secrecy

Question 1

stevensons repeated use of elision

Answer 1

-enfield returns from somewhere at 3am
-utterson has done “many ill things” even though his past is “fairly blameless”

Question 2

many things are left unsaid/ downplayed

Answer 2

jekyll cannot speak of hyde- asks utterson to “respect” his silence and says he “cannot share”
-enfield describes trampled girl as a “bad story”

Question 3

symbolism of locked doors

Answer 3

• back door to jekylls house has “neither bell nor knocker”
  -jekyll slams door shut on utterson and enfield + later locks himself in a cupboard

Question 4

use of letters

Answer 4

both lanyon and jekyll choose to write down their experiences rather than speak about them
-letters are left unread until the end- build suspense + secrecy

Question 5

Hydes secretive nature

Answer 5

Hyde’s secretive nature—his tendency to act under cover of darkness, his secret existence as Jekyll’s darker self—illustrates his connection to secrecy. His evil deeds remain unknown to most, hiding in the shadows.

Question 6

stevenson may be commenting on the disastrous consequences of secrecy