Strange case Quotes (unfinished)

T M I L L Q S T L I A

“The more it looks like queer street, the less I ask”

Story of the door - Enfield

“The more it looks like queer street, the less I ask”

. Enfield is talking about his attitude to gossip

. Reflects how privacy and discretion were valued in victorian society

I H B M H - I S B M S

“If he be Mr Hyde … I shall be Mr seek”

Utterson - "Search for Hyde

“If he be Mr Hyde … I shall be Mr seek”

. Shows his desire to solve the mystery and lightens the tense tone of the narrative by the pun

I I E R S S U A F - I W B T O Y N F

“if i ever read satan’s signature upon a face, it would be that of your new friend’s”

Utterson - Search for Hyde

“if i ever read satan’s signature upon a face, it would be that of your new friend’s”

. Utterson is linking Hyde to the devil, Victorian society was very religious so this shows the strength of Utterson’s concern

W A L F - T H V U F

“with ape-like fury … trampling his vicitm under foot”

“with ape-like fury … trampling his vicitm under foot”

. Hyde’s behaviour has suddenly and turned violent towards care carew without any provacation

. This makes Hyde seem like an animal suugesting he is unevolved

I I A T C O S - I A T C O S A

“If I am the cheif of sinners, I am the cheif of sufferers also”

Jeckyll - Remarkable incident of Lanyon

“If I am the cheif of sinners, I am the cheif of sufferers also”

. Jeckyll is describing himslf and his internal conflicts

. Shows that Jeckyll is both a villain and victim with the use of of anithesis

A D S - A O F M A T - R F T C

“A dismal screech, as of mere animal terror, rang from the cabinet”

The Last night - unknown

“A dismal screech, as of mere animal terror, rang from the cabinet”

. Hyde is reacting with intense distress as Utterson and Pole try to break it down

. Shows his animalistic behaviour which depletes in strength showing how weak and powerless he is

H F B S B A T F S T M A A

“his face became suddenly black and his features seemedd to melt and alter”

Dr Lanyon’s narrative - Hyde transforming into jekyll

“his face became suddenly black and his features seemedd to melt and alter”

. The description of the transformation uses grotseque imagery that shocks the reader

. This emphasises that Jekyll’s transformations are wrong and evil

M L I S T I R, S H L M, T D T S B M A A O T D A N

“My life is shaken to its roots; sleep has left me; the deadliset terror sits by me at all hours of the day and night”

The trasformation affecting Lanyon

“My life is shaken to its roots; sleep has left me; the deadliset terror sits by me at all hours of the day and night”

. Lanyon is rational man but witnessing Jeckyll’s transformation shocks him greatly

. This suggests that jekyll’s scientific experiments went far beyond traditional science