Setting and Symbolism (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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3 central themes in setting/symbolism
3 central themes in setting/symbolism
Duality, secrecy, moral corruption
Soho's changing light symbolises what?
Soho's changing light symbolises what?
Partial knowledge/fragmented truth
Fog's effect on Utterson
Fog's effect on Utterson
'Cut him off' - isolates him physically
Indoor fog in Jekyll's theatre means
Indoor fog in Jekyll's theatre means
Secret deeply concealed/lies spread everywhere
Lighting during Carew's murder
Lighting during Carew's murder
'Brilliantly lit by full moon' - theatrical
How London becomes nightmarish
How London becomes nightmarish
Blends real & invented details
Jekyll's house symbolises
Jekyll's house symbolises
His dual nature - respectable front, corrupt back
Jekyll's laboratory described as
Jekyll's laboratory described as
'Dingy windowless structure'
Cane's symbolic change
Cane's symbolic change
Gift to weapon - civility masks violence
Why burn the cheque book?
Why burn the cheque book?
Money can't fix murder - some sins exceed wealth