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Jekyll and Hyde Key Quotes GCSE
secrecy
secrecy is presented through Stevenson's use of Jekyll's will
"you do not understand my position"
the will acts as a catalyst for Utterson to take on the role as detective
the novella was written when the mystery genre gained popularity
believes Hyde is threatening Jekyll
suggests homosexuality
giving into one's vices
doesn't conform to Victorian Gentlemanly standards
Chapter 3 - Jekyll was Quite at Ease
secrecy is presented through the character of Hyde
"If he be Mr. Hyde... I shall be Mr. Seek"
imperative "shall"
homophone for "hide"
suggests deformity in spelling
Utterson's determination to find out his secret
"'He never told you', cried Mr Hyde, with a flush of anger"
overstepping gentlemanly expectations
transgressive nature
Hyde's fear
acts as a clue to the Victorian reader
Chapter 2 - Search for Mr Hyde
secrecy is presented through the structure of the novella
epistolary form
unreliable narrator
through the structure
Utterson's POV
withholds information
reputation
Reputation is seen as vital in Victorian Society
Chapter 8 - The Last Night
"I must go home and read these documents in quiet"
privacy
doesn't want to incriminate Jekyll
imperative "must"
"a large envelope was uttermost, and bore, in the doctor's hand, the name of Mr. Utterson"
return of the envelope
allows Utterson to believe that he "helped" Jekyll before death
caused the first strain on their relationship
suggests that Jekyll escaped Hyde
"we may at least save his credit"
draws on homosocial standards
suicide was seen as "immoral"
went against the church
aspects of religion
Reputation is presented through a homosocial society
Chapter 5 - Incident of the Letter
"murderer's autograph"
"Henry Jekyll forge for a murderer!"
violence
Violence is presented through the character of Hyde
"brandishing his cane"
club-like
suggests caveman qualities
symbol of duality
even as Hyde, Jekyll's vices come forward
"under which the bones were audibly shattered"
gothic features
gruesome
highlights barbarity
"broke out in a great flame of anger"
uncontrollable
suggests captivity, repression
transgressive behaviour
Chapter 4 - The Carew Murder Case
Violence is presented as a repressed desire in all mankind, through the theme of evil
Chapter 10 - Jekyll's Full and Signed Confession
"evil side of my nature"
Stevenson uses good and evil to emphasize the disastrous consequences of science
science vs religion
liminality of good and evil
allegory of the evil of mankind
"to be more wicked, tenfold more wicked"
Hyde is seen as Jekyll's Id
Freud's Theory of Mankind
relates to Hyde's violent actions
juxtaposes Jekyll's "innocent" ones
the duality of man
"my original evil"
religious connotations
Jekyll refers to Hyde as a separate being
doesn't come to terms with the fact that he and Hyde are one
duality
Stevenson's belief that mankind is all evil
Jekyll misunderstands the concept of good and evil
Stevenson suggests that the theme of violence can cause one to act upon their inner evil
Chapter 1 - Story of the Door
"Sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill him"
Hyde's violence fuels the desire to do the same
unusual in Victorian society
Hyde forced Victorian Gentlemen to forget their standards
"trampled calmy over the child's body"
juxtaposition
sadistic tendencies
influence on others
animalistic aggression
"I never saw a circle of such hateful faces"
violence is frowned upon
doesn't conform to gentlemanly expectations
show of emotions was deemed feminine
duality
Stevenson uses duality to highlight the hypocrisy and façade of Victorian society
"That man is not truly one, but truly two."
dual nature of humanity
inherent conflict within human beings
Jekyll represents the socially acceptable, and Hyde embodies the less restrained aspect of his personality
highlights Jekyll's struggle for control
"I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse."
original sin
'original and better'
lack of control, regret
Chapter 10 - Jekyll's Full Statement
"I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde."
theme of identity
highlights the physical transformation
symbolizes psychological duality
internal struggle between the desire for respect and temptation of indulging in immoral behaviour
unpredictability of duality
danger of science
Characters
Utterson
first character introduced
unusual
friendship with Jekyll
Chapter 1 - Story of the Door
"lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable."
"'I incline to Cain's heresy'"
"His friends were those with his own blood"
Lanyon
"I saw what I saw, I heard what I heard, and my soul sickened at it."
Chapter 9 - Dr Lanyon's Narrative
new perspective
odd as the reader knows Lanyon is dead
He and Jekyll have a disagreement over science
dies from the shock/horror of the transformation
Jekyll
"The smile was struck out of his face and succeeded by an expression of such abject terror and despair, as froze the very blood of the two gentlemen below."
Chapter 7 - Incident at the Window
reaction to the unwilling transformation
emphasizes the horror
"I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also."
Sin
Good and evil
Chapter 6 - Incident of Dr Lanyon
Hyde
Chapter 1 - Story of the Door
"There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable"
phrenology
his deformity reflects his barbaric nature
"the man trampled calmly over the girl's body and left her screaming on the ground."
oxymoronic "trampled" vs "calmly"
shows no regret or remorse
Enfield
"about three o'clock of a black winter morning"
Chapter 1 - Story if the Door
suggests he was drinking
secret life
religious popularity was decreasing at the time
"well known man about town"
has a "bad" reputation
wealthy - doesn't affect him
never confirmed what he has done
sense of secrecy among the upper class