violence Flashcards
“Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming on the ground.” (Chapter 1)
Juxtaposition between the words “trampled” and “calmly” adds a sense of strangeness. Mr Hyde is violent towards the innocent child and seems not to care.
“The other snarled aloud into a savage laugh; and the next moment, with extraordinary quickness, he had unlocked the door and disappeared into the house. (Chapter 2)
Hyde is primitive in his behaviour, like an animal, and is violent in the way he speaks to Utterson.
“”I have been wanting to speak to you, Jekyll,” began the latter. “You know that will of yours?”
A close observer might have gathered that the topic was distasteful; but the doctor carried it off gaily.” (Chapter 3)
In contrast to Hyde, Jekyll is very relaxed and in good spirits in terms of talking about awkward topics.
“And then all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger, stamping with his foot, brandishing the cane, and carrying on (as the maid described it) like a madman. The old gentleman took a step back, with the air of one very much surprised and a trifle hurt; and at that Mr. Hyde broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth. And next moment, with ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot and hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered and the body jumped upon the roadway.” (Chapter 4)
“Ape-like fury” simile, animalistic. “great flame of anger” metaphor/ hyperbole. Hyde’s violence towards Sir Danvers Carew is sickening in its brutality. He is ruthless.
“The most racking pangs succeeded: a grinding in the bones, deadly nausea, and a horror of the spirit that cannot be exceeded at the hour of birth or death.” (Chapter 10)
“deadly nausea” hyperbole/ metaphor. Jekyll explains that the actual transformation into Hyde was painful at first.
“Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me and raged. With a transport of glee, I mauled the unresisting body, tasting delight from every blow; and it was not till weariness had begun to succeed, that I was suddenly, in the top fit of my delirium, struck through the heart by a cold thrill of terror. A mist dispersed; I saw my life to be forfeit; and fled from the scene of these excesses, at once glorying and trembling, my lust of evil gratified and stimulated, my love of life screwed to the topmost peg.” (Chapter 10)
“tasting delight from every blow” hyperbole/metaphor. “cold thrill of horror” juxtaposition. Jekyll explains that Hyde loved violent acts – does this mean Dr Jekyll did too?
“Once a woman spoke to him, offering, I think, a box of lights. He smote her in the face, and she fled.” (Chapter 10)
Even when people are polite and kind to Hyde, he cannot resist violence towards them.
