Jekyll and Hyde Quotes (Full)

"Mr Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable"

Victorian Gentlemen \ Narrator

1 - Story of the Door

Setting up Mr Utterson as the typical Victorian gentlemen, who is, for all his faults, a good person, and rational.

"with its freshly painted shutters, well-polished brasses, and general cleanliness and gaiety of note"

Mystery and Setting \ Narrator

1 - Story of the Door

This lovely description sets the scene for the eventual anomaly of the house with only a door.

"a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street."

Mystery \ Narrator

1 - Story of the Door

This description contrasts with the previous setting about the beauty of the scene and creates a sense of unease and suspense.

⭐ "The man trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the ground"

Violence and Mystery \ Enfield

1 - Story of the Door

Oxymoron of the trampled calmly shows how sadistic Hyde is and already sets him out to be pure evil.

"I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why."

Mystery and Evil \ Enfield

1 - Story of the Door

The fact that Enfield cannot put a finger on why he is so uncomfortable around Hyde makes appear more mysterious, as well as cementing the idea of evil around Mr Hyde.

⭐ "Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again."

Victorian Gentlemen and Mystery \ Enfield

1 - Story of the Door

Creates an air of mystery around the whole affair. This makes the reader intrigued about the whole circumstance, but also shows how, at the time, it was frowned upon to become embroiled in such affairs as a gentleman.

⭐ "Such unscientific balderdash"

Science vs Religion \ Lanyon

2 - Search for Mr Hyde

Hints that Jekyll's experiments are darker than conventional science.

"The figure ... haunted the lawyer all night;"

Mystery \ Narrator

2 - Search for Mr Hyde

Shows how unsettled Utterson is by the claims of this man and how desperate he is for more information.

"he thought the mystery would lighten"

Mystery \ Narrator

2 - Search for Mr Hyde

Shows how rational Utterson is and how visual evidence is important for him before passing judgement.

"The bystreet was very solitary ... [and] very silent"

Mystery, Suspense, Gothic Horror \ Narrator

2 - Search for Mr Hyde

This quote creates a sense of expectation, as something momentous prepares to happen, heightening the mystery.

"He never told you,"

Mystery \ Hyde

2 - Search for Mr Hyde

The certainness of Hyde's response to Utterson's implication that he had spoken to Jekyll makes the reader about how he could be so certain.

"Mr Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave the impression of deformity"

Mystery, Evil reflected in the face, Science \ Narrator

2 - Search for Mr Hyde

This quote further gives the impression that Hyde is less evolved than the normal person, and more savage.

"There is something more, if I could find a name for it"

Mystery, Religion \ Utterson

2 - Search for Mr Hyde

Showcases that there is something about Hyde that makes Utterson uneasy and showcases Utterson's curiosity.

⭐ "If ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of our new friend."

Mystery, Duality of Men \ Narrator

2 - Search for Mr Hyde

Reemphasises the evilness of Hyde, creates more tension surrounding him, and heightens the mystery.

"[Jekyll's house] wore a great air of wealth of comfort."

Victorian Gentlemen \ Utterson/Narrator

2 - Search for Mr Hyde

Shows how Jekyll is very gentlemanly in the quality of his house, and since the quality of the house reflects the quality of the individual, it shows Jekyll is very respectable. Also used as a contrast to the "sinister" laboratory of Hyde, and symbolises that Jekyll and Hyde are the same person through the physical connection.

"all intelligent, reputable men"

Victorian Gentlemen \ Narrator

3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease

Shows that Jekyll, for the most part, moves within good, gentlemanly social circles. Also, the fact that he is having a dinner party shows he is a sociable man within society.

⭐ "something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness"

Victorian Gentlemen and Duality of Men \ Narrator

3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease

Shows that he is a good person, but also has hints of secrecy and a darker side to his personality. This is an early sign of Jekyll's dual personality.

