Summary AQA GCSE English Literature Jekyll and Hyde Revision Notes (Quotes and Context)
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English
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GCSE
This resource contains an extensive list of key quotes from Jekyll and Hyde, organised by character and by theme (including friendship, the 'gentleman', secrecy, duality, evil, science, repression and madness).
This document also provides background context to Jekyll and Hyde, on areas including...
English Literature Paper 1 ....................................................................................................................... 3
Quotations - Characters ....................................................................................................................... 4-8
Mr Gabriel Utterson ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Dr Henry Jekyll..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Mr Edward Hyde ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Dr Hastie Lanyon ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Mr Richard Enfield, Sir Danvers Carew & Poole ................................................................................................................................... 8
Quotations - Themes ......................................................................................................................... 9-12
The Gentleman and Friendship .................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Secrecy and Duality .........................................................................................................................................................................................10
Evil and Science .................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Madness, London and Repression .............................................................................................................................................................12
Context ........................................................................................................................................... 13-17
Classes and Contemporary Anxieties.......................................................................................................................................................13
Robert Louis Stevenson .................................................................................................................................................................................14
Duality and Sex & Blackmail ........................................................................................................................................................................15
The Gentleman and Freud ............................................................................................................................................................................16
Genre ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Symbols........................................................................................................................................... 18-19
Doors and Windows ........................................................................................................................................................................................18
Darkness, Houses, Walking Stick & Clothing ........................................................................................................................................19
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English Literature Paper 1 – Section B – 19th Century
Novel
1 Hour 45 Minutes Total for the Entire Paper
Literature Paper 1
• Section A: Shakespeare - Macbeth (30 marks +4 SPaG marks)
• Section B: Nineteenth Century Novel – Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (30 marks + 4 SPaG marks)
What are the Examiners Looking For?
• Balanced treatment of the passage and the whole text.
• Tight focus on the task.
• Focus on Stevenson as the writer of the novella. - What methods has he used to shape meaning? What has he done
deliberately?
• Implicit comments about the characters, events, and ideas.
• Subject terminology.
• Use of textual evidence.
• A formal style.
• Specific contextual comments.
o Links / differences between a 19th Century reader and a modern reader.
Planning
What should you do when you see the question?
1. Read the information, skim the extract and then read the question.
2. Underline the key terms in the title. Note next to it what aspects of context of the play are relevant.
3. Jot down in rough what you think is the OVERALL IDEA you want to say about Stevenson’s message – think about this
properly.
What should you look for?
o Imagery first
o Sentence types and speech type – but ONLY IF YOU CAN MAKE A POINT
o Any contrasts between charcaters
o Similes & Metaphors
o Interesting words with layers of meaning
Thinking about the rest of the text
o Two or three references to the rest of the text are ideal.
o Select points carefully; show progression or contrast between the extract and the rest of the text.
o NB: Events immediately before or after the extract are treated as the
rest of the text.
Structure of the Response
1. Thought-out, thorough introduction
2. Three main points which use analysis to support your argument
a. Context should be included in at least 2 paragraphs
b. One could be a counter arguments
3. Conclusion – only if you have enough time
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Quotations – Characters
Mr Gabriel Utterson
Chapter 1
o "lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable"
o Mr Utterson is a serious and solemn lawyer who is not explicitly expressive. Despite being unemotional, old, worn
and bored or boring, he is still likable.
o "He had an approved tolerance for others..."
o Mr Utterson is an understanding character who has the willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behavior
that one dislikes or disagrees with.
o "wondering with envy at the high pressures of spirits involved in their misdeeds"
o Mr Utterson is inquisitive and curious about other people's wicked and illegal acts.
o “a man of a rugged countenance… He was austere with himself”
o Extended anecdote to show how Utterson repressed his desires
o "the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of down going men"
o Mr Utterson has the reputation for being a supportive and loyal friend even if those around him have changed.
o “[Utterson] drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages”
o Extended anecdote to show how Utterson repressed his desires
o "mark of a modest man"
o Mr Utterson is perhaps the embodiment of the proper, respectable, professional and eminently Victorian society.
o "his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time"
o Mr Utterson's friendship strengthens with time.
o "I am ashamed of my long tongue."
o Mr Utterson displays a distaste for sensation and gossip as this is ungentlemanly. He disapproves of the gossip with
Mr Enfield.
o "Mr Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word..."
o "Let us never refer to this again."
Chapter 2
o "a clouded brow"
o "his hand to his brow like a man in mental perplexity"
o Mr Utterson's curious nature kicks in. Links in with "brow" representing the mind.
o "The lawyer stood while when Mr Hyde had left him, the picture of disquietude..."
o Mr Utterson's reaction to Hyde is of unease and anxiety showing a Victorian gentleman is not often faced with this
type of conduct.
o "this is not fitting language"
o Mr Utterson disapproves of Hyde's language. Reference to Victorian etiquette and formal manner.
Chapter 6
o "he condemned the fear as a disloyalty, and broke the seal"
o Utterson's loyalty means he is willing to go against his friends words to protect those he cares about.
o "but professional honour and faith to his dead were stringent obligations"
o The Victorian gentleman will keep his word to his friend and not ruin his honour as this is disloyal.
o "It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it..."
o Utterson is curious however he overcomes his temptation.
Chapter 8
o "borne in upon his mind a crushing anticipation of calamity"
o Utterson's thoughts foreshadow a disaster that is to come.
o "moisture of some strangling anguish"
o "I shall consider it my duty to break the door."
o Utterson breaks the door as he believes he has a responsibility to do so (moral or legal obligation).
o "my shoulders are broad enough to bear the blame"
o Utterson is going to sacrifice his honour to do what is right. He is humble and protective of others.
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