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1
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someone who uses logic and evidence, like utterson and dr lanyon

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rational

2
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someone who is looked up to and enjoys a good reputation

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reputable

3
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someone who keeps their deep desires buried and tries to avoid temptation, like utterson

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repressed

4
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someone who likes to do what they feel should be done, and follow the rules

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unorthodox

5
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someone who has an unrealistic imagination

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fanciful

6
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someone who behaves or looks like an animal

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animalistic

7
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someone who has no idea of what is right and wrong

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depraved

8
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something (can only be applied to things, not people) that breaks the boundaries of the physical or scientific world

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transcendental

9
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an episode of behaviour that shows someone has lost touch with reality, often due to poor mental health

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psychotic

10
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someone who lies and leads a double life

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duplicitous

11
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the idea that there is a clear right and wrong

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morality

12
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richard enfield uses an animalistic verb to describe hyde’s first crime, and emphasises the innocence and vulnerability of the victim

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trampled calmly over the child’s body

13
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utterson guesses at how hyde is blackmailing jekyll, using a metaphor of illness to how infectious bad deeds can be

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the cancer of some concealed disgrace

14
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london is described in very gothic terms, using onomatopoeia to make it sound like a predatory animal

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the low growl of london from all around

15
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richard enfield is the first to describe hyde in a way that links him explicitly to the devil

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carrying it off, sir, really like satan

16
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jekyll uses powerful imperatives (commands) to show how he is proud of his scientific discoveries right until the end, like satan was proud of his brilliance before he was cast out of heaven

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you who have derided your superiors - behold!