House Flashcards
1
Q
Wore a great air of wealth and comfort, though it was no plunged in darkness.
A
Personifies the house to further show the duality of man in Victorian society because despite the ‘handsome’ appearance it concealed the truths of ‘shady lawyers’ such as Dr Jekyll.
Darkness symbolic of evil in the metaphor
2
Q
“Certain sinister block of building”, “bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged negligence”, “door was blistered and distained”
A
If you do not take notice to evil intentions they might start to show on your outer appearance.
House has become evil, blisters link to fires of hell.
