Religion Flashcards
“If i ever read satans signature upon a face, it is on that of your friend” Chapter 2
Imagery - metaphor, hyde is said to be a creation of satan himself, suggesting that he is the embodiment of all evil
“law of life” - Henry Jekyll’s full statement of the case
Language/Imagery - emphasised by alliteration, law suggests an unnatural human dictated justice and is juxtaposed by “life”, which refers to the natural flow of existence, this tells us that jekyll believes that the way of life and god do not go to together. It could be considered that jekyll has earned his punishment by trying to change what god has created as true.
“Co heir with Mr hyde to death”
Imagery - Bible quote, “co heirs with christ, if indeed we share his sufferings in order we may also share in his glory.” As long as jekyll experiences the same “glories” or freedoms that
he gets to experience as hyde, he will also have to experience suffering as a consequence.
“The power of voluntary change be forfeited, and the character of Edward Hyde become irrevocably mine.”
Jekyll no longer has control over who he is as the existence of hyde has plagued him - This directly goes against his religion as Hyde as a person is seen as evil and goes against many of the religious beliefs he was brought up with.
“He was now no less distinguished for religion.”
Jekyll begins to reject religion, his relationship with it begins to falter
“Jekyll became too fanciful for me” & “I wish to see or hear no more of Dr Jekyll”
Jekylls experiments go strongly against what Lanyon believes in and he no longer wants to be friends with him due to their clash in beliefs.
“To be even tempted slightly was to fall”
Refers to the fall in christianity , known as the original sin, adam and eve gave into their temptations which introduced sin to the world, and destroyed their relationship with god. As hyde falls, he has destroyed all the goodness he had as jekyll.
Gabriel Utterson
Gabriel - messenger of god. His desire to be good and influencing others to be good in his mission to find who Hyde is and out a stop to his actions is reflected in his character.
“a beautiful gentlemen with white hair” “clubbed him to the earth”
Carew represents angelicness and goodness, which angers hyde so he attempts to send him to hell.
