Extensive Quotes

• "I had been safe of all men's respect, wealthy, beloved"


  Victorian Gentlemen Dr Jekyll himself 10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case. This quote shows Jekyll had a good reputation and would have been a gentleman. His actions whilst being a gentleman are therefore rather telling about the state of repression most gentlemen experienced, as the archetype of Victorian morality is willing to descend to such depths to live the life he pleases.
• "[Jekyll's house] wore a great air of wealth of comfort."


  Victorian Gentlemen Utterson / Narrator 2 - Search for Mr Hyde Shows how Jekyll is very gentlemanly in the quality of his house, and since the quality of the house reflects the quality of the individual, it shows Jekyll is very respectable. Also used as a contrast to the "sinister" laboratory of Hyde, and symbolises that Jekyll and Hyde are the same person through the physical connection.
• "Mr. Hyde had only used a couple of rooms; but these were furnished with luxury and good taste"


  Duality of Men and Victorian Gentlemen Utterson /Narrator 4 - The Carew Murder Case By having Hyde have luxurious rooms furnished like those in Jekyll's quarters, Jekyll is tying himself to a disreputable part of the city.
• "The dismal quarter of Soho... with its muddy ways, and slatternly passengers"


  Victorian Gentlemen and Duality of Men. Utterson / Narrator 4 - The Carew Murder Case This vivid description of Soho offers a good comparison of how the worst and best of humanity live side by side (Cavendish Square and Soho). Soho was poor and a place of disrepute, so the fact that Hyde lives here further associates him with maligned purpose. This combines with the pathetic fallacy of the fog to make London appear nightmarish. There is also more symbolism in the fact that Soho was in the wealthy West End, like the immoral Hyde is located within Jekyll.
• " I have been made to learn that the doom and burden of our life is bound forever on man's shoulders"


  Duality of Man Dr Jekyll 10 - Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case Shows the influence of Evangelicalism on the novel and shows how strongly Jekyll wished to cast off his sin.
• "animal within", "seems hardly human", and "like a monkey"


  Duality of Man and Science vs Religion Jekyll, Utterson and Poole 10, 2, and 8 Darwinism was a major controversial idea at the time, and Stevenson uses this idea to make Hyde, seem even more terrifying, as he is more animalistic ("as displayed by the constant dehumanisation" and less evolved than Jekyll (as shown by their physical differences) would have been interpreted that everyone has an animal inside them.
• "Mr Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable"


  Victorian Gentlemen Narrator 1 - Story of the Door Setting up Mr Utterson as the typical Victorian gentlemen, who is, for all his faults, a good person, and rational.
• "with its freshly painted shutters, well-polished brasses, and general cleanliness and gaiety of note"


  Mystery and Setting. Narrator 1 - Story of the Door This lovely description sets the scene for the eventual anomaly of the house with only a door.
• "a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street."


  Mystery Narrator 1 - Story of the Door This description contrasts with the previous setting about the beauty of the scene and creates a sense of unease and suspense.
• "The man trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the ground"


  Violence and Mystery Enfield 1 - Story of the Door Oxymoron of the trampled calmly shows how sadistic Hyde is and already sets him out to be pure evil.
• "I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why."


  Mystery and Evil Enfield 1 - Story of the Door The fact that Enfield cannot put a finger on why he is so uncomfortable around Hyde makes appear more mysterious, as well as cementing the idea of evil around Mr Hyde.
• "Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again.


  Victorian Gentlemen and Mystery Enfield 1 - Story of the Door Creates an air of mystery around the whole affair. This makes the reader intrigued about the whole circumstance, but also shows how, at the time, it was frowned upon to become embroiled in such affairs as a gentleman.
• "Such unscientific balderdash"

  Science vs Religion, Lanyon 2 - Search for Mr Hyde Hints that Jekyll's experiments are darker than conventional science.
• "The figure... haunted the lawyer all night;"


  Mystery Narrator 2 - Search for Mr Hyde Shows how unsettled Utterson is by the claims of this man and how desperate he is for more information.
• "he thought the mystery would lighten"


  Mystery Narrator 2 - Search for Mr Hyde Shows how rational Utterson is and how visual evidence is important for him before passing judgement.
• "The bystreet was very solitary ... [and] very silent"


  Mystery, Suspense, Gothic Horror. Narrator 2 - Search for Mr Hyde This quote creates a sense of expectation, as something momentous prepares to happen, heightening the mystery.
• "Mr Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave the impression of deformity"


  Mystery, Evil reflected in the face, Science Narrator 2 - Search for Mr Hyde This quote further gives the impression that Hyde is less evolved than the normal person, and more savage.
• "He never told you,"


  Mystery Hyde 2 - Search for Mr Hyde The certainness of Hyde's response to Utterson's implication that he had spoken to Jekyll makes the reader about how he could be so certain.
• "If ever I read Satan's signature on a face, it is on that of our new friend."


  Mystery, Duality of Men Narrator 2 - Search for Mr Hyde Reemphasises the evilness of Hyde, creates more tension surrounding him, and heightens the mystery.
• "There is something more, if I could find a name for it"


  Mystery, Religion Utterson 2 - Search for Mr Hyde Showcases that there is something about Hyde that makes Utterson uneasy and showcases Utterson's curiosity.
• "all intelligent, reputable men"
• Victorian Gentlemen Narrator 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease Shows that Jekyll, for the most part, moves within good, gentlemanly social circles. Also, the fact that he is having a dinner party shows he is a sociable man within society.
• "something of a slyish cast perhaps, but ever mark of capacity and kindness"


  Victorian Gentlemen and Duality of Men Narrator 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease Shows that he is a good person, but also has hints of secrecy and a darker side to his personality. This is an early sign of Jekyll's dual personality.
• "Lanyon, at what he called my scientific heresies... [is] an ignorant, blatant pedant"


  Science vs Religion, Conflict within characters. Dr Jekyll 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease This desire to shift from the previous subject to this shows that Jekyll does not wish to talk about Hyde and shows that Jekyll believes that what he is doing is good, even though he is going against God.
• "It is one of those affairs that cannot be mended by talking"


  Mystery, Victorian Gentlemen Dr Jekyll 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease The secrecy of this scenario creates suspense, as well as showcasing that Jekyll is aware that Hyde is immoral, as immoral actions were great secrets among Victorian gentlemen.
• "the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde."


  Foreshadowing, Mystery Dr Jekyll 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease This is found out to be untrue later and foreshadows future events.
• "I have really a very great interest in poor Hyde"


  Mystery, Secrecy Dr Jekyll 3 - Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease The lack of explanation makes this interest even more mysterious, making the mystery even more entrancing.
• "It seems she was romantically given,"


  Limitations, Mystery Narrator 4 - The Carew Murder