English - Gothic conventions (Jekyll & Hyde)

The Sublime

A feeling of awe mixed with terror, often caused by something vast, powerful, or unknowable.

The Uncanny

Something strange or mysterious that feels both familiar and unfamiliar, creating discomfort or fear.

Power / Sexual Power

The use of influence or control, often tied to attraction, dominance, or repression.

Crisis

A moment of intense difficulty, conflict, or turning point.

The Supernatural

Elements beyond scientific understanding or natural laws, often involving ghosts or otherworldly forces.

Relationship Between the Past and Present

The connection or conflict between previous events and current circumstances.

The Grotesque

Distorted, unnatural, or ugly in a way that provokes discomfort or horror.

The Uncanny Quotes

1. "He gives a strong feeling of deformity, although I couldn’t specify the point." (p.10)

2. "It wasn’t like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut." (p.7)

3. "The fog still slept on the wing above the drowned city." (p.28

4. “There was something abnormal and misbegotten in the very essence of the creature." (p.52)

The Supernatural quotes

1. "Man is not truly one, but truly two." (p.55)

2. "The drug had no discriminating action; it was neither diabolical nor divine." (p.59)

3. "The powers of Hyde seemed to have grown with the sickliness of Jekyll." (p.68)

4. "My devil had been long caged, he came out roaring." (p.64)

The Grotesque quotes

1. "But there lay his victim in the middle of the lane, incredibly mangled." (p.22

2. “He was trampling his victim under foot……the bones were audibly shattered and the body jumped upon the roadway." (p.22)

3. “Right in the midst there lay the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching. They drew near on tiptoe, turned it on his back, and beheld the face of Edward Hyde.” (p44)

4. "He reeled, staggered, clutched at the table... staring with injected eyes." (p.54)

The Sublime quotes

1. "The street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest." (p.6)

2. "O God! I screamed, and O God! again and again; for there before my eyes—pale and shaken, and half fainting—stood Henry Jekyll!" (p.54)

3. "The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde. I choose!" (p.20)

4. “I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end." (p.70)