Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - chapter 1 story of the door setting anaylsis
anaylsis of setting from chapter one (story of the door) of Jekyll and Hyde
- Created by: stephanieh42
- Created on: 05-11-20 19:10
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- Chapter 1: setting
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- "nothing but a door on the lower storey"
- connotations: can be opened or closed; gateway to dark part of a person
- "blistered and disdained"
- in a physically poor condition which is similar to Hydes deformed appearance
- "equipped with neither bell nor knocker"
- uninviting, not intended for visitors
- "veiled" "no windows" "shutters"
- dark inside
- concealed
- "nothing but a door on the lower storey"
- private vs public
- "...shop fronts stood...like shows of smiling saleswomen"
- making it look attractive, which is a contrast to the decay and lifelessness of the door
- focus on aesthetics and how things look --> reputation
- "prolonged and sordid negligence"
- behind respectable facade of the street with clean well kept houses, there is a place of:
- "...shop fronts stood...like shows of smiling saleswomen"
- duality
- "a certain sinister block of building"
- repetition of plosive 'b' sound compliments violence of thrust that is associated with the personified building
- sinister nature complimented by repetition of sibilance sounds
- at the heart of a bright street is a dark and sinister house
- "busy quarter of London"
- contrast
- "what is called quiet"
- contrast
- "what is called quiet"
- "like a fire in a forest"
- connotations of: danger, hell, destruction, loss of control
- freshly painted, well polished, cleanliness, gaiety of note
- positive lexis
- sinister, thrust, blind, discoloured, blistered, disdained
- negative lexis
- positive lexis
- negative lexis
- "a certain sinister block of building"
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