dr jekyll and mr hyde key quotes Flashcards
(27 cards)
What is the famous quote that reflects Dr. Jekyll’s struggle with his dual nature?
I learned to recognize the thorough and primitive duality of man.
True or False: Mr. Hyde is described as being ‘pale and dwarfish’.
True
Fill in the blank: ‘The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. ____.’
Hyde
Which character states, ‘I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers’?
Dr. Jekyll
Multiple Choice: Who says, ‘All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil’?
Dr. Jekyll
What does Mr. Hyde represent in relation to Dr. Jekyll’s character?
The repressed darker side of Jekyll’s personality.
True or False: Dr. Jekyll believes he can completely separate his dual nature.
False
What is the significance of the quote, ‘It was on the moral side, and in my own person, that I learned to recognize the thorough and primitive duality of man.’?
It highlights Jekyll’s awareness of the inherent struggle between good and evil.
Fill in the blank: ‘He began to go wrong, wrong in the mind; and though he was a good fellow, he was a ____.’
bad companion
what quote shows outsiders opinions on edward hyde?
“edward hyde alone in the ranks of mankind was pure evil”
a i o d
an impression of deformity
t l h f o d j g p t t l a t c a b a h e
the large handsome face of Dr Jekyll grew pale to the lips and there came a blackness about his eyes
death imagery - pale
colour imagery in blackness
juxtaposition- large handsome and then grew pale
zoom into word “ grew “
w l a w o a l s
weeping like a woman or a lost soul
simile
alliteration of ‘w’
religious imagery- lost SOUL
t m t c o t c b a l h s o t g… b i w h t s
the man trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming on the ground… but it was hellish to see.
oxymoron- trampled calmly
juxtaposition- man and child ( disparity of power )
onomatopoeia- screaming
hellish - religious imagery
b s c… l s
black sneering coolness… like satan
colour imagery- black
religious imagery- satan
simile - like satan
t o s n a s l
the other snarled in a savage laugh
sibilance
zoomorphism - snarled ( animalistic )
w a l f
with ape like fury
s h f / b o o a b a c h t t e
stamping his foot / broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth
bilabial plosive alliteration- aggressive violent sounds ‘b’
onomatopoeia- stamping , clubbed
h h h d w w l u h f
he had his death warrant written legibly upon his face - dr lanyon
hyperbolic metaphor
i h b m h, i s b m s
if he be Mr Hyde, I shall be Mr seek
pun- theme of duality
p a s, a h s, a g b h w h h, l a m r f d - t s H J
pale and shaken, and half shaking, and groping before him with his hands, like a man restored from death- there stood Henry Jekyll
rule of three
polysyndeton - repetition of ‘and’
zoom into pale
death imagery- pale
simile
t f r o t c
the fog rolled over the city
-personification
- pathetic fallacy
gothic genre
represents hyde??
‘troglodytic’
meaning cave dweller in greek
animalistic and savage nature
primitive and uncivilised
these polar t s b c s
“these polar twins should be continuously struggling “
oxymoron
duality
foreshadowing
links to victorian society - reputation and duality oppression
