Chapter 8 Flashcards
“clothes of the Doctor’s bigness”
poole and Utterson sees Hyde dressed in “clothes of the doctor’s bigness”
-The metaphor of Doctor’s business serves as a reminder of how Dr Jekyll was once the more developed aspect of his nature, perhaps personifying the ego
-his suppression of his true desires led to the beak scientific discovery of his duality
-alternatively , clothes are superficial and can be easily used for deceptive messures
-perhaps this metaphor could also highlight how only the superficial aspects of Dr Jekyll’s character have been unveiled thus far as sverything else was contrived falsity’s from the start
-the superficiality reinforces the motif of appearance vs reality as it becomes evident that the virtuous Mr Hyde was merely a disguise, concealing his inner turmoil as Hyde
