Mr Hyde
“the man trampled calmly over the child’s body”
- Witnesses are horrified by Hyde’s actions, yet Hyde stays calm and unconcerned. This shows how he lacks empathy and remorse.
- Hyde deliberately walking over the child and leaving them injured shows he is cruel and violent.
“a little man who was stumping along”
- Mr Hyde is referred to a man, not a gentleman. In Victorian times, gentleman were seen as the upper class.
“it wasn’t a man, it was like some damned Juggernaut.”
- Compares him to a destructive force rather than a normal human being, making him seem dehumanised.
“Sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill him”
- Shows when you look at him he’s so disgusting that your first instinct is to kill him.
“really like Satan.”
- Implies that Hyde is not just bad, but is deeply wicked and morally corrupt.
- Stevenson uses Hyde as a representation of evil, symbolising humanities darker side.
“There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable.”
- Doesn’t fit with Victorian society.
“thus it came about that i concealed my pleasures”
- Jekyll created Hyde to avoid moral judgement
“Satan’s signature upon a face”
- Shows Hyde is primitive, wicked, regressive form”
- When people see Hyde it brings out there own darkness in them and makes them regress just from the sight of him.