J + H Key Quotes Flashcards
“I felt younger, lighter, happier in body.”
Theme of evil, addiction,
-Shows his increased strength and youth when being Hyde, hence his reliance and addiction to him
-Symbolism shows how, like Jekyll, when we abandon our conscience and moral compass, we feel more free as we are not constrained by societal expectations
-Shows his addiction to Hyde, evil and dark desires, rejuvenated by evil. Jekyll is a slave to his desires and is tempted by them.
“All human beings … are commingled out of good and evil: and Edward Hyde alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil.”
Theme of duality, good and evil
-Suggests that Hyde is otherworldly as he is separate to people, explaining his being uncanny and inhuman pure evil.
-Shows the duality of man and conflicting temptations with morality, highlights how, when they are separated like Jekyll has done, it results in imbalance and produces evil
“I sat in the sun on a bench; the animal within me licking the chops of memory; the spiritual side promising subsequent penitence, but not yet moved to begin.”
Theme of duality, power
-Shows duality between power of Jekyll and Hyde as Hyde is rampant within him and wants to emerge, as seen through his relishing in his crimes and assaults, while Jekyll is not strong enough to stop and repent
-Shows Jekyll’s addiction to Hyde as he cannot stop himself to repent, instead gives in to his evil. Jekyll’s rejection of religion shows his acceptance of evil
-Shows human nature, the power of our desires over us and the weakness shown when we give in to them, constant internal battle between good and evil
-Hyde (+J) relishing in the past, despite knowing it’s evil, showing their lack of morality and pure evil
-Pathetic fallacy contrasts his emotions
“With ape-like fury … hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered.”
Theme of evil, violence, temptation
-Zoomorphic/animalistic, Hyde is presented as an animal or beast as he destroys Carew’s body, something which humans could not do. Has an outburst of primitive emotions, for him it is a natural response.
-Shows Hyde’s hatred for the civilised part of personality (which J represents) as he beats a civilised, gentlemanly old man.
-Hyde not just driven to kill, but also destroy his body, an unprovoked action, highlighting his malice.
-Horror of his actions throughout conveyed through the sense, presenting vivid picture of violent outbursts, showing his his evil transcends just sight as it is so strong.
“The man trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming on the ground. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see.”
Theme of evil, violence, appearances, good and evil
-Juxtaposition between Hyde’s actions and his manner + behaviour, suggests he is inhuman and lacks morals as its as if there’s no deliberate malice behind his actions, it is natural to him. Also shows elements of J in him
-Juxtaposition between Hyde “young, light” and his victims also highlights how he targets weak people (young girl/ old man), again showing his evil as he is unprovoked and lets his evil desires get the better of him.
-Relates Hyde to hell, suggesting links to the devil, exaggerating his evil nature.
“the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde.”
Theme of drug taking, addiction, deceit
-Jekyll’s words are like those of an addict, promising that he can disconnect his relationship with Hyde, symbolising him restraining his temptations and eliminating his evil, which is not the case as he is addicted.
-Also reveals that Jekyll chooses to keep Hyde around as he relies on him to protect reputation and be free
-Shows Jekyll’s lack of control over the transformations as he is addicted and is a slave to his desires
-Links to J’s “slyish cast” as he lies to keep Hyde present, proving that he is deceitful.
“taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr Jekyll”
Theme of isolation, depression, appearances
-Shows that Jekyll is trapped and depressed because of his situation. His sadness will never end as he cannot get rid of Hyde, and is forced to be isolated.
-Shows how Jekyll is trapped in his own mind which is conflicted as his morality battles his evil temptations
“I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse.”
Theme of good and evil, duality, human nature
-Shows how Jekyll attempted to separate his good and evil sides so that he could indulge in his evil temptations without feeling guilt or remorse and without risking damaging his reputation
-As Jekyll finds out, the two sides cannot be kept separate and so one will emerge dominant, in his case Hyde does, showing the power of evil over Jekyll which results in his demise and death
“the haunting sense of unexpressed deformity with which the fugitive impressed his beholders.” and “Satan’s signature”
Theme of uncanny, terror/ horror
-Shows how Hyde’s evil is portrayed through his appearance which causes similar visceral reactions in “his beholders”
-Hyde is uncanny and does not seem human in appearance which unsettles those who see him and strikes fear into them
-Satan’s signature suggests he has a close link with the devil and carries out the devil’s work for him, again showing his malice and evil nature
Quotes for Utterson
-“when the win was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye”
-“wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds”
-“the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of down going men”
-“It was a night of little ease to his toiling mind, toiling in mere darkness and besieged by questions.”
Quotes for Lanyon
- “he sprang up from his chair and welcomed him with both hands”
- “He had his death warrant written legibly upon his face”
- “The rosy man had grown pale; his flesh had fallen away; he was visibly balder and older”
- “seemed to testify to some deep-seated terror of the mind”
- “believe the cause to lie much deeper in the nature of man, and to turn on some nobler hinge than the principle of hatred” - talking about his reaction to Hyde
Quotes for setting
- “a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street.”
- “full of premature twilight, although the sky, high up overhead, was still bright with sunset”
-“dingy windowless structure”
“murderous mixture of timidity and boldness.”
- Juxtaposition shows duality of J and H present as well as the duality of man, the mixture of which can lead to danger
- Also shows how Hyde’s juxtaposing nature causes him to be dangerous, emphasised by the alliteration used
