Jekyll and Hyde - Key Quotes Verified A+

Jekyll and Hyde - Key Quotes Verified A+ Utterson - character (Chapter 1) ️️Quote: 'a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile.' Analysis: he was very serious Utterson - character (Chapter 1) ️️Quote: '...the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence...' Analysis: makes him seem reliable and trustworthy Hyde - violence (Chapter 1) ️️Quote: 'trampled calmly' Analysis: oxymoron - shows heartlessness Hyde - animalistic/primitive nature (Chapter 1) ️️Quote: 'It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut.' Analysis: simile - shows Hyde's inhumanity and Utterson's shock towards his violent actions Hyde - character (Chapter 1) ️️Quote: 'brought out the sweat on me like running' Analysis: simile - his presence was unnerving Hyde - evil nature (Chapter 6) ️️Quote: 'black, sneering coolness' Analysis: oxymoron - shows Hyde's cruel and inhumane character, colour imagery of 'black' gives sinister connotations Hyde - evil nature (Chapter 1) ️️Quote: 'really like Satan' Analysis: simile, religious reference - emphasises Hyde's evil nature by comparing him to Satan Hyde - appearance (Chapter 1) ️️Quote: 'something displeasing, something downright detestable' Analysis: hyperbole, plosive alliteration - emphasises Enfield's unexplainable disgust towards Hyde Lanyon - change in Jekyll (Chapter 2 ️️Quote: 'he began to go wrong, wrong in mind' Analysis: foreboding, repetition of 'wrong' - suggests that something is going on with Jekyll Hyde - animalistic nature (Chapter 2) ️️Quote: 'with a hissing intake of the breath', 'snarled loudly into a savage laugh' Analysis: sibilance - reference to a snake, highlights his aggressive nature Hyde - character (Chapter 2) ️️Quote: 'unknown disgust, loathing, and fear' Analysis: tricolon - emphasises Utterson's immediate hatred towards Hyde Jekyll - neighbourhood (Chapter 2) ️️Quote: 'wore a great air of wealth and comfort' Analysis: personification - emphasises the contrast between the wealthy area in which Jekyll lives in and Soho, where Hyde lives Jekyll - character (Chapter 3) ️️Quote: 'every mark of capacity and kindness' Analysis: suggests that Jekyll is a kind and empathetic man Jekyll - reputation (Chapter 3) ️️Quote: held 'pleasant dinners' with 'intelligent, reputable men' Analysis: he is sophisticated and well-mannered, has a good reputation, well-respected Jekyll - relationship with Hyde (Chapter 2) ️️Quote: 'I have really a very great interest in poor Hyde' Analysis: repetition of 'very great interest' - mysterious, foreshadowing, only one who sympathises with Hyde Pathetic fallacy (Chapter 4) ️️Quote: 'a fog rolled over the city', 'the night was cloudless', ' brilliantly lit by the full moon' Analysis: foreboding - creates a calm almost ominous atmosphere before the chaos, heightens the following violence Carew - innocence/vulnerability (Chapter 4) ️️Quote: 'a very pretty manner of politeness', 'to breathe such an innocent and old-world kindness of disposition' Analysis: shows the extent of Hyde's evil nature by carrying out such a vicious, vindictive attack on an innocent man Hyde - violence (Chapter 4) ️️Quote: 'with a great flame of anger' Analysis: hyperbolic metaphor - emphasises Hyde's aggression, natural imagery - his anger was an indestructible force of nature Hyde - violence (Chapter 4) ️️Quote: 'brandishing the cane... like a madman' Analysis: violent verb, simile - heightens Hyde's violent nature Hyde - violence (Chapter 4) ️️Quote: 'broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth' Analysis: violent verb, shows how Hyde broke out of humanity and resorted to evil Hyde - violence/animalistic/primitive nature (Chapter 4) ️️Quote: 'with ape-like fury' Analysis: simile - highlights Hyde's animistic and primitive nature which fuels his violence Hyde - violence (Chapter 4) ️️Quote: 'hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered' Analysis: pathetic fallacy - emphasises the cruel nature of the violent attack, onomatopoeia - highlights the severity of the attack and the damage Hyde had caused Setting - Soho (Chapter 4) ️️Quote: 'city in a nightmare' Analysis: metaphor - creates a sinister atmosphere, Hyde's neighbourhood reflects his character Jekyll - secrecy (Chapter 5) ️️Quote: 'I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with any one', 'I have so great a trust in you' Analysis: heightens Jekyll's sense of secrecy as he won't tell Utterson the truth even though he greatly trusts him Jekyll - secrecy (Chapter 5) ️️Quote: 'seized with a qualm of faintness', 'covered his face' Analysis: he is feeling uneasy, he is trying to hide the truth both physically and mentally Secrecy - significance of the door (Ch