Jekyll and Hyde Flashcards
1
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Main themes of the novel
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- duality
- science and the supernatural
- violence
- appearance vs reality
- repression and society
2
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Quotes mr Hyde
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“Something abnormal”
“Ape like fury”
“Damned juggernaut”
3
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Quotes Dr Jekyll
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“Do what they call good”
“Wrong,wrong in mind”
“He was wild when he was young”
4
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Quotes utterson
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“Embarrassed in discourse”
“If he be Mr Hyde I shall be mr seek”
5
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Quotes London
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“Drowned city”
“Fogged city moon”
“Low growl of London”
6
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Quotes duality
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“Good and ill which divides man’s dual nature”
“Finally destroyed the balance of my soul”-Jekyll
7
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Quotes religion
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“Satans signature upon a face”
“I let my brother go to the Devil”
8
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Quotes Lanyon
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“My life is shaken to its root”
“He had death warrant written legibly on his face”
“Dapper red faced gentleman”
9
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Context Victorian beliefs
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- duality of Victorian life
- religious and superstitious beliefs
- fear of scientific progress
- urban terror
- physiognomy
