Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: Characters (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards

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Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: Characters
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Jekyll's quote on human duality

Man is not truly one, but truly two

Jekyll's belief re: controlling Hyde

The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde

Jekyll's flaw re: controlling Hyde

Overconfidence & underestimation of darker side

Animalistic term for Hyde

Ape-like fury

What Hyde represents

Darker, primal side of humanity

Hyde's quote showing pure evil

I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight

Utterson's wordplay about Hyde

If he be Mr Hyde, I shall be Mr Seek

What Utterson represents

Moral centre, rationality & decency

Simile for Utterson's affections

His affections, like ivy, were the growth of time

Lanyon's reaction to transformation

I saw what I saw... my soul sickened at it

What Lanyon represents

Victorian belief in science & rationality

Lanyon's horrified exclamation

O God! I screamed, and O God!

Poole's quote about masked figure

No, sir, that thing in the mask was never Dr Jekyll

Who Poole represents

Everyday people caught in strange events

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