⭐ "Lanyon, at what he called my scientific heresies ... [is] a hidebound pedant for all that; an ignorant, blatant pedant"

Science vs Religion, Conflict within characters \ Dr Jekyll

3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease

This desire to shift from the previous subject to this shows that Jekyll does not wish to talk about Hyde and shows that Jekyll believes that what he is doing is good, even though he is going against God.

"It is one of those affairs that cannot be mended by talking"

Mystery, Victorian Gentlemen \ Dr Jekyll

3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease

The secrecy of this scenario creates suspense, as well as showcasing that Jekyll is aware that Hyde is immoral, as immoral actions were great secrets among Victorian gentlemen.

⭐ "the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde."

Foreshadowing, Mystery \ Dr Jekyll

3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease

This is found out to be untrue later and foreshadows future events.

"I have really a very great interest in poor Hyde"

Mystery, Secrecy \ Dr Jekyll

3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease

The lack of explanation makes this interest even more mysterious, making the mystery even more entrancing

"It seems she was romantically given,"

Limitations, Mystery \ Narrator

4 - The Carew Murder Case

This is a good quote to show the limitation of the

⭐ "[Carew's face] seemed to breathe such an innocent and old-world kindness of disposition,"

Innocence, Goodness of Men, Victorian Gentlemen \ Narrator

4 - The Carew Murder Case

In Jekyll and Hyde, the personality can be seen on the face, and since his face is wonderful, he is wonderful, therefore emphasising his innocence.

⭐ "with ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot"

Violence, Murder, Duality and Evilness of Men \ Narrator

4 - The Carew Murder Case

The animalistic description of Hyde's actions showcases his savagery and primality.

⭐ "the bones were audibly shattered"

Violence, Murder \ Narrator

4 - The Carew Murder Case

By appealing to the readers sense of hearing as well as sight, the attack is made to be even more gruesome and vivid.

⭐ "there lay his victim in the middle of the lane, incredibly mangled."

Violence, Murder \ Narrator

4 - The Carew Murder Case

The fact that the victim is "incredibly mangled" showcases the brutality of the crime.

"his eye lighted up with professional ambition."

Duality of Men \ Narrator

4 - The Carew Murder Case

Showing how everyone has a double nature and motives. This highlights the hypocrisy of people, as he uses the serious circumstance for his advantage.

⭐ "The dismal quarter of Soho ... with its muddy ways, and slatternly passengers"

Victorian Gentlemen and Duality of Men. Utterson \ Narrator

4 - The Carew Murder Case

This vivid description of Soho offers a good comparison of how the worst and best of humanity live side by side (Cavendish Square and Soho). Soho was poor and a place of disrepute, so the fact that Hyde lives here further associates him with maligned purpose. This combines with the pathetic fallacy of the fog to make London appear nightmarish. There is also more symbolism in the fact that Soho was in the wealthy West End, like the immoral Hyde is located within Jekyll.

⭐ "She had an evil face, smoothed by hypocrisy; but her manners were excellent."

Duality of Men \ Narrator

4 - The Carew Murder Case

This juxtaposition develops the idea that human nature does its upmost to conceal our faults, as she puts on a mask of respectability.

"Mr. Hyde had only used a couple of rooms; but these were furnished with luxury and good taste"

Duality of Men and Victorian Gentlemen \ Utterson/Narrator

4 - The Carew Murder Case

By having Hyde have luxurious rooms furnished like those in Jekyll's quarters, Jekyll is tying himself to a disreputable part of the city.

⭐ "he eyed the dingy, windowless structure"

Duality of Men, Symbolism \ Narrator

5 - Incident of the Letter

This is the first time Utterson has been to the laboratory. The "dingy" laboratory is associated with Hyde, as it is closest to his part of the house.

"gazed round with a distasteful sense of strangeness"

Mystery, Suspense, Gothic Horror \ Narrator

5 - Incident of the Letter

This quote about the unease that Utterson has creates tension and unease about the scenario in the reader.

