Friendship Flashcards
1
Q
‘founded in a similar __________ of good nature’
A
catholicity
founded evokes connotations of security, reliability and respectability.
The religious connotations imply his friendships are based on shared values, the irony being Jekyll represses blasphemous tendencies.
2
Q
‘the presence of a friend might do him good’
A
Highlights Utterson’s genuine concern for his friend.
3
Q
‘Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me’
A
Dramatic irony
The distance between Lanyon, a person viewed as righteous, and Jekyll, who we know is sinful, shows the effect of giving into desire on friendships and how secrecy can cause a severing of connections.
