Theme: Significance of Jekyll and Hydes names

Question 1

Jekylls name

Answer 1

Jekyll’s name is a homophone and sounds like Je kill. This can for shadow his later transcendence into hyde

Question 2

Hydes name

Answer 2

Hydes name has a homophone hide. This can reinforce the idea that like the verb hide he has not been seen or heard of since Enfields story of the door. This can also show that Hyde has to hide in Jekyll and hints towards their duality