"sat Dr Jekyll, looking deadly sick."

Mystery \ Narrator

5 - Incident of the Letter

The fact that Jekyll is sick shows how agitated he is about the murder, and how guilty he feels in his present state.

"If it came to a trial, your name might appear."

Victorian Gentlemen \ Utterson

5 - Incident of the Letter

Utterson believes Jekyll is protecting Hyde but does not get involved because of his concern about Jekyll's reputation.

"I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with any one."

Secrecy, Victorian Gentlemen, Mystery \ Dr Jekyll

5 - Incident of the Letter

Increases the mystery, as nobody knows what the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde is, as well as showing how

"And his blood ran cold in his veins."

Mystery, Horror \ Narrator

5 - Incident of the Letter

The first quote that shows that Utterson is aware that there is an inconvenient truth, which needs to be solved.

"Mr. Hyde had disappeared out of the ken of the police as though he had never existed."

Mystery, Suspense \ Narrator

6 - Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

This is an ironic quote as Hyde does exist, but only within Dr Jekyll, who is currently the model of Victorian respectability.

⭐ "Now that that evil influence had been withdrawn, a new life began for Dr. Jekyll."

Duality of Men, Calm before the storm, Suspense \ Narrator

6 - Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

This showcases how Dr Jekyll has tried his upmost to leave the past of Hyde behind him and shows that he is a better man for it.

"for more than two months, the doctor was at peace"

Duality of Men, Calm before the storm, System \ Narrator

6 - Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon.

This showcases how Dr Jekyll has tried his upmost to leave the past of Hyde behind him and shows that he is a better man for it. However, the inclusion of the time period gives a sense that this does not last, heightening the mystery. The fact that he disappears soon after makes us confused.

⭐ "He had his death-warrant written legibly upon his face."

Mystery, Death, Horror \ Narrator

6 - Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

The fact that Lanyon is so clearly so unwell, especially since we last saw him as healthy makes Utterson "shocked" and shows that this change is sudden. Mystery around what could have caused this, though what it is was unclear.

"a look in the eye and quality of manner that seemed to testify to some deep-seated terror of the mind."

Mystery, Death, Horror \ Narrator

6 - Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

This confirms that something horrific caused this shock and makes the reader tense.

⭐ "I sometimes think if we knew all, we should be more glad to get away."

Mystery, Suspense Dr Lanyon 6 \ Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

Lanyon's use of language shows how much he has changed. When we meet Lanyon first, he is an articulate man of science, but now his speech is vague and cryptic.

"I beg that you will spare me any allusion to one whom I regard as dead."

Mystery, Secrecy \ Dr Lanyon

6 - Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

Utterson becomes very interested why Lanyon becomes so negative towards Jekyll, suggesting he has a part to play in this.

"[the letter was] sometimes darkly mysterious in drift."

Mystery, Secrecy, Breakdown of friendship \ Narrator

6 - Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

Shows that Jekyll is wading further and further into mystery.

⭐ "If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also."

Duality of Men, Mystery \ Dr Jekyll

6 - Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

This quote hints at the internal conflict between Jekyll and Hyde, and suggests that the more Hyde sins, the worse Jekyll suffers.

⭐ "but professional honour and faith to his dead friend were stringent obligations; and the packet slept in the inmost corner of his private safe."

Mystery, Secrecy, Victorian Gentlemen \ Narrator

6 - Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

Even though he can learn the truth from the documents (which act as a symbolism for answers to the mystery), Utterson shows us that he values moral principle over his curiosity. It also perhaps shows his unwillingness to confront the mystery, preferring to lock it away.

⭐ "[his smile was] succeeded by an expression of such abject terror and despair,"

Mystery, Horror \ Narrator

7 - Incident at the Window

Suddenness of change makes us concerned for Jekyll, makes us fear for his safety, and increases the sense of mystery.

"as froze the very blood of the two gentlemen below."

