scene 4

Question 1

ape like fury

Answer 1

Although the trampling of the girl is horrific, the murder of Carew is the first act of evil that the reader “witnesses” creating more horror.
Stevenson describes Hyde’s “ape-like fury”. This simile has animalistic connotations and also alludes to Darwin’s work. The police officer states that “‘this will make a deal of noise’”- this use of metaphorical language shows how Hyde has disregarded Carew’s high status in his act of violence, it also shows Victorian society’s preoccupation with rank.