JEKYLL & HYDE QUOTE BANKS
CHARACTER-BASED:
Who are they? Introduction Quotes & brief analysis
Dr Jekyll He seems reputable, Stevenson initially presents Dr Jekyll as a respectable, ‘Charitable man’
symbolises upper-class gentleman in Victorian ‘large handsome face’ though it soon grows ‘pale’ with ‘blac
repression as well as society who is rational and makes well-informed his eyes’
having insatiable decisions. As the gothic novella progresses, ‘Devil had long been caged; it came out roaring’ suggests th
curiosity. it becomes evident that there is a darker side to his himself as a respectable member of society, whilst secretly
nature, and he is not the man that everyone thinks he his more malicious desires.
is. His desires, alongside his constant obsession with ‘I felt younger, lighter, happier in body’
maintaining his reputation, eventually lead to his ‘Man is not truly one, but truly two’
downfall. ‘If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also’
‘I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end’
‘The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde’ Thinks he h
Dr Lanyon Is well respected Stevenson uses the character of Dr Lanyon to explore ‘O God! I screamed, and ‘O God!ʼ again and againˮ
and acts as a foil the clash between traditional science and more ‘Unscientific balderdash’ Conflict between Lanyon & Jekyll,
(oppose) to Dr dangerous, transgressive experimentation. Lanyon, a theory not created yet so people didn’t engage well; with ne
Jekyll rational and respectable figure, serves as a foil to ‘Jekyll became too fanciful for me’
Jekyll, representing the safe, materialistic side of ‘My life is shaken to its roots’ Psychological violence / torm
Victorian science that refuses to meddle in the unknwn. ‘Cavendish Square, that citadel of medicine’ is portrayed as
lives in a better place which contrasts to the earlier descript
Enfield Utterson’s cousin, Enfield drives the plot forward. He is the man who ‘I saw Sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill
key to the theme of initially tells Utterson about the wretched death and ‘One day, ... by the corner of the street, ... ran over a little g
repression can almost be seen as the catalyst, causing a reaction Enfield's witnessing of Hyde's callous behaviour sets the ton
from Utterson which results in him starting to immoral nature and establishes Enfield as a reliable witness
investigate. actions.
‘The very pink of properties” - Shows how Enfield is apprec
Jekyll’s kind nature and values those who work for good.
, characteristics or extract progresses, Stevenson often uses ‘I saw Sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill
thoughts juxtaposition to establish the brutality of Hyde’s that Hyde is able to provoke the doctor to this level shows H
actions, while also presenting him as predatory and ability to bring out the violent and animalistic sides of those
primitive. His completely remorseless actions ‘He broke out in a great flame of anger’
challenge traditionalist religious values of the time. ‘Trampled his victim underfoot,” “bones audibly shattered”
‘Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind was pure evil
‘My devil had been long caged; he came out roaring’
‘Alone in the ranks of mankind’
‘Storm of blows’
‘Ape-like fury’ Links to Darwinism and our ancestry from a
‘a strong feeling of deformity’ mystery and uncertainty rega
Utterson A Respected Utterson serves as the protagonist to explore ideas ‘Backward in sentiment’ doesn’t show his emotions, typical
Lawyer, symbolises surrounding the contemporary Victorian perception of ‘yet somehow lovable’
honesty and acts as how a reputable gentlemen should act, where society ‘He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone
the moral compass. itself felt pressured to conform to societal mores. He taste for vintages’ Wine is associated with lust - the irony t
also subtly suggests how the idea of the Victorian more alcoholic than wine shows how he is pressured to refr
gentleman is a facade as it suppresses a person's pleasure.Structural choice to put this at the start suggests i
desires and leads to them only displaying one side of intrinsic part of all V gentlemen.
themselves, when man, by definition, consists of a dual ‘I incline to Cain’s heresy’
nature ‘If he be Mr Hyde… I shall be Mr Seek’ Emphasises the the
‘if I ever read Satan’s signature upon a face, it is on that of
friend’ Hyde is a work of evil
‘I shall consider it my duty to break in that door’ Integrity,
breaking in the duality of Jekyll and Hyde
‘Let his brother go to the devil in his own way’ claims to be
reason and morality, yet here he chooses detachment over in
Illustrates a society that allows evil to flourish, not
because it approves of it, but because it refuses to confront
Poole Dr Jekyll’s Butler Jekyll’s servant and helps make some discoveries ‘Doggedly disregarding the questions’ He’s hesitant to infor
and shows loyalty Utterson is able to make. about his worries, showing that that he is loyal, and that he
Stevenson may have used him to show how if his master
classes worked together, more could be achieved ‘Somethings wrong…’ ‘I am concerned’
‘I have been sent flying to all the wholesale chemists in tow
guilty as he was buying the drugs that was turning him into
‘Poole swung the axe by his shoulder’ breaking down not on
CHARACTER-BASED:
Who are they? Introduction Quotes & brief analysis
Dr Jekyll He seems reputable, Stevenson initially presents Dr Jekyll as a respectable, ‘Charitable man’
symbolises upper-class gentleman in Victorian ‘large handsome face’ though it soon grows ‘pale’ with ‘blac
repression as well as society who is rational and makes well-informed his eyes’
having insatiable decisions. As the gothic novella progresses, ‘Devil had long been caged; it came out roaring’ suggests th
curiosity. it becomes evident that there is a darker side to his himself as a respectable member of society, whilst secretly
nature, and he is not the man that everyone thinks he his more malicious desires.