Mystery, Gothic-ness, Horror, Supernatural \ Narrator

7 - Incident at the Window

The freezing of the blood of the men below hints at the strangeness of the situation, and thus that supernatural events could be happening to Jekyll.

"Mr. Utterson, sir, I'm afraid."

Fear, Mystery, Horror, Victorian Gentlemen \ Poole

8 - The Last Night

The fact that Poole is openly admitting his emotions to Utterson showcases the gravity of the situation.

"I see there is something seriously amiss. Try to tell me what it is."

Mystery, Tension, Victorian Gentlemen, Secrecy \ Utterson

8 - The Last Night

The fact that even in the state of fear, Poole is unable to explain what has happened, and is being secretive increases suspense and shows Poole's loyalty to his master.

⭐ "[Utterson was] a good deal frightened and rather inclined to be irritated in consequence."

Character of Utterson \ Narrator

8 - The Last Night

This quote shows us a lot about Utterson's character, since he is a deeply rational man who is not used to dealing with things he cannot comprehend. This further suggests something supernatural has happened.

"a flying wrack of the most diaphanous and lawny texture."

Pathetic Fallacy \ Narrator

8 - The Last Night

Describing the wind as such makes the situation seem a lot more unsettling and unnatural, thus being used as pathetic fallacy

⭐ "Very irregular, very unseemly; your master would be far from pleased."

Victorian Gentlemen \ Utterson

8 - The Last Night

This quote shows that even in the face of horror, he still believes in the importance of respectability and decorum.

"[Nothing but a] closed door, and the very meals left there to be smuggled in when nobody was looking."

Secrecy, Mystery \ Poole

8 - The Last Night

The locked door is another barrier to revealing Jekyll's secret. There's a sense that something disturbing and dangerous is hidden behind it.

"For God's sake," he had added, "find me some of the old."

Mystery, Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

8 - The Last Night

Jekyll's desperation is clear from the anxious tone of the letter. However, it is still a mystery as to why he wants the drug. It is the drug that allows him to return to normal.

"why had he a mask upon his face?"

Secrecy, Duality of Men \ Poole

8 - The Last Night The mask is an important image.

It explores the idea of dual personality - Hyde is a disguise which allows Jekyll to commit immoral acts without ruining his reputation.

⭐ "Your master, Poole, is plainly seized with one of those maladies that both torture and deform the sufferer;"

Victorian Gentlemen, Science versus Supernatural \ Utterson

8 - The Last Night

Utterson desperately wishes to find a rational explanation for the events that Poole has described, saying that his version of events is a "wild" tale.

⭐ "'Oh, I know it's not evidence, Mr. Utterson ... but a man has his feelings' ...

'Ay, ay,' said the lawyer. 'My fears incline to the same point'"

Science versus Supernatural \ Poole/Utterson

8 - The Last Night

This is unusual for the rational Utterson, as he feels there should always be an explanation, so this shows how all normal convention has broken down.

⭐ "the blow shook the building, and the red baize door leaped against the lock and hinges. A dismal screech, as of mere animal terror, rang from the cabinet."

Mystery, Suspense, Tension \ Narrator

8 - The Last Night

The use of "animal terror" confirms that it is Hyde, but the entire little scene operates as the climatic end to the plot, as the mystery is about to be revealed. The lock door symbolises the barriers to finding and accepting the truth of man's dual nature.

⭐ "but the wood was tough and the fittings were of excellent workmanship; and it was not until the fifth, that the lock burst in sunder and the wreck of the door fell inwards on the carpet."

Mystery, Suspense, Tension \ Narrator

8 - The Last Night

This is symbolic of how the truth about Jekyll's relationship with Hyde has been kept a robust secret, and has been difficult to break down and uncover.

"The besiegers, appalled by their own riot"

Victorian Gentlemen \ Narrator

8 - The Last Night

The use of the verb appalled shows how different this is to their normal restraint.

"the most commonplace that night in London."

