jekyll and hyde

Utterson

“i would say nothing of this paper…we may at least save his credit”

• secrets in victorian society

• saving his reputation as both an employeeand friend

utterson

“i shall consider it my duty to break in that door”

• feels dutybound to protect his friend shows strength of his moral code especially when juxtaposed against enfield

• investigative, reasoned and rational- constantly wishing to protect integrity and safety of his clients

Jeykll

“the doom and burden of our life is bound for ever on mans shoulders”

• “bound”-implying chains, Hyde was freedom

• attempting to balance good and evil; when one trys to isolate and exploit individual asoects of good and evil, they unite with greater force

jekyll

“and from these agonies of death and birth, i had come forth an engel instead of a fiend”

• inverse word order is used in “death” and “birth”, highlighting jekylls desire to isolate moral and immoral goes above and beyond the restrictions of generationsThis statement reflects Dr. Jekyll's internal struggle with his dual nature, indicating his aspiration for goodness while grappling with the darker impulses represented by Mr. Hyde. The transformation he experiences showcases the conflict between societal expectations and personal desires.

Jekyll

“man is not one but truly two”

• risks his life to test his hypothesis that the human psyche can be split

• syntatic parallelium emphasise view that man cannot be pure as he is constantly in equilibrium between good and bad

Jekyll

“i was no more myself”

• jekyll has failed in splitting the good and bad- has has enabled the evil to thrive and subsume his underlying purity and innocence

• can no longer return to society

hyde

“storm of blows”

“audibly shattered”

• metaphor

• auditroy imagery

• graphically violent

• violence that has suddenly errupted implies that he is a concentrated form of everything jekyll repressed

• alternatively,minterpreted hydes violence is a product of reprressive, upper class victorian society

setting

“an air of invitation”

“sinister”

• juxtaposition creates backdrop for conflict between good and evil in the charachters

setting

“about 3 o’clock of a black winter morning”

• sark symbolises secrecy through obscurity of darkness

• readers association with colour imagery causes them to be suspicious of Mr endfield who appears to be hiding something

• enfield is potentially involved in dubious activitites

duality

“even as good shone upon the countenance of the one, evil was written broadly and plainly on the face of the other”

• shows duality of human nature cannot be separated through use of antithesis

• juxtaposition between good and evil implies that two elements are in equilibrium

duality

“that child of hell had nothing human; nothing lived in him but fear and hatred”

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  “nothing human”- evokes fear and hatred in a contemporary reader who would of been terrified of ideo fo devolution

• “child of hell”- uses juxtaposing imagery to emphasise disparity between morals of jekyll and hyde

• connotations of innocence which juxtaposes “hell” which is a cess pit of sin and symbolic of corruption and evil

duality

“shady lawyers”

• utterson defies this sterotype by being the moral compass of the novella

• ironic as they should be delivering justice but in fact are exploitative criminals themselves

duality

“all human beings, as we meet them are commingled of good and evil”

• merging of 2 words “combined” and “mingled” to emphasise how it is impossible for humans to be only good or only evil

Utterson

“if he be Mr hyde…i shall be mr seek”

• emphasises them of dulaity, opposites, and contrasts ehich is woven through novella

• curious, inquisitive memberof society- displays insatiable curiosity intrinsic to his charachter which propels plot foward

jekyll

“my devil had long been caged, he came out roaring”

• people were very religious

• manifestation of deepest desires in hyde

• caged by societal expectations

• animalistic un controlled

jekyll

“the hand that lay on my knee was corded and hairy”

• the hand is asymbol of respectabilit and honour

• “corded”- invading, uncontrolled, freeedom, tainted

hyde

“a man without bowels of mercy”

• lacks all conventional morals

• alliteration shows how diffifcult it is to articulate Hyde as a charchter

• difficult for him to comprehend

hyde

“there was something abnormal and misbegotten in the very essence of the creature”

• “abnormal”- differentiateshyde from all other beings

• reinforces animalistic imagery

• stevenson commenting on the evil personality of Hyde

• Hyde is the true essence of jekyll

"hyde

“his every thought thought centrerd on self”

• contrasts utterson and enfiled wjho are reputable ajd presented as typical victorian men’

