Jekyll quotes and analysis Flashcards
(10 cards)
where in Jekyll’s letter is Jekyll taking accountability for his actions and embracing Hyde’s desires?
Jekyll tells Utterson that ‘you must suffer me to go my own dark way’
What does Jekyll say if he is chief of sinners he is also chief of?
sufferers
what could Jekyll have meant when he said if I am the chief of sinners?
the use of ‘if’ shows uncertainty and perhaps Jekyll isn’t ready to admit Hyde’s increasing influence on him
what could be the reason behind Jekyll say I am the chief of sufferers also?
he has either had to suffer due to not repressing causing him pain or his repressing had lead to suffering so now he lets himself sin or he is suffering because of Hyde’s sins
Where in Jekyll’s letter does he seem to be losing power over himself and says he has bought upon himself?
‘I have bought upon myself a punishment and a danger that I cannot name’
What could Jekyll be telling Utterson through the quote ‘you must suffer me to go my own dark way’
telling Utterson that it’s imperative and there is no escape or trying to separate Utterson from his desires.
What could ‘my own dark way’ in ‘you must suffer me to go my own dark way’ tell us about Jekyll and Hyde
The fact that he says’my own way’ tells us him embracing Hyde may be Hyde talking or Jekyll is losing control
When Jekyll says ‘I have bought upon myself a punishment’ what can we see?
the continuation of his accountability throughout his letter and makes us question what does Jekyll believe he is being punished for. It also makes us think if he has so much guilt why doesn’t he stop so maybe Hyde has gained control
what does Jekyll mean when in his letter to Utterson he says a ‘danger he cannot name’
could be a fear of confrontation or signs of Jekyll’s increasing powerlessness also links to Hyde’s previous description of an ‘unnameable malfunction’
how is Jekyll described at the start of the book?
‘a large, well made, smooth-faced man of 50’
