Quotes Flashcards
1
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“Trampled Calmly” Chapter 1
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- Oxymoron
- The advert calmly shows how Hyde has no mercy, feeling, or emotion for people
- He trampled calmly showing that he enjoyed it and enjoyed excruciating pain among his victims
- Links to “Ape Like Fury”
2
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“Ape-like fury “ describes Hyde in Chapter 4
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- It’s a simile
- “Ape” symbolises darwins theory of evolution back in the 19th century
- people were believing and beginning to believe that human beings evolved from apes
- His Jekyll on the theory of evolution and behind Jekyll is Hyde
- Behind Hyde is various iterations of Hyde
- The fact his fury is described as an ape implies that Hyde isn’t a fully evolved human being
- He has the raw animal instincts
- The fact his fury and evilness is compared to what human beings believed they were evolved from implies every human being deep inside of them has this animalistic evil nature
- That is why he was able “ Trampled Calmly “ over the girl
- Every human being in innately evil and has dark and deep desires as that is what we came from and evolved from
- If you believe in the theory of evolution
- In creating Hyde, Jekyll created a lesson evolved version of himself and the manifestation was Hyde
3
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” younger, lighter, happier in body “
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- Juxtaposition
- Rule of 3
- The first time Jekyll became Hyde and devolved, became ugly, evil, and less of a human
- doesn’t make sense as to how you can be happy and better when becoming Hyde
- Jekyll was carrying the pressure of being good at all times he had to be too many expectations and public opinions around this man
- The weight of being good weighed heavily on his shoulders so to be free and happy he was forced to create Hyde
- Where he can do everything he wants without impacting the character of Jekyll
- Reflection of society as it was far too scraping and far too judgemental
- So he has to be super good at all times
- Idea of who is Hyde and why Jekyll did what he did
4
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The context for these 3 quotes
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- Freud
- wrote about the human brain and that it has 3 parts
- Talk about the ID
- The ID part of the brain controls our raw human desires
- Instincts that we all have like hunger. We eat when we are hungry and have the instinct to survive
- Instincts of worship like gods, cars, or Kim k
- He says we all have the instinct to worship something
- say in the exam depending on the question:
- When we look at Freud’s theory of the brain, the characters in our text are slaves to their IDs and slaves to their desires. and desire of worship
- Jekyll worships the idea of being free hence why he creates Hyde. He is dying to be free
- At the same time we can argue he worships power because that’s what Hyde gives him which is a level of power and control that he can never get as Jekyll
- Hyde worships pure and utter evilness and is a slave to his desires. If Hyde hates you he will hate you if Hyde wants to kill you he will kill you.
- As there is no moral compass he will do anything he wants
- He worships himself and his evil side a little bit too much
5
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“He must be deformed somewhere he gives a strong feeling of deformity” from Enfield in chapter 1
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- Enfield doesn’t describe that he is physically deformity of Hyde
- The writer wants us to focus that there is something wrong
- But to realise it is indescribable
- The real deformity is in his mind
- the people who describe him Enfield and Utterson are irrational and don’t rush to judgment
- As a result, any criticisms they make are powerful
6
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“He began to go wrong, wrong in the mind;” from Dr. Lanyon in chapter 2
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- Lanyon is talking about Jekyll is also a reliable witness
- describes as friendly and one of the most respected doctors
- When he starts to say that Jekyll and gone wrong and his research is scientific balderdash meaning stupid and nonsensical
- We should take him seriously as he knows what he is talking about
7
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“The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde”
From Jekyll in chapter 3
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- Utterson challenges Jekyll as he thinks that Hyde is an evil person and is blackmailing his friend Jekyll
- This was Jekyll’s response when Utterson thought that is what Hyde was doing to him
- Although Jekyll is described positively as large, well-made, and smooth face
- We learn that he also has a “slyish cast”
- “sly” as cunning and deceitful
- Jekyll is hiding something which could be the other part of his personality
8
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“I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again”
from Jekyll in Chapter 5
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- After the murder of Carew, Utterson is worried that Jekyll may be in danger from Hyde
- ” never set eyes” reassures Utterson and stops him worrying
9
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” I am quite done with that person; and I beg that you will spare me any allusion to one whom I regard as dead” from Lanyon chapter 6
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- Lanyon is so disgusted from Jekyll hence why he refers to him as “that person”
- doesn’t even want to be reminded of him which is why he refers to him as “dead”
- Lanyon has had a shock that will kill him but we are not told yet what it is
10
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” Taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr Jekyll” chapter 7 from Utterson
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- “mien” meaning their outer appearance indicates their character or mood
-“ disconsolate” unable to be made happy by anyone or anything - Final time Utterson sees Jekyll alive and he sits at the window like a “prisoner” filled with “infinite sadness”
- He is imprisoned by his own mind
11
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” My dear Utterson - When this shall fall into you hands I shall have disappeared” chapter 8 written by Jekyll as a letter to Utterson
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- When Utterson breaks into Jekyll’s laboratory
- Utterson feared that Hyde was back and was going to kill Jekyll
- He find that Hyde has committed suicide
- But can’t find Jekyll and find several documents
12
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” He put the glass to his lips, his face became suddenly black and the features seemed to melt and alter” chapter 9 when Hyde drank the potion in front of Lanyon
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- Hyde drinks the potion in front of Lanyon
- The moment Lanyon realises the terrible truth
- “melt” describes Hyde’s body dissolving and reforming as Jekyll
13
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” I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse” Chapter 10
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- Letter to Utterson from Jekyll
- reveals why he changes into Hyde
- “original and better” wanted to separate his good and evil sides so he could indulge in forbidden pursuits
- Jekyll learns that they can not be kept separate one or the other will be dominant
