Mr Hyde

• Darwinism


  "pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity"-Lombroso's theory of criminality suggests a criminal mind is inherited and can be acknowledged by appearance, Hyde is primitive and not fully formed
• animal imagery


  "cry out like a rat" shows disease and vermin. disease can impact everyone, just how Hyde's actions did.

  "hissing intake of breath" snake imagery

  "apelike tricks"-supports theory of evolution and how humans evolved from apes
• science and religion

  "carrying it off sir, really like Satan"

  "Hyde is the spirit of hell" Jekyll is a religious man which is ironic as his science creates a monster that is compared to the devil and hell which is an place of eternal suffering and punishment
• society

  Hyde represents the dangers of London, he is homed in Soho suggesting Hyde creates havoc on upper class London and enforces his troglodytic personality onto wealthy citizens
• upper class


  Hyde is referred to as a gentleman throughout showing he portrays a hidden identity of all upper class gentleman. He disobeys social norms and acts against them suggesting every person despite class status has the capability of being evil

  "civilly enough"

  "perfectly cool and made no resistance"
• upper class


  his home is described sophistically showing even upper class can experience depravity
• violence


  "trampled calmly" oxymoron

  "hailing down a storm of blows"-shows how natural violence came to Hyde and how calm he was to do so, he wanted to rid the child of innocence and had no care to reflect his violent manner onto other people
• Hyde is a symbolic representation of the dark, repressed and animalistic side of human nature. Hyde suggests a primitive, untamed and hidden aspect of Jekyll’s personality contrasting with his outwardly respectable persona