is. His desires, alongside his constant obsession with ‘I felt younger, lighter, happier in body’
maintaining his reputation, eventually lead to his ‘Man is not truly one, but truly two’
downfall. ‘If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also’
‘I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end’
‘The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde’ Thinks he h
Dr Lanyon Is well respected Stevenson uses the character of Dr Lanyon to explore ‘O God! I screamed, and ‘O God!ʼ again and againˮ
and acts as a foil the clash between traditional science and more ‘Unscientific balderdash’ Conflict between Lanyon & Jekyll,
(oppose) to Dr dangerous, transgressive experimentation. Lanyon, a theory not created yet so people didn’t engage well; with ne
Jekyll rational and respectable figure, serves as a foil to ‘Jekyll became too fanciful for me’
Jekyll, representing the safe, materialistic side of ‘My life is shaken to its roots’ Psychological violence / torm
Victorian science that refuses to meddle in the unknwn. ‘Cavendish Square, that citadel of medicine’ is portrayed as
lives in a better place which contrasts to the earlier descript
Enfield Utterson’s cousin, Enfield drives the plot forward. He is the man who ‘I saw Sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill
key to the theme of initially tells Utterson about the wretched death and ‘One day, ... by the corner of the street, ... ran over a little g
repression can almost be seen as the catalyst, causing a reaction Enfield's witnessing of Hyde's callous behaviour sets the ton
from Utterson which results in him starting to immoral nature and establishes Enfield as a reliable witness
investigate. actions.
‘The very pink of properties” - Shows how Enfield is apprec
Jekyll’s kind nature and values those who work for good.
, characteristics or extract progresses, Stevenson often uses ‘I saw Sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill
thoughts juxtaposition to establish the brutality of Hyde’s that Hyde is able to provoke the doctor to this level shows H
actions, while also presenting him as predatory and ability to bring out the violent and animalistic sides of those
primitive. His completely remorseless actions ‘He broke out in a great flame of anger’
challenge traditionalist religious values of the time. ‘Trampled his victim underfoot,” “bones audibly shattered”
‘Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind was pure evil
‘My devil had been long caged; he came out roaring’
‘Alone in the ranks of mankind’
‘Storm of blows’
‘Ape-like fury’ Links to Darwinism and our ancestry from a
‘a strong feeling of deformity’ mystery and uncertainty rega
Utterson A Respected Utterson serves as the protagonist to explore ideas ‘Backward in sentiment’ doesn’t show his emotions, typical
Lawyer, symbolises surrounding the contemporary Victorian perception of ‘yet somehow lovable’
honesty and acts as how a reputable gentlemen should act, where society ‘He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone
the moral compass. itself felt pressured to conform to societal mores. He taste for vintages’ Wine is associated with lust - the irony t
also subtly suggests how the idea of the Victorian more alcoholic than wine shows how he is pressured to refr
gentleman is a facade as it suppresses a person's pleasure.Structural choice to put this at the start suggests i
desires and leads to them only displaying one side of intrinsic part of all V gentlemen.
themselves, when man, by definition, consists of a dual ‘I incline to Cain’s heresy’
nature ‘If he be Mr Hyde… I shall be Mr Seek’ Emphasises the the
‘if I ever read Satan’s signature upon a face, it is on that of
friend’ Hyde is a work of evil
‘I shall consider it my duty to break in that door’ Integrity,
breaking in the duality of Jekyll and Hyde
‘Let his brother go to the devil in his own way’ claims to be
reason and morality, yet here he chooses detachment over in
Illustrates a society that allows evil to flourish, not
because it approves of it, but because it refuses to confront
Poole Dr Jekyll’s Butler Jekyll’s servant and helps make some discoveries ‘Doggedly disregarding the questions’ He’s hesitant to infor
and shows loyalty Utterson is able to make. about his worries, showing that that he is loyal, and that he
Stevenson may have used him to show how if his master
classes worked together, more could be achieved ‘Somethings wrong…’ ‘I am concerned’
‘I have been sent flying to all the wholesale chemists in tow
guilty as he was buying the drugs that was turning him into
‘Poole swung the axe by his shoulder’ breaking down not on
