Jekyll and Hyde 5 quotes to learn

"O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever…

…I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend." - Utterson

"O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend." - metaphor

the use of a metaphor describes the appearance of Hyde as showing "Satan's signature upon a face," suggesting a sinister aura as if Satan himself has given him a seal of approval.

"O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend." - juxtaposition

juxtaposition - Utterson refers to Hyde as ‘your new friend’ but these are the friends we do not keep, implying Utterson suspected something was wrong but kept silent

"I incline to Cain's heresy…

….I let my brother go to the devil in his own way." - Utterson

"I incline to Cain's heresy," … "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way." - foreshadow and religious links

Cain and Abel the sons of Adam, Cain murdered Abel, Utterson is inclined to this type of evil nature. Utterson is implying that when Cain killed Abel, he let Abel go to the devil, which is a dig at religion because people believe that Abel went to God and Cain went to the devil. This foreshadows the text as his brother in terms of friendship is Jekyll, Utterson watches Jekyll decline, Utterson only gets involved at the end when he is forced to get involved.

“I felt younger…

…lighter, happier in the body” - Jekyll

"I felt younger, lighter, happier in body." - rule of three

Jekyll's transformation is shown through the Rule of three in "younger, lighter, happier," emphasizing the positive changes he experiences in his body. Hyde symbolizes sin, and the moment Jekyll indulges in his darker desires, he feels freed and rejuvenated, highlighting his enslavement to instant gratification.

"With ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot…

…and hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered."

"With ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot and hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered." - vivid imagery and Darwin

vivid imagery paints a graphic image of Hyde’s brutal assault, linking to Darwin’s theory of evolution. Hyde is the portrayal of devolution. You can hear Carew breaking apart, no human should be capable of this therefore it is the work of an animal. By creating Hyde, Jekyll has devolved.

"The man trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming…

..on the ground. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see."

"The man trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the ground. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see." - oxymoron

oxymoron contrasts the violent action of trampling with the man's composed behaviour, emphasizing the chilling contrast between the calm appearance and the gruesome act, highlighting how he lets his desires run wild.