Mr Hyde

Mr Hyde

How is Mr Hyde like this?

Evidence

Analysis

Ugly

He is described as ugly and Stevenson suggests he has the face of Satan. Everybody Hyde meets in the novel is afflicted with his 'nightmarish' appearance.

"There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man so disliked."

This quote from Enfield shows that he is greatly appalled and disgusted by Hyde's appearance, suggesting that he is other-worldly and doesn't belong in the reputable society of Victorian London. The repetition of 'something' exaggerates how deformed Hyde is, as Enfield can't quite put his finger on it.

Murderous

Hyde murders Carew and tramples on a little girl causing her legs to break.

...with ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot, and hailing down a storm of blows.

The use of the simile 'ape-like fury'…