 3

“A fortnight later, by excellent good
fortune, the doctor gave one of his
pleasant dinners to some five or six
old cronies, all intelligent, reputable
men and all judges of good wine”

Question 4

Jekyll/He has an image of a generous person.

Answer 4

“charitable man”

Question 5

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

Answer 5

“I concealed my pleasures”

Question 6

Jekyll/After indulging in Hyde, Jekyll attempts
to re-assimilate into society.

Answer 6

“He came out of his seclusion”

Question 7

Jekyll/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.

Answer 7

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

Question 8

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

Answer 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

'’I felt younger ,lighter, happier in body’’

Question 10

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

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Jekyll/He believes that the human psyche can
be split.

Answer 11

“man is not truly one but truly two”

Question 12

The novella ends on a sad note,
creating sympathy for Jekyll.

Answer 12

“I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end”

Question 13

Jekyll/His external appearance doesn’t reflect
his internal truth.

Answer 13

“Smooth-faced man of fifty”

Question 14

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

Answer 14

He conveys a “strong feeling of
deformity”

Question 15

Hyde/ Gives him animalistic qualities.

Answer 15

'’with ape like fury’’

Question 16

Hyde/Stevenson’s use of antithesis highlights
the internal conflict present in him,
providing depth to his character. The
use of alliteration could imply that
violence is an intrinsic behavior.

Answer 16

“He had borne himself to the lawyer
with a sort of murderous mixture of
timidity and boldness”

Question 17

Hyde/Hyde is vague in nature and unable to be defined in words, this evokes fear in other characters and the reader. Stevenson’s use of ambiguity forces the reader to imagine their worst fears in Hyde. Alliterative “d” reinforces a sense of repulsion; anaphoric repetition of “something” creates an air of intangibility.

Answer 17

something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and
yet I scarce know why.

Question 18

Hyde/Implies that Hyde has somehow
infiltrated civil society.

Answer 18

Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil

Question 19

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

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Hyde/

Answer 20

agonised womb of consciousness

Question 21

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

Answer 21

“If he be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek.”

Question 22

Utterson/He is reserved and seemingly unaffected by emotion.

Answer 22

“A rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile”

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Utterson/He is investigative, reasoned and rational but feels duty-bound to protect his friend.

Answer 24

“I shall consider it my duty to break in that door”

Question 25

Utterson/Friendship is valued over curiosity. This makes Utterson an even more reliable narrator.

Answer 25

“professional honour and faith to his dead friend were stringent obligations; and the packet slept in the inmost corner of his private safe”

Question 26

Utterson/

Answer 26

I incline to Cain’s heresy

Question 27

Enfield/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.

Answer 27

“I am ashamed of my long tongue. Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again”

Question 28

Enfield/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.

Answer 28

“I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer street, the less I ask.”

Question 29

Enfield/His silence highlights his inaction, highlighting Utterson’s admirable traits.

Answer 29

“But Mr Enfield only nodded his head very seriously, and walked on once more in silence.”

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

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

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Lanyon/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.

Answer 32

“Jekyll became too fanciful for me”

Question 33

Poole/This is a rare expression of emotion in the novella, showing how Poole is less restricted due to his lower class.

Answer 33

He spoke “with a ferocity of accent that testified to his own jangled nerves.”

Question 34

Poole/Poole is expressing concern for his master so involves himself in the investigation. His respectful nature is also shown through the use of “sir”. He also acts as a plot device to propel the narrative by seeking Mr Utterson’s help

Answer 34

“he’s shut up again in the cabinet; and I don’t like it, sir- I wish I may die if I like it.”

Question 35

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

Answer 35

“such an innocent and wild-world kindness”

Question 36

Sir Carew/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.

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Sir Carew/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

Answer 37

“London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity
and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim”

Question 38

Jekyll/Jekyll discusses the idea of duality. He considers it “primitive” and part of man’s essential nature.

Answer 38

“I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man.”

Question 39

Hyde/Hyde is seen as abnormal and presented as ill through the use of ‘pale’ this could link to the fact that the potion is making Jekyll sick as Hyde is a bacteria weakening and killing him. ‘dwarfish’ shows how Hyde is eminently deformed and noticeably different.

Answer 39

'’pale and dwarfish’’

Question 40

Hyde/Links to evolution, since Hyde is seen as a cave dweller who is not fully formed. Also links to ape-like fury and forebodes his alternate role with Jekyll since he is hidden – like a cave dweller in a cave

Answer 40

'’Troglodytic’’

Question 41

Hyde/A signature is something that is repeated like Hyde’s evil acts. This could also refer to Hyde being Satan’s property hence the signature. The signature could be branded onto him as he has done so many evil acts in the past and it has resulted in his face having a repeated signature.

Answer 41

'’if ever I read Satan’s signature upon a face’’

Question 42

Hyde/As this ferocious and merciless beatdown continues, the choice of lexis in ‘trampling’ reminds the reader about the incident in ‘The Story of The Door,’ in which Mr. Hyde trampled the innocent young girl, which leads us to make the connection between the girl and the seemingly composed/elegant Sir Danvers.

Answer 42

'’clubbed / trampling / like a madman’’

Question 43

Gothic nature+Hyde/fog is a recurring motif in Jekyll and Hyde. It represents the mysteries surrounding Hyde, most of which are never solved.
This also has connotations to the Gothic genre and this idea that bad things occur at night and in the fog.

Answer 43

'’Although a fog rolled over the city in the small hours, the early part of the night was cloudless, and the lane, which the maid’s window overlooked, was brilliantly lit by the full moon’’

Question 44

Hyde/The use of a great “flame of anger” has satanic/demonic implications, as hell is described in Christian theology as a place filled with burning sulphur. Furthermore, flame has connotations of judgement day, when the anger of God is unleashed. This quote serves to show the monstrous anger of Hyde.

Answer 44

'’Great flame of anger’’

Question 45

Jekyll/Jekyll reassuring Mr Utterson that Hyde can be easily removed – yet it is ironic that Jekyll continues to return back to Hyde as he cannot overcome his temptation

Answer 45

“The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde.”

Question 46

When Jekyll first turns into Hyde

Answer 46

'’It seemed natural and human … a livelier image of the spirit’’

Question 47

Simile. Dr Lanyon when he finds out that Hyde and Jekyll are the same person. To him, Mr. Hyde’s transformation into Dr. Jekyll is the same as to restoring a man from death.

Answer 47

'’like a man restored from death- there stood Henry Jekyll’’ Chapter 9

Question 48

Jekyll//

Answer 48

'’large, well-made, smooth-faced’’ Chapter 2