Gothic and the Supernatural Flashcards
(ch.1)initially, supernatural is presented…
through hyde
finish the quote: ‘the man trampled…
..calmly over the child’s body’
finish the quote: ‘left her..
..screaming on the ground’
finish the quote: ‘like some…
…damned juggernaut’
finish the quote: ‘black..
..sneering coolness’
‘the man trampled calmly over the child’s body’
‘left her screaming on the ground’
‘like some damned juggernaut’
- first depiction of hyde’s evil nature
- stevenson deliberately inflicts it on a child to increase the reader’s fear of hyde’s character - gothic monster
- assault of a young girl
- ‘man’ against ‘child’ -> threatening
- ‘trampled calmly’ -> oxymoronic- hyde is naturally comfortable with violence
- supernatural force -> ‘juggernaut’ - violent, powerful force surging forwards in an unstoppable manner
(ch.1) initially, supernatural is presented…
through hyde’s house
finish the quote: ‘by-street…
..in a busy quarter of london’
finish the quote: ‘sinister block..
…of building’
finish the quote: ‘nothing..
…but a door’
finish the quote: ‘bore in every feature…
…the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence’
finish the quote: ‘with neither..
..bell nor knocker’
finish the quote: ‘blind..
…forehead’
HYDE’S HOUSE
- mystery
- abandoned
- gothic trope
- no window - symbol of secrecy and mystery
(ch.4)throughout the course of the novel, the supernatural is presented…
through the gothic setting
finish the quote: ‘a great chocolate-
..coloured pall lowered over heaven’