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Jekyll as good
“All intelligent and reputable” “Judges of good wine” He is clearly reputable and upper class and liked by his peers
Jekyll corruption and crazy
“Wrong-minded” “Unscientific balderdash”
Abstract noun balderdash means nonsense
Jekyll gay
“Morbid sense of shame”
What does “Morbid sense of shame” show gay
In his younger years he “hid irregularities” suggests when he was younger he had gay sex but it was illegal so he hides and represses this for the sake of his career
This is why Utterson thinks Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll
“I concealed my pleasures”
Jekyll aware from young age that everyone has two sides
“Profound duplicity of life” aware from a young age that everyone had two sides to them
Jekyll as fit
“Large, handsome face”
Disconsolate prisoner full quote
with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner
What does with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner
show
Trapped in his own body and Mien’ means facial appearance, indicating mood. He is described as being like a prisoner, which is a simile .
Why is AIC short and one one night
To intensify the events
Hypocrisy of Enfield
“Coming home from some place at the of the world, about three o’clock of a black winter morning”
what does “Coming home from some place at the of the world, about three o’clock of a blac kwinter morning”
show
End of world means sins, not specific so lets reader think, not drunk so intentional, corruption of middle class
How is utterson ironic
Ironic as he hides details about murder of carew but if this scandal came out he would not be able to inherit all of Jekylls goods. He knew is was Jekyll’s cane
Utterson quote respected
Utterson Cain
utterson -”I incline to Cain’s heresy” attracted to men who brake the law, not who he appears to be, deliberately chose a lawyer
Why does Utterson hide evidence
To inherit Jekylls house and money
Front of house
“Great air of wealth and comfort”
Back of house
back-”Blistered and distained..tramps”
Dusty quote explained
“Dusty dreary, yet somehow loveable”, he is a hypocrite which is why people love him despite being boring even carew was on his way to give jekyll a letter as he will be accepting of others people sins
Utterson repression
“And although he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for 20 years” repressing his desires”
Utterson envy
“Almost with envy,, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds”
Hypocritical as he wants their happiness to rub off on him , holds himself back from doing what they do
Utterson represents general victorian gentlemen
Utterson devil
I let my brother go to the devil in his own way
Utterson helping imoral acts
“Inclined to help rather than to reprove” loyal but makes him a hypocrite as he himself things she should not do it as he represses it
No real principles
