Moment 2: The Search for Mr Hyde Flashcards
(12 cards)
‘The steps drew swiftly nearer, and swelled out suddenly louder as they turned the end of the street.’
Sibilance - emphasises the moment as he approaches Hyde’s home.
‘like one approaching home’
Simile - juxtaposes the idea of wanting to go home with Utterson’s eagerness to meet this strange individual.
‘a hissing intake of the breath’
Animalistic imagery - outlines Hyde’s animalistic nature.
Hyde: “How did you know me?”
Repetition - indicates Hyde’s growing suspicion.
‘replied the other’
Not referred to as ‘Hyde’ - perhaps others don’t even see him as human (more than a ‘thing’ rather than a ‘person’)
Utterson: “Will you let me see your face?”
Mask motif - mysterious, we aren’t aware of who Hyde is.
(Hyde, Hide, Mask)
“Good God!” thought Mr Utterson
Alliteration - he expresses his religious beliefs in his thoughts.
Lord’s name in vein presents surprise / shock.
‘a savage laugh’
Oxymoron - shows what a strange character Hyde is.
‘like a man with mental perplexity’
Simile - outlines Utterson’s mixed feelings of confusion and uncertainty.
‘Mr Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, …’
Physical description of Hyde: AO3 - if you had any form of deformity in Victorian England, you were viewed as a criminal - Lombroso’s theory.
‘said the perplexed gentleman’
Repetition - he is still astounded.
Utterson: “its clay continent?”
Metaphor - he can be morphed into something else.
