Chapter 7- Incident at the Window

Question 1

Summarise what happens in this extract?

Answer 1

• Utterson and Enfield go on a stroll and see Jekyll, who greets them, from a window
• Jekyll suddenly shuts the window with a fearful expression on his face

Question 2

Give a quote that describes the look on Jekylls face when he suddenly shuts the window?

Answer 2

an expression of “abject terror and despair”

Question 3

What do Utterson and Enfield say after the incident to suggest that they had ‘sinned’ and why?

Answer 3

“God forgive us, God forgive us”

They may have felt like they have sinned because they saw something that disrupted the ‘procession of life’

Question 4

Give a quote that describes the transition of Jekylls smile into a look of ‘abject terror and despair’ and what techniques have been used in this quote?

Answer 4

“smile was struck out of his face and succeeded with….”

• alliteration of ‘s’ sound connotes

Question 5

Why was Jekyll described to be dis…… and why?

Answer 5

1. disconsolate

- the word begins with ‘dis’ and this immediately links Jekyll with Hyde

Question 6

Give a quote that tells us what day of the week it was and why is this important?

Answer 6

It was “Sunday” and these are religious holidays, so the evil that was present in Jekyll contrasts with the atmosphere

Question 7

Give 2 quote that suggests that Utterson and Enfield were scared

Answer 7

1. “They were both pale”

2. “Froze the very blood”

Question 8

Give a quote that links ‘silence’ with the incident

Answer 8

“Walked on once more in silence”

Question 9

How many windows were there on a section of the building and why is this significant?

Answer 9

There were “three windows”
1 window: id
2nd window: ego
3rd window: superego