• selfish, from victorian ideals

• emphasises seld centered existance alligns him with animals rather than humans

Hyde

“there is something wrong with his appearance, something displeasing, something downright detestable”

• vague, unable to be defined in words- evokes fear in other charachters and readers

• use of ambiguity causes reader to imagine worst fears in hyde

• anophoric repetition created an air of intangibility

• harsh consonants introduce him as a force of evil

hyde

“the other snarled aloud into a savage laugh”

• sibilance reinforces his underlying sinisterness

• unrestrained and uncontrollable destruction

jekyll

“i concelaed my pleasures”

• abiding to status quo and suppressed sinful side in favour of social respect and with gholding “position of the world”

jekyll

“i feltyounger, lighter, happier, in body, within i was conscious of a headty recklessness”

• tricolon shows jekyllsdelight, links to moral obligation, which or worn away by chemical mxtureas he is no longer consumed vy maintenance of reputation

• suggests restraints of society are burdensome; without them he (hyde) is able to indulge freely

jekyll

“this a is private matter and i beg of you let it sleep”

This statement highlights Jekyll's desire to maintain his public persona and avoid scrutiny, reflecting his inner conflict between societal expectations and personal desires.

friendship

“he began to go wrong, wrong in the mind…i continue to take an interest in him for old times sake”

• illustrating clash of values and ethical boundries

• friendship dissolves when experiments cross a line

• contrast with uttersons loyalty showing friendships can fracture over moral and intellectual agreements

setting

“sinister block of building thrust its gable into the street…sordid negligence…blistered and distained”

• building is out of place in society,jarring nature of building which is not in line with others is emphasises by plosive alliteration and sibilance

• “sordid negligence”- reflective of hyde suggests violent behaviour rooted in isolationThe setting in "Jekyll and Hyde" symbolizes the duality of Victorian society, depicting the dissonance between respectability and moral decay. Descriptions of the buildings mirror Hyde's violent nature and sense of isolation, enhancing the themes of repression and transformation.

friendship-utterson

“the lawyer listened gloomily; he did no like friends feverish manner”

• references proffession- shpows proffessional and personal capacitt in which they are related

• noun emphasises relationship despite agreement

friendship-utterson

“even [uttersons] friendship seemed to be founded in a simlar catholicity of good nature”

• “founded”- verb evojes connations of security,longetivity and reliability all good traits

• add to uttersons morality implying that he is a good person/ friendUtterson's friendship reflects a deep sense of loyalty and moral integrity, suggesting that strong bonds can endure even under difficult circumstances. The use of the term "catholicity" indicates a broad-mindedness that reinforces his character as a reliable friend.

reputation

“it turns me cold to think of this creature stealing like a thief to harrys bedside”

• fears hyde is blackmailing jekyll with secrets ti ruin their relationship

• metaphor shows severity of the implication of accusation

• further highlightd criminality of act and need to keep it a secret Utterson's concern for Jekyll's reputation reveals his fear that Hyde is manipulating Jekyll, which threatens their friendship. This metaphor underscores the gravity of betrayal and the lengths individuals go to preserve their social standing.

reputaton

“make his name stink from end of london tothe other”

• uses olfactory imagery to show how jekylls reputation could be tarnished

• he’s powerful in society

• shows his influence and his ability to ruin someones reputation because he is that influential and trusted by society

violence

“all of a sudden he broke out in a sudden flame of anger, stamping with his foot, brandishing the cane, and carrying on like a madman”

• lexis from semantic field of violence

• ordered series of clauses depicting hydes behaviour contrast with violence and irratuanial nature of action

• volatility shown by metaphor of violenc which also has natural connatation suggesting its intrinsic to charachter

secrets and reputation

“the door which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker was blisttered and distained”

• symbolises barrier and secrets

• simplicity makes it more sinister and out of place

• symbolises hydes sinister nature and moral decay

secrets and reputation

“a man had once seen hyde go in by the old dissecting room door”

• links hyde to bodily experimentation

• another barrier- breaching, fear in society of whats going on behind closed doors

• access to forbidde knowledgerepresents hidden truths and societal fears about morality and experimentation.

motif

“the door was very strong the lock excellent”

• shows barrier between unlockicking jekylls secrets

• shows the length jekyll goes to hide his secrethighlights the theme of repression and the lengths taken to conceal one's true identity.