Setting Flashcards
(3 cards)
Chapter 1
The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and
distained.’
Chapter 4
‘A great chocolate-covered pall lowered over heaven, but the wind was continually
charging and routing these embattled vapours.’
Metaphor
Pall describes a cloth covering a coffin
Lowered over heaven implies evil
Helps Hyde escape London after the murder
Context : Sun was often hidden byhind a thick layer of smog of the city
Chapter 8
‘It seemed to have swept the streets unusually bare of passengers’
WHEN : Utterson is walking alone in the streets he is on his way to see Poole about Jekyll to find Hyde.
Unusual imagery of London creates mystery, readers question why it is “so deserted”. Unordinary descriptions of the weather indicates this will be an extraordinary night, creating suspense and mystery as readers want to know why
