Jekyll And Hyde Key Quotes Flashcards
(48 cards)
“ his affections, like ivy were the growth of time”- about utterson
.Utterson choice of friends isn’t guided by worth, but the time they spend with him and their proximity to him.
. Shows that character of utterson is good at building good relationships with others.
. Metaphor of ivy shows how he holds onto those relationships like ivy does on buildings
“ the man trampled calmly over the child’s body”
.juxtapostion reflects Hyde careless attitude towards a action that would be taken drastically if overlooked by others and isn’t normal to do.
. He feels no remorse for his crimes and how the act of violence is a habitual event that he fulfils without much contemplation.
“ there is something wrong with his appearance, something…….Enfield about Hyde
Displeasing”
. Something uncanny about hyde- can’t put your finger on it.
. Puts the reader on edge and worried about Hyde’s potential further actions.
. Repetition of ‘ something’ reflects the uncanny feeling everyone has towards Hyde.
“ I can’t describe him” - characters about hyde
. Characters react strongly to Hydes appearance
. Yet Enfield can’t accurately describe him- which hints that there’s something unusual or supernatural about his character.
“ hearty healthy dapper red faced gentlemen” - “ too fanciful” - Lanyon about Jekyll- “ unscientific balderdash”
. Lanyon represents the contrast/ foil characters of Jekyll & Lanyon
. Lanyon is rational and a reputable face of science.
. Quote represents his pure and genuine character.
“ I only ask you to help him for my sake….- Jekylltalking about Hyde.
When I am not here”
Desperate tone links both Jekyll and Hyde and Jekylls desperateness to protect Hyde once he has ‘disappeared’ or ‘died’
Very ironic- Jekyll is Hyde and no one is aware of it at this stage.
“ all possessions were to pass into the hands of his friend and benefactor Mr hyde”
What form of story is Jekyll and Hyde written in?
Epistolary- story told through letters and documents- reflects gothic detective novella
“ Dr lanyon took to his bed and in less than a fortnight he was….
Dead”
Why??- what has made lanyon ill? ( perhaps he’s seen Jekyll transform into Hyde! )
Shows how Jekylls dual nature is impacting everyone else.
Must be so evil and supernatural to make Lanyon ill?
What is duality?
Humans consist of multiple personalities and fight them all the time. - Jekyll falls victim and gives in to his dual nature.
Utterson response to seeing Hyde im jekylls clothes dead in Jekylls lab
. Ironic- Hyde in Jekylls clothes- moment of realisation.
. Sigmund freud - unconscious and conscious descions- Hyde was the unconscious, icebergs theory- tip of iceberg is actions seen by everyone else but beneath is Jekylls desires that wouldn’t make him a respectable gentleman.
. ‘Man is not one but truly two’
. Calls Jekyll “ self destroyer”
What is Jekyll and Hyde written in?
3rd person narrative- makes the book mimic structure of scientific case study- adds horror to the text but also shows reader there is duality in everything and everyone.
A03- information on Stevenson
He had bad dreams about seeing a man changing into a monster- sparked book
He has dual nature himself- went to dark and lower class areas of London.
He wife didn’t approve of the story and he was forced to burn the manuscript.
He had a wardrobe made by Deacon Brodie- a robber by night to fund his gambling addiction and a religious gentleman by day.
A nurse told him scary stories of Thomas weir- was executed for many odd reasons
“The large, handsome face of Dr Jekyll grew pale to the lips and there came a…
Blackness about his eyes”
Duality- when hyde is mentioned there is a physical change in dr jekylls attitude and feelings linking the two characters.
“Broke out all bounds and…
Clubbed him to the earth
> hydes violent murder of carew
“Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse” but yet somehow??
Loveable
“like a district of some city in a….
nightmare
> shows supernatural character of hyde and his effect on the city and everyone else that lives there.
What quotation shows the city is dying?
“ fog slept above the drowned city “
> shows that characters that know about hyde are isolating their perspectives and won’t talk about him
what is the city described as?
A “nocturnal city”
> only comes alive at night
> link to district of soho and how the respectable gentleman would go there at night and give in to their desires
“Labryinths of lamp lighted the city”
repetition of L sound makes the city seem calm, but hyde contrasts this with his chaotic and unpredictable character
“ hailing down a storm of blows under which the bones were audibly….
Shattered
> sound imagery- emphasises the traumatic and violent/ brutal action that Hyde is committing.
Creates a sense of empathy for the victim- Sir Danvers Carew
Emphases hydes satan like actions - “ really like satan”
My devil has long been caged
he came out roaring
He began to go…
Wrong, wrong in the mind
> repetition emphasises lanyons hatred for Jekylls experiments in the lab
Man is not truly one…
but truly two
> recognises too late that his duality is going to destroy him
> parallelism
I stood already committed to….
The profound duplicity of life
> split between public persona vs private desires - soho district
