Religion Flashcards
“God bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic“
Utterson - ‘troglodytic’ = caveman-like. This shows regression and links to evolution. The sentence also has the juxtapositioning ideas of religion and science.
In this flashcard, the word “troglodytic” is used to describe someone as caveman-like, highlighting regression and the connection between religion and science, like a clash between ancient and modern ideas.
“if ever I read Satan’s signature upon a face, it is on that of your friend”
From this we can tell that Mr. Hyde is repeatedly compared to Satan, demonstrating that he is indeed the embodiment of all evil.
“Co-heir with Mr Hyde to death”
Refers to a quote in the bible, “co- heirs with christ, if indeed we share his sufferings in order we may also share in his glory”. This represents how Jekyll feels that Hyde’s actions means the two of them deserve death, instead of the glories and sufferings of Jesus. It could suggest that Hyde has plagued Jekyll with his actions.
“Jekyll became too fanciful for me”
Said by Lanyon, who was speaking about the fact that Jekyll’s experimental science went strongly against Lanyon’s more traditional beliefs.
“I wish to see or hear no more of Dr Jekyll”
shows the impact Jekyll’s actions have had on the relationship between the two.
