secrecy Flashcards
Secrecy is necessary
‘I am embarrassed of my long tongue’- leads to reputation and the gentleman’s code which was highly thought of in the Victorian era.
‘Room was hurriedly ransacked’- adverb ‘hurridely’ trying to keep his secrets to prevent himself getting into trouble.
‘I see little of him now.’-Distance is created with Jekyll to ensure he can keep Hyde a secret.
‘ I mean from henceforth to lead a life of extreme seclusion’-Jekyll is running from himself and his secrets in order to keep his health up.
Enfield states he ‘come back from some place and the end of the world’- He can’t ruin his reputation and livelihood.
so he has to keep it secret.
‘Dr Jekyll grew very pale to the lips’
Secrecy is supernatural and uncanny
‘If that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face’-Hyde is hiding his true identity- he can’t be revealed.
‘ No where was there any trace of Henry Jekyll dead or alive’- People can’t just disappear- Supernatural and uncanny disappearance- gothic feature
‘Indeed we see very little of him on this side’- disappears frequently- shows he is secluded.
‘with extraordinary quickness’- uncanny feature to make sure his secrets are hidden.
‘Not to be opened till the death or disappearance of dr Henry Jekyll’-Arouses much suspicion from the reader- people can’t just disappear
secrecy is all around
‘Neither bell nor knocker’- shows that secrecy is obvious in some places
‘flickering of firelight’ and the ‘ shadow on the roof’- references to light show the difference between truth and secrets even in random streets- all around.Gothic feature of using setting to create tense.
‘Like a district of some city in a nightmare’-SIMILE. Eerie setting has symbolic use- links to the gothic era
‘windows barred with iron- almost describes the house as prison to show Hyde has done wrong.
‘ dingy windowless structure’-repeated motif to show he is hiding secrets.