Setting \ Narrator

8 - The Last Night

The horror of the scene contrasts with the normality of the surroundings, therefore making it seem more unsettling.

"[they found] the body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching."

Violence, Suicide \ Narrator

8 - The Last Night

The fact that there is a description of the body makes the scene a lot more gruesome and horrific.

"the strong smell of kernels that hung upon the air,"

Suicide, Violence Narrator 8 - The Last Night Cyanide smells like almond kernels, so this confirms that this was suicide.

⭐ "a pious work, ... annotated, in his own hand, with startling blasphemies."

Duality of man, character of Hyde \ Narrator

8 - The Last Night

This shows that Hyde took pleasure in undermining the good side of Jekyll's personality.

"trudged back to his office to read the two narratives in which this mystery was now to be explained."

End of tension, Suspense \ Narrator

8 - The Last Night

This is the end of the plot and is the main point in which the mystery starts to unfurl itself.

"The phial, might have been about half-full of a blood-red liquor,"

Science versus Religion \ Dr Lanyon

9 - Dr Lanyon's Narrative

The "blood - red" colour of the chemicals hints at the sinister nature of Jekyll's experiments.

⭐ "At the other ingredients I could make no guess."

Science versus Religion \ Dr Lanyon

9 - Dr Lanyon's Narrative

The fact that Lanyon cannot make a guess at the contents of the mixture shows how far Jekyll has veered away from traditional science.

"I set it down to some idiosyncratic, personal distaste ... but I have since had reason to believe the cause to lie much deeper in the nature of man,"

Science versus Religion, Dual Nature of Man \ Dr Lanyon

9 - Dr Lanyon's Narrative Meeting

Hyde causes Lanyon to confront an unpleasant truth about human nature - that everyone has evil inside them.

"your sight shall be blasted by a prodigy to stagger the unbelief of Satan."

Science vs Religion \ Hyde

9 - Dr Lanyon's Narrative

This description of the knowledge that goes against God makes the knowledge appear attractive, but also dangerous.

"his face became suddenly black and the features seemed to melt and alter"

Science vs Religion \ Dr Lanyon

9 - Dr Lanyon's Narrative

The vivid description of the transformation emphasises how distressing it must have been to witness, as every detail is etched into his mind.

⭐ "My life is shaken to its roots ... I feel that my days are numbered, and that I must die"

Science vs Religion \ Dr Lanyon

9 - Dr Lanyon's Narrative

This quote shows how Lanyon's entire world view has been shattered; his death is symbolic of the victory of transcendental science over common, traditional science.

"fond of the respect of the wise and good among my fellow-men,"

Duality of Nature \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

The fact that Jekyll is so concerned by how others view him makes means he must "wear" a more serious appearance than he actually felt.

⭐ "I concealed my pleasures;"

Secrecy, Victorian Gentlemen \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

He is so worried about his pleasures, that he hides them.

⭐ "Many a man would have even blazoned such irregularities as I was guilty of; but from the high views that I had set before me, I regarded and hid them with an almost morbid sense of shame."

Duality of Men, Secrecy, Victorian Gentlemen \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

This shows that Jekyll wants to hide his sin because of his high standards, making us sympathise with Jekyll, as we understand and empathise with his situation.

"I had learned to dwell with pleasure, as a beloved daydream, on the thought of the separation of these elements"

Duality of Men, Science vs Religion \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

The language "daydream" suggests that he knows it is impossible, but he it also highlights his desperation for his desires to be freed.

" I have been made to learn that the doom and burthen of our life is bound forever on man's shoulders"

Duality of Man \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

Shows the influence of Evangelicalism on the novel and shows how strongly Jekyll wished to cast off his sin.

"But the temptation of a discovery so singular and profound at last overcame the suggestions of alarm."

Duality of Men, Science and Religion \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

This quote shows how alluring and dangerous the knowledge Jekyll discovered was.

⭐ "I knew myself, at the first breath of this new life, to be more wicked, tenfold more wicked, sold a slave to my original evil;"

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

The language that Jekyll uses foreshadows the fate that he shall eventually have to live with, as he is now a slave to evil.

"I was conscious of no repugnance, rather of a leap of welcome"

Duality of Men, Evil \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

This shows how tempting it was for Jekyll to have access to his darkest desires.

"I had come forth an angel instead of a fiend."

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

If Jekyll had gone about creating the experiments in a way that would have inspired good, then he would have been made a better person.

"The pleasures which I had made haste to seek in my disguise were, as I have said, undignified ... But in the hands of Edward Hyde, they soon began to turn toward the monstrous."

Duality of Men, Violence \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

By not telling us what these sins were, Stevenson increases the horror of the scenario as the reader imagines them.

"It was Hyde, after all, and Hyde alone, that was guilty."

Hypocrisy, Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

This is hypocritical of Jekyll, but he uses this idea to justify his continued dabbling's as Hyde. He does not need to feel guilty because it is not him.

"I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde."

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

There is a sense of building horror at this revelation, as Jekyll is beginning to lose control of himself.

"That part of me which I had the power of projecting, had lately been much exercised and nourished;"

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

The fact that Hyde is getting stronger shows how Jekyll is upsetting the balance of his soul.

"I began to be tortured with throes and longings, as of Hyde struggling after freedom; "

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

Although Jekyll, to an extent, wishes to constrain Hyde, Hyde's strength is overpowering.

⭐ "My devil had been long caged, he came out roaring."

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

This suggests the more you repress your desires, the more strongly they will come out in the end - Jekyll kept Hyde "long caged" but he returned eviller than ever.

⭐ "With a transport of glee, I mauled the unresisting body, tasting delight from every blow;"

Violence \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

It's shocking how much pleasure Hyde gets from the murder and showcases how evil he is.

⭐ "It was as an ordinary secret sinner that I at last fell before the assaults of temptation."

Duality of Men, Horror \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

This quote reminds that everyone does bad things, but it's the shame that is associated that causes Hyde to be created.

"this brief condescension to my evil finally destroyed the balance of my soul."

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

This is ironic, as it is when Jekyll starts sinning that really leads to his own downfall, as he is congratulating himself on his virtues.

"I had been safe of all men's respect, wealthy, beloved"

Victorian Gentlemen \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

This quote shows Jekyll had a good reputation and would have been a gentleman. His actions whilst being a gentleman are therefore rather telling about the state of repression most gentlemen experienced, as the archetype of Victorian morality is willing to descend to such depths to live the life he pleases.

⭐ "I still hated and feared the thought of the brute that slept within me,"

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

This shows the hypocritical side of Jekyll, for he cannot accept that Hyde is part of him.

"he thought of Hyde, for all his energy of life, as of something not only hellish but inorganic."

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

The conflict between the two sides of Jekyll, with Jekyll's desire to repress Hyde creating tension as they conflict.

⭐ "Hence the ape-like tricks that he would play me,"

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

This shows that Hyde resents the way that Jekyll has turned against him and creates tension.

"This, then, is the last time, short of a miracle, that Henry Jekyll can think his own thoughts."

Duality of Men \ Dr Jekyll

10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case

Stevenson uses Jekyll as a warning to the reader so that they apply their thoughts on human nature in their own lives. Because what happened to Jekyll is incredibly disturbing, and there is a sense of approaching horror as Jekyll loses control.

"animal within", "seems hardly human", and "like a monkey"

Duality of Man and Science vs Religion \ Jekyll, Utterson and Poole

10, 2, and 8

Darwinism was a major controversial idea at the time, and Stevenson uses this idea to make Hyde, seem even more terrifying, as he is more animalistic ("as displayed by the constant dehumanisation" and less evolved than Jekyll (as shown by their physical differences) would have been interpreted that everyone has an animal inside them.