This PowerPoint contains roughly 45 quotes with in depth, grade 9 analysis for Jekyll and Hyde. The quotes are the ones I used for my gcse exam for the OCR exam board however I’m sure they will work for other major boards as well.
The quotes cover a variety of character and themes in the pla...
Describing Utterson
“Beaconed” – shows his friendliness and suggests
that he can reach out and communicate with people
without talking to them and the adverb ‘eminently’
implies that this is to a noticeable degree. This
“Something eminently human
beaconed from his eye” description of utterson would enable a Victorian
audience to trust his views and opinions since at the
time the Victorian scare meant audience members
would not know who to trust.
This quote is part of a longer description of Utterson
which is typical of a description and shows that there
are many nice things to say about utterson.
Describing Dr Jekyll
Alliteration of plosive “p” highlights the extent of Jekyll’s
good reputation and how he fits into the stereotype of a
Victorian Gentleman. Jekyll is someone who is the
complete opposite of Hyde, and due to his reputation,
shouldn’t be mixing with people like Hyde. The description
“The very pink of proprieties” of Jekyll being ‘pink’ implies that Jekyll is a prime example
of a Victorian gentleman who is respected beyond
suspicion. This description would enable a victorian
audience to trust Jekyll and his actions which is
important since the Victorian scare meant many
ordinary Victorian didn’t know who they could trust
due to fears that there was evil in everyone.
, Utterson is describing Jekyll in the chapter after
Carew’s murder.
The adjective ‘feverish’ relates to not being in
control, not knowing what you're doing, being
stressed, agitated, vulnerable and unsettled . This
“His friend’s feverish manner” is all emphasized by fricative alliteration of ‘f’
sound which had aural imagery of shaking and
having internal conflict.
Also emphasises that he is unsettled by Carew’s
murder and is even more determined to rid
himself of Hyde.
Contrast to the previous chapter where Jekyll had lost
confidence in himself and was described as ‘looking deadly
sick’. After Hyde has disappeared, Jekyll has become a
socialite and has regained his confidence. The adjective
‘Open’ suggests that now Jekyll isn’t hiding any secrets and is
not embarrassed about anything. The positive connotations
“His face seemed to open and of the adjective ‘brighten’ suggests that he has physically
brighten” changed from previously being described ‘cold hand’ into a
positive way that highlights that now Hyde is gone Jekyll can
focus on being a good honest person that immerses
themselves with his friends. Furthermore, both of the
adjective used to describe Jekyll end in –en, this emphasises
the words and that they symbolise a new start for Jekyll.
, Mr Enfield is retelling his encounter of Mr Hyde to Utterson and
describes Hyde using the simile ‘it was like some damned
juggernaut’ to offer the reader the ability to understand Hyde as a
person. Intensifier adjective ‘damned’ has religious connotations
of hell which suggests his actions are so bad he will go to hell.
“It was like some damned Therefore due to the Victorian scare, a Victorian reader will be
juggernaut” unable to trust Hyde due to his links already to hell and the devil.
Furthermore, ‘Juggernaut’ is linked to Hindu temple cars and
shows that Hyde is being portrayed as a huge unstoppable,
immeasurable force. However this later contradicts Hyde’s
personality because later he is described as small. This
contradictory depiction of Hyde could alert a Victorian audience
to be even more wary since he seems to have a stark change in his
physical appearance.
This quote describes Hyde on the night of Carew’s
murder. The phrase ‘broke out’ has negative connotations
of breaking out of prison which suggests Hyde’s acts will
end him up in a negative and adverse outcome, him being
linked to these negative connotations would warn a
Victorian audience. The phrase ‘broke out’ is repeated
“Broke out of all bounds” elsewhere in the novel, and emphasises how irrational
and unpredictable Hyde’s personality is. The plosive
alliteration emphasises these interpretations. The noun
‘bounds’ suggests Hyde has broken out of the norm for a
Victorian gentlemen in society. Implies Hyde’s emotional
breakdowns are completely unnecessary and Hyde has
gone to the extremes
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