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Hyde (Chp 2 ('Or is it the mere radiance of a foul soul that thus…
Hyde
Chp 2
'Flush of Anger' - Sudden mood shift from calm to violent - Hyde is volatile and Lacks etiquette that was highly valued by the Victorian Society
'That is not fitting language' - Utt questions H morals - Hyde opposes the stereotypical morals associated with Victorian Gentlemen
'snarled' and 'savage' - Animalistic description - relates to Evolution and its opposition - H is feral. Sibilant 's' - connotes serpentine images - Alludes that Mr H is Satan - Paradise Lost - Satan disguises himself as animals to deceive heavenly beings - H deceives and manipulates those who conform to the Religious Victorian Society
'Mental perplexity' - Embodiment of rationality (Utt) cannot comprehend Hyde - Hyde is an irrational being
'Pale and dwarfish' - Words in semantic field of 'weakness' juxtapose 'Juggernaut' (chp 1), image of unstoppable force - H is an inhuman and dichotomous character that cannot be comprehended by rational thought. Image of H as small could suggest that H exists inside all men
'Disgust, loathing and fear' - Pattern of 3 of words in a negative semantic field - Describes extent of hate towards Hyde - 'Loathing' - Non-finite verb form - Hate for Hyde will last forever
'Or is it the mere radiance of a foul soul that thus transpires through, and transfigures its clay continent?'
Description of human skin as clay, which can be easily moulded, shows how Hyde is so evil that his evil manifests itself physically in Hyde and others - Physiognomy - In Gen 2, Adam is made from clay - H is Satan
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'If ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, It is on that of your new friend' - Image of contract shows Hyde owns Jekyll - J is 'Hide-Bound' J Relates to Fauss - Sold his soul to Satan for unlimited knowledge - Dies due to knowing forbidden knowledge - Foreshadows the downfall of J due to H
'Foul soul' - Pararhyme shows how H's soul is evil. Rhyme cannot be heard could indicate how H's evil cannot be explained through words - 'Dr fell' - Oppose Vic society who crave rationality
'Detestable smile' - Oxymoronic phrase - Smiles should make you happy - Hyde taints the good of the world
'Troglodytic' - Regressive, animalistic image of Hyde relates to Darwin's evolution, which was rejected by Victorian Society due to its defiance of the bible - Hyde is a physical representation of the atavistic and primative side of man who opposes God.
Chp 1
H door is 'distained' - Could suggest that H's soul is 'stained' and impure which juxtaposes the 'well-polished brasses' - Hyde defies the Victorian Society
H's building has 'no window' - Lack of window could suggest how H is secretive and isolated from society
'Fire in a forest' - Image of fire as destructive and ever-growing, yet comforting could show how H is a destructive character, created to comfort J, who's power is ever-growing as the plot develops. Reference to tree could allude to Tree of knowledge - Like how a fire burns a tree, H destroys the foundations of rational knowledge and attempts to loosen religion's restrictions on science- Shown how L dies 'incredulous'
'I incline to Cain's Heresy' - Reference to Cain and Abel from Genesis 4 shows how H is inextricably linked to J but also how like Cain killed Abel, H will eventually lead to J death. Also, Ref could suggest that H bears the mark of Cain, which results in H being abhorrent - 'downright detestable'
'Trampled calmly' - Oxymoron shows how H is naturally violent and ruthless, reinforced through the violent 'c' and 'tr' sounds, but also highlights his callous side. This could suggest that Hyde lacks a moral conscience and his representation of the id, who acts impulsively without considering consequences or acknowledging societal rules
'Juggernaut' - Allude to Krishna's Chariot - Suggests H is an unstoppable force. Ref to Hindu God opposes Christian view - Shows how H is a figure who defies religion, almost sacreligious. Like many pilgrims threw themselves under Krishna's chariot to escape the cycle of samsara, one could say that H's trampling of the girl -----
Chp 9
'will you be...?' - Use of rhetoric connotes how H knows something L doesn't - H is almost omnipotent => God-like
'guided and suffer' - Semantic field of religion echoes Jesus' temptations - H is so evil he is on par with the devil. Suggests H's evil is so strong that he has the power to coax even the most religious of people, H's evil is stronger than the good of religion?
'Greed of curiosity too much command of you?' - Reference to the sin of Greed is L's Hamartia that results in his death - H exposes the flaws and weaknesses of people
'Will you' - Use of anaphora suggests how H is a figure who is challenging society and its morals and values
Chp 10
J is 'co-heir with him to death' - Allude to Romans 'co-heir with christ' - Ref to H instead of Christ shows how H is almost an anti-christ figure but also like how Christ is the centre of christianity, H is the centre of the religion of evil and defiance. As being 'co-heir with Christ' allows you to share in his glory, H leads to the death of others
J calls himself a 'city of refuge' - Allude to biblical place from Joshua where those who killed were protected from being killed - Ref to J as H's city of refuge shows how H uses J to avoid punishment and consequences - Id acts impulsively and doesn't consider the effects