repression

Jekyll and Hyde

• creates Hyde because he represses desires

• ends badly, critique

descriptions of violence

• restrained at times, avoiding breaking indecency laws (ironic)

• contrast to graphic depiction of Carew murder

• violence a product of upper class repression

reputation

• Hyde doesn’t repress himself, bad reputation

• Utterson channels passion into profession and hides curiosity

“trampled calmly” /

“audibly shattered”

concealed [his]

pleasures

away the stone goes

starting others

I let my brother

go to the devil his own way

I laid aside restraint

and plunged into shame