Dr Henry Jekyll
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- Dr Henry Jekyll
- troubled
- First thing described about him is his house/lab
- "sinister block of building"
- Utterson said "he was wild when he was young" showing the dual nature
- Jekyll described as "slylish cast" Foreshadowing duality of nature
- Utterson visits him after Hyde attacked Carew.
- Jekyll looks "sick" and speaks in a "feverish manner"
- After 2 months in chapter 6 Jekyll retreats from society again
- Chapter 7 uses object correlation to describe Jekyll "full of premature twilight"
- Described as "like some disconsolate prisoner" chapter 7 described like prisoner. Actually is prisoner though
- The comonplace" room shows that Jekyll is an ordinary person
- "blood-red" colour of chemicals in draw shows sinister nature Jekyll
- C9, tempted by "pleasures" at a young age felt bad about so "concealed" them
- C9 Jekyll wants to hide sins as has high standards, sympathise Jekyll because of his stress
- c9 says "miracle" to make "beloved daydream" reality
- "leap of welcome" for Hyde when transformed into him
- c9 Jekyll justifies Hyde's actions saying that they are "Hydes alone" hypoctritical
- c10 horrified by murder. Decided to live a respectable life returns as "ordinary secret sinner" makes us realise everyone does bad
- c10 Jekyll wakes up turned into Hyde without the drugs
- He grew taller and personality been "nourished"
- Stopped tking postion however was "tortured with throes and longings" to be Hyde
- c10 "brute that slept within hm" Jekyll hated part of Hyde within him
- Jekyll turns into Hyde after satifised by "active goodwill" and then he transforms into Hyde when congratulating self on his virtues
- Jekyll sees Hyde as "inorganic" and not part of him
- First thing described about him is his house/lab
- Respected
- Jekyll's dinner party is with "intelligent, respectable" upper-class men. all also "judges of good wine"
- Chapter 6- time passes as if Hyde "never existed" holds dinner parties also
- At a young age "fond of the respect"
- Ambitious
- Dr Lanyon didn't agree with his work as he was a traditional scientist.
- He called it "unscientific balderdash"
- "balderdash" means nonsense.
- he called it "too fanciful
- fanciful means unrealistic
- Victorian era not common for gossiping as it was frowned upon.
- Lanyon said ""would have estranged Damon and Pythias"
- Damon and Pythias were used as examples of good friends
- Untitled
- Damon and Pythias were used as examples of good friends
- However Jekyll does diagree with him and gossips about him too
- "a high bound pendant" "ignorant, blatant pendant"
- Pendant is someone particular on facts.
- High bound means restricted on views. Shows Hyde is always on his mind even when relaxing with friends. sounds like hyde-bound
- "a high bound pendant" "ignorant, blatant pendant"
- He called it "unscientific balderdash"
- C9 "temptation of a discovery" was tpp much to resist
- Dr Lanyon didn't agree with his work as he was a traditional scientist.
- Secretive
- Chapter 3 strange situation "cannot be mended by talking" also says "great intrest" in Hyde.
- Jekyll gives no more detail so gives suspense.
- When talking about his will uses phrases "if i am taken away" and " when i am no longer here"
- Uses ambiguous language to reassure Utterson.
- Utterson cannot get info out of him after Carew murder
- "cannot share with anyone" doesn't share
- Jekyll writes Utterson must "suffer me to go my own dark way" in the letter c6 shows repression
- Chapter 3 strange situation "cannot be mended by talking" also says "great intrest" in Hyde.
- troubled
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