Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde's Relationship Flashcards
How does Jekyll refer to Hyde
In the third person as to distance himself from him: “I find it in my heart to pity him”. He alternates between first and third person as he struggles to accept Hyde is part of him: “He, I say - I cannot say, I”
How are Jekyll and Hyde similar
They’re each obsessed with reputation. When Enfield and others threaten to make a scandal out of Hyde trampling the girl, Hyde that says that “No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene”. This suggest Hyde is thinking like Jekyll.
How is Jekyll opposite to Hyde
Jekyll has “kindness” Hyde is “callous”
Jekyll has “a tall fine build” Hyde is “dwarfish”
Jekyll has “all men’s respect” Hyde is “damnable”
Jekyll becomes increasingly addicted to his immoral side of his personality how do we know this
He compares to a “drunkard” and even though he tries to stop tasking the potion that turns him into Hyde, he doesn’t give up the house in Soho. This shows how tempting his evil side is
How might Stevenson be criticising Victorian repress their desires to maintain respectability
Jekyll fights to control Hyde, but Hyde just comes out stronger, for example Hyde murders Carew after Jekyll goes two months without turning into Hyde
What suggests that Jekyll hates his evil side
Jekyll begins to hate “the brute that slept” within him
What suggests that Hyde didn’t like Jekyll
Hyde “resented the dislike” which Jekyll feels towards him and punishes Jekyll by playing tricks on him. This may be a warning that it’s better to lead a balanced life rather than deny your bad side completely
How does Stevenson use a father son relationship to represent Jekyll and Hyde’s
Hyde has “more than a son’s indifference”, while Jekyll has “more than a father’s interest”. This father son terminology suggests that, as Hyde’s creator Jekyll cares about Hyde-however, in the end Hyde hates that he needs Jekyll and wants to be a separate person
How do we know that Jekyll enjoyed indulged in his evil side without having to deal with the consequences
He’s delighted at the thought of pleasure without shame as he “smiled at the notion” and finds it “humorous”
How does Jekyll describe himself being when Hyde
He describes himself like a “school boy” throwing off society’s constraints and jumping in the “sea of liberty”
Why can we not fully blame Jekyll for Hyde’s horrifying actions
Jekyll feels “remorse” as his “conscience slumbered” because he felt it was “Hyde alone” who was guilty
How does Jekyll losing control of Hyde affect the audience
Makes them wonder if there is more bad than good in Jekyll after all, forcing them to evaluate others regarding that thought.
What are the two ways the audience may become sympathetic of Jekyll at the end of the paly
- he’s presented as a man who is dealing with some challenging issues of human nature
- He says he is facing punishment and that “no one has suffered such torments”
How does Jekyll’s earlier pride and excitement at the results of his experiment contrast at the end of the play
he realises it isn’t possible to cast off a man’s evil side because it “returns upon us with more unfamiliar and more awful pressure”
