utterson

Question 1

austere

Answer 1

• “a man of rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile”
• “to mortify a taste for vintages” - “mortify” verb = forces himself to live this way, disciplined

Question 2

why is utterson austere

Answer 2

• deeply religious, lives life serving god
• dogmatic in his pursuit to portray and exterior of respectablitly and restraint
• morally superior
• his humanity is evident depsite this

Question 3

why does stevenson present utterson this way

Answer 3

• so we trsut him
• relfect how victorians beleived in god

Question 4

loyal

Answer 4

• “mr utterson began to haunt the door”
• “if he is mr hyde, i shall be mr seek”
• relentelssly waits out hyde to esnure his friend is safe, suversion due to utterson being “austere”, his act to intrude into hydes life is of benevolance
• “haunts” verb = refers to the clandestine nature of hunting hyde + his dogged determination
• utterson is loyal as he puts himself at risk, protective ans selfless

Question 5

dual nature

Answer 5

• “was a man of ruuged countenance that was never lighted by a smile”
• then says - “dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable”
• elnogated sentence in his first desription links to boredom and dullnes
• adjective “rugged” = stand-off ish, hostile appearance
• exaggeratedly longs sentence and then “somehow lovable” shows he is warm and kindhearted underneath it all, MORALLNESS RADIATED FROM HIM

Question 6

why does stevenson present utterson wit h a dual nature

Answer 6

• duality in everyone
• he is the antithesis of jekyll’s dual nature as jekyll was welcoming on the outside but is darker

Question 7

what themes does stevenson link uttersons’ dual nature to

Answer 7

• secrecy, dualoty

Question 8

overall dual nature

Answer 8

• show victorian’s the dangers of living a hidden, respectable lifesty;e
• critiscises the need of victorians to ostrisice people who deteriated from these impossible standards
• highlights hipocracy of vicotrian society that demanded moral perfection while so many were living double lives

Question 9

opening = what type of book is jekyll and hyde,, why

Answer 9

• cautionary tale
• people shouldn’t repress themselves