Chapter 1 Description Of ‘The lawyer’ - Contextually – The audience would notice Themes – Gentlemanly Conduct
Utterson the immediate establishment of power and &
status within the hierarchy Social Class
- Noun ‘Lawyer’ – Displays his status &
knowledge
- Utterson is immediately presented as a
mark of importance in society & profession
Chapter 1 Description Of ‘Austere with himself’ - Adjective ‘Austere’ – Meaning strict & Themes – Gentlemanly Conduct
Utterson stubborn &
o Suggests Utterson is strict with his Social Class
self treatment
- Emphasis ‘Himself’ – Implies that his
strictness is only towards him & no one else
o Hints at his later discovered loyalty
and service to loved ones
Chapter 1 Description Of The ‘Like rows of smiling saleswomen’ - Simile ‘Like’ – Suggests the street is Themes -
Streets Of London invitational and has been built upon a
friendly façade
- Verb ‘Smiling’ – Shows a constant state of
joy that seems impossibly true
- Enforces a more dystopian image
- Forebodes a continued eerie tone
throughout
Chapter 1 Description Of Hyde ‘Trampled Calmly’ - Violent Verb ‘Trampled’ – Imagery of Hyde
being continually violent, it is second nature
- Frightening to the audience
- Juxtaposition indicates Hyde is familiar to
violence
Chapter 1 Mr Enfield ‘Damned Juggernaut’ - ‘Juggernaut’ - A powerful force
- Ironic considering the powerful force they
will deal with later on in the play
Chapter 1 Mr Enfield ‘Like Satan’ - Simile ‘Like’ – Hyde shares similar qualities Themes – Religion
to the devil &
- Could be associated with the story of the Good Vs Evil