Jekyll and Hyde quotes + analysis

'My Devil had long been caged, he came out roaring' (Jekyll)

Jekyll's inner 'devil' is a manifestation of his deeper desires.

The connotations of 'devil' also suggest that Jekyll's desires are in direct opposition to contemporary Christian ideology

- devils and animals are clearly distinct from humans so these images stress how inhumane Hyde is

- BUT animals are a part of nature and so at the same time the images acknowledge that the passion Hyde acts on are a natural part of us

'Had fallen upon his knees and lift his clasped hands to God' (Jekyll)

-Jekyll's plea to God links to the theme of religion

- Use of religion throughout the novella as a lens through which to view good and evil

- As himself now, Jekyll now sees his crime of murder as an act against God, and therefore wishes to be forgiven

'I concealed my pleasures' (Jekyll)

He suppressed his sinful side in order to gain social respect

'He was conscious of his 'more furious propensity to ill'' (Jekyll)

Implies a moral inclination towards immorality

'The hand that lay on my knee was corded and hairy' (Jekyll)

Hand, is a sign of respectability and honour, but now is invading by free-flowing hair insinuating ideas of an unrestrained and uncontrolled freedom

- links to Victorian fear of the de-evolution of society into a lesser form of man

'I felt younger, lighter, happier in body' (Jekyll)

Triadic structure to show how burdensome the restraints of society are on Jekyll

'I was no more myself when I laid aside restraint and plunged in shame' (Jekyll)

He has failed in splitting his good and bad and has instead allowed the evil in him to thrive

'Man is not truly one but truly two' (Jekyll)

Jekyll believes the human psyche can be split

'I was driven to reflect deeply and inveterately on that hard law of life which lies at the root of religion' (Jekyll)

Alliteration used.

Refers to the common concept of guilt, conscience and sin.

Jekyll here attempts to isolate the moral and immoral to undercut the 'root of religion'

'Had I approached my discovery in a more noble spirit... I had come forth an angel instead of a fiend' (Jekyll)

He was intending to extract the good in his character, not the bad

'I had to bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end' (Jekyll)

Novella ends on a sad note, creating sympathy for Jekyll

'This is the last time... that Henry Jekyll can think his own thoughts' (Jekyll)

Jekyll eventually permanently loses control over himself

'Smooth-faced man of fifty' (Jekyll)

His external appearance doesn't reflect his internal truth

'The Creature'

'Seizing,surprising and revolting'

'Shrank back with a hissing intake of the breath'

'Into a savage laugh'

(Hyde)

All characterize Hyde as a creature

'Ape-like fury' (Hyde)

Animalistic qualities

'With a flush of anger' (Hyde)

Presents his volatile personality

Left Carew's body 'incredibly mangled' (Hyde)

Shows the intentionality behind his acts violence

'Damned Juggernaut' (Hyde)

Means a hugely overwhelming destructive force

'A man who was without bowels of mercy' (Hyde)

Alliterative 'w' shows how difficult it is to articulate Hyde as a character as he is a being who lacks all conventional morals

'So ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running' (Hyde)

Hyde is a physical manifestation of evil who evokes disgust in all simply by sight

- simile tells us that Hyde's 'look' evokes repulsion, emphasising his evil nautre

'His every act and thought centered on self' (Hyde)

He is selfish so his acts further align him with animals than humanity

'He had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidty and boldness' (Hyde)

Stevensons use of antithesis highlights the internal conflict present in him, providing depth to his character.

The use of alliteration could imply that violence is an intrinsic behavior.

'He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere, he gives a strong feeling of deformity' (Hyde)

Hyde is vague in nature and is unable to be defined in words evoking fear in other characters and readers

Use of ambiguity here forces the reader to imagine their worst fears in Hyde

Alliterative 'D' reinforces a sense of repulsion; anaphoric repetition of 'something' creates an air of intangibility

'There was something abnormal and misbegotten in the very essence of the creature' (Hyde)

Abnormal differentiates Hyde from all other beings.

In his reference to the 'very essence', Stevenson is commenting on the true evil personality of Mr Hyde.

Could also imply that Mr Hyde is the true essence of Dr Jekyll

'That masked thing like a monkey jumped from among the chemicals' (Hyde)

By mentioning 'Chemicals' is what he has been created from, Hyde is separated from the other characters

'In the ranks of mankind was pure evil' (Hyde)

Implies that Hyde has somehow infiltrated civil society

'It wasn't like a man' (Hyde)

Shows he is inhuman

'The other snarled aloud into a savage laugh' (Hyde)

Savage and snarled connote a sense of unrestrained and uncontrollable destruction, and freedom; Hyde is a degenerate

'A girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street' (Einfield)

Shows how he is passive, yet observant

'I am ashamed of my long tongue. Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again' (Einfield)

Metonymy 'long tongue' shows that he feels comfortable using informal language around Mr Utterson, demonstrating their familiarity.

It also shows his hypocrisy as he previously says that he doesn gossip

'I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning' (Einfield)

Shows that he may not be as morally strict as he presents himself to be. Links to the theme of duality

- Einfield being unclear with the location suggests that , along with the time of night, that he is in a place that he is unwilling to divulge

- hyperbole 'place at the end of the world' implies a place far removed from a polite society

-'black winter morning' creates an ominous and unnerving atmosphere, suggesting to the reader that the story that Enfield is telling is in some way sinister or disturbing

'Welcomes him with both hands' (Lanyon)

Presents him as kind, respectful and warm

'Jekyll became too fanciful for me' (Lanyon)

He is traditional and remains rooted in traditional science, highlighting the absurdities in Jekyll's experimentation.

Allows him to act as a foil to Jekyll

Fricatives create a harsh tone in his rejection of Jekyll

'Conscious at his touch of a certain icy pang along my blood' (Lanyon)

Even Lanyon who symbolizes rationality is shaken by his encounter with Hyde

'I wish to see or hear no more of Dr Jekyll' (Lanyon)

Ironic as it comes true

Seems to be a cruel rejection

'I made sure my colleague was insane' (Lanyon)

Lanyon fulfills Jekyll's instructions out of curiosity not care.

Introduces science vs religion

Theory that Jekyll's true enemy is Lanyon throughout the novella rather than his inner evil

'Besieged by questions' (Utterson)

Warlike imagery shows the extent of Utterson's curiosity

'Hyde sat heavy on his memory' (Utterson)

Alliteration is used to show the physical impact of Utterson's insatiable curiosity in this metaphor

'If he be Mr Hyde... I shall be Mr Seek' (Utterson)

Shows his innate curiosity which propels the plot forward. It also emphasizes the theme of opposites throughout the novel

'The last good influence in the lives of down-going men' (Utterson)

He is a man of significant morals as he is the last role model for criminals

- Given the impression that Utterson is a paragon of morality, his compassion and empathy for others highlighted by the fact that he is 'the last good influence' in the lives of men

'A rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile' (Utterson)

Shows he is reserved and seemingly unaffected by emotion

'I shall consider it my duty to break in that door' (Utterson)

He is investigative , reasoned and rational but feels duty-bound to protect his friend

'Doggedly disregarding the question' (Poole)

He doesn't want to tell Utterson about his worries out of fear of hurting Dr Jekyll. Also suggests that Poole is treated well by Jekyll

'That thing in the mask was never Dr Jekyll' (Poole)

Loyal and concerned for Jekyll's safety. It also shows that Poole is very familiar with his masters behaviors

'He spoke with a 'ferocity of accent that testified to show his own jangled nerves'' (Poole)

Rare expression of emotion in the novella, showing how Poole is less restricted due to his lower class

'Master's made away with' (Poole)

Jekyll is referred to as master.

The reader is reminded of how the two characters are expected to interact with each other.

Propels the narrative as Poole is able to be sure that Jekyll has been replaced with Hyde

'He's shut up again in the cabinet; and I don't like it, sir- I wish I may die if I like it' (Poole)

Poole is expressing concern for his master so much so that he involves himself in this investigation.

His respectful nature is also shown through the use of 'sir'.

He also acts as a plot device to propel the narrative by seeking Mr Utterson's help

'An aged and beautiful gentleman with white hair' (Carew)

'White hair' is symbolic of age, distinction and perhaps purity.

Perpetuates Carew's presentation as a victim in the plot, and the description of Carew is feminized, adding to the view that females are helpless in the novella

'Such an innocent and wild-world kindness' (Carew)

Emphasizes Carew's vulnerability, heightening the magnitude and effect of the violence committed by Hyed against him

'With the air of one very much surprised and a trifle hurt' (Carew)

Increases the tension surrounding his death, as this leads the reader to assume that he was unaware of who Hyde was or why he was trying to hurt him

Reinforces the idea that Carew serves as more of plot device rather than a three-dimensional character

'London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim' (Carew)

Carew is being portrayed as as a victim, which heightens tension and works to the mystery/ thriller genre of the novella and the animalistic connotations of 'ferocity' place Carew in the role of prey and Hyde as predator

' I incline to Cain's heresy [...] I let my brother go to the devil in his own way'

- Biblical story of Cain, who was the evil brother who murdered his brother

- reference that would have been understood by the highly religious Victorian reader

- Utterson uses the allusion to make a quip about letting his brother destroy himself without interference

'It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London'

- Victorian London setting is central

- In London society a mans reputation was of supreme importance and the division between the upper and lower classes was significant

- Novella draws upon heavily on Stevenson's home town Edinburgh creating a chilling setting which emphasises the themes of duality of good and evil, repression and duality

'The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained.'

- Impression of secrecy

- lack of a 'bell' and a 'knocker' implies that the inhabitant desires isolation and privacy

'A certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street'

- no window, hints at secrecy and immorality, unable to see into the 'sinister block of building', implying a hidden truth

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

- oxymoron illustrating the merciless character of the 'little man'

- verb 'trampled' evokes violence and rage whilst the adverb 'calmly' suggests a lack of remorse for his actions

- violent imagery, along with the violent verb 'screaming' creates a distressing image for the reader

"It was like some damned Juggernaut"

- impression of an unstoppable force, contrasting with the small stature of the 'little man', referencing the theme of duality

'We told the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this, as should make his name stink from one end of London to the other'

- Metaphor

- suggests that Enfield plans to ruin the reputation of the man, highlighting the importance of both reputation and social standing in Victorian England

'But he was quite easy and sneering'

- Hyde is described as 'sneering', connoting a contemptuous or mocking attitude

- Man if further described as 'easy', suggesting that he feels no emotion connected to the event, something which highlights his inhuman and callous nature

"I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask"

- 'Queer street' is a colloquial term referring to a person being in some difficulty

- Einfields 'rule' contrasts to Mr Utterson being the 'last good.. going men'

'It was the curse of mankind that these incongruous fagots were thus bound together, that in the agonized womb of consciousness, these polar twins should be continuously struggling'

- Jekyll's use of continuous verb 'struggling' and adverb 'continuously' accentuates the constant pain in which man is in due to ones 'primitive qualities'

- Oxymoron from Jekyll in 'polar twins'. Polysemic phrase implies that :

1) because man is not truly one but truly two, then the separation of both is a wise idea

2) or that due to the oxymoron, the duality of man is in fact wrong and because of this it should be hidden

'Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil'

- oxymoron 'pure evil' illustrates the theme of duality present throughout the novella

- He also reiterates to the reader that Hyde is 'alone', as he himself is the embodiment of 'evil', whereas 'mankind' is the combination of both good and evil

'like the Babylonian finger on the wall'

- biblical reference to the Book of Daniel Chapter 5

- reference to the Babylonian King Belshazzar holding a great feast and committing a sacrilegious act by drinking from the vessels of the Temple of Jerusalem

- Daniel is told that 'God has numbered the days of his kingdom and brought it to an end', and here Jekyll has the same sense that his days are numbered

'I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse'

- adjective 'incorporated' implies that Jekyll and Hyde are becoming the same person rather than two distinct and separate selves

'Yes I preferred the elderly and discontented doctor... the light step, leaping impulses and secret pleasures, that I had enjoyed in the disguise of Hyde'

- reveals why Jekyll liked being both his identities and the good and bad in each

- He liked Jekyll's stableness, nobility, good looks, nature and steady friends but at the same time he enjoyed Hyde's youth, free will and lack of obligations

- Jekyll was preferred due to his stability

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

Hyde is once again shown

as animalistic and primitive

through the verb "mauled",

the horror of the event is

emphasised through the

juxtaposition of the beating

of the body and the "delight"

that Hyde feels during the

attack.

We are given a

sense of uninhibited and

unconcealed evil.

'I sat in the sun on a bench: the animal within me licking the chops of memory'

- metaphor and animalistic imagery brings to mind a creature licking its lips after a satisfying meal

- Illustrates the intense feelings of pleasure and satisfaction that Jekyll has in indulging in evil and/or immoral acts

'my soul sickened at it... my life is shaken to its roots: sleep has left me; the deadliest terror sits by me at all hours of the day at night; I feel that my days are numbered and that I must die; and yet I shall die incredulous'

- personification of Lanyon's 'soul' as 'sickened' suggests that what Lanyon witnessed with against God, morality and reason

- this event had a detrimental impact upon Lanyon as demonstrated through the metaphor 'my life is shaken to its roots'

- presents that the event was so horrific that Lanyon believes that he ''must die something which Utterson and the reader know to be true

' I AM THE CHIEF OF SINNERS, I AM THE CHIEF OF SUFFERERS TOO'

- DUALITY OF MAN THEME

- HINTS AT THE INTERNAL CONFLICT BETWEEN JEKYLL AND HYDE AND SUGGESTS THAT THE MORE THAT HYDE SINS, THE MORE THAT JEKYLL SUFFERS

A great chocolate coloured pall lowered over heaven

- weather linked to mystery and concealment

- religious link 'lowered over heaven' implying that the act of murder committed by Hyde is an act against God

- darkening weather is used to reflect the dire event