Jekyll and Hyde Quotes Flashcards
(48 cards)
“Ape-like fury, hailing down a storm of blows”
Simile - Animalistic Language - links to Hyde’s primal nature and urges, linking to Lombroso’s theory of Atavism. Hyde is seen as inhuman.
Metaphor - Hyde is suggested to be a powerful, overwhelming presence like a storm.
“Trampled calmly over the body of the child and left her screaming on the ground”
Oxymoron - used to question Mr Hyde’s behaviour. ‘Trampling’ could suggest he was sexually assaulting the girl. Shows the contrast between how the Victorian gentlemen presented themselves and how they acted at night.
There is a gothic tone established and connects to Freud’s ID
“Like some damned juggernaut”
Shows the strength of Mr Hyde, presenting him as an unstoppable force
“Hyde shrank back with a hissing intake of breath”
Animalistic Language - connotations of a snake which may connect to the devil in the story of Adam and Eve
He recoils like a snake and hisses, suggesting he is like the devil. Could link to Darwin’s theory of degeneration
“snarled aloud into a savage laugh”
Description of Mr Hyde makes him seem sinister and evil
Animalistic verb ‘snarled’ connects to the primitive nature of Hyde
“Satan’s signature upon a face”
Description of Mr Hyde
Religious imagery and connection to the devil - could also connect to Atavism, suggesting he is deformed
“Alone in the ranks of mankind, Edward Hyde was pure evil”
Oxymoron - “pure evil” suggests that Hyde is only the bad part of Dr Jekyll’s repression
“Pale and dwarfish”
Description of Mr Hyde, connects to atavism and the concept of height within Victorian England. The smaller you are, the more evil you were seen
“So ugly it brought the sweat out on me like running”
This simile connects to the theory of atavism and the pattern throughout the novella of Mr Hyde’s appearance causing others immediate fear
“All of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger”
Mr Hyde’s sudden violence when murdering Carew. The metaphor ‘flame of anger’ connotes to his destructive quality and how his evil spreads
“Right in the middle there lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitched”
A very gothic description of the death of Mr Hyde - this is a very brutal and painful death
“No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene”
Mr Hyde gives money to the girl’s family to avoid ruining his reputation
“That child of Hell had nothing human; nothing lived in him but fear and hatred”
Jekyll describes Mr Hyde as a product of Satan and the devil.
“A good fire glowing and chattering on the hearth
The fire is personified at the end of the novella - connects to the literary motif of fire that gets stronger as the text develops - symbolising the strength of Hyde
“A certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable onto the street”
Personification of the entrance to Mr Hyde’s house - suggests that it is haunting and foreboding
“Blistered and distained, equipped with neither bell nor knocker”
Description of Mr Hyde’s door - could symbolise and connect to the description of Hyde
“Man is not truly one but truly two”
A strong declarative statement and the findings of Dr Jekyll’s scientific studies. Connects to the theme of duality
“My devil had long been caged, he came out roaring”
Religious imagery. Connects to the concept of repression. The use of the verbs ‘caged’ and ‘roaring’ connect to a trapped animal.
“I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man”
Dr Jekyll’s findings from his scientific studies into the duality of man
“A hide-bound pedant”
Dr Jekyll referencing Dr Lanyon as being someone who is overly picky
“Dr Jekyll grew pale to the very lips”
Sudden change in Jekyll’s appearance after Mr Utterson mentions Hyde.
“A large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a stylish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness”
Description of Dr Jekyll - Outward and inward appearance both demonstrate that he is a kind man
“Sat Dr. Jekyll, looking deathly sick”
Change in appearance of Jekyll. “Deathly sick” demonstrating the impact of Hyde’s attack on Carew
“Held out a cold hand and bade him welcome in a changed voice”
Suggests a transformation in Jekyll. Cold hand connects to the paleness of his change in Chapter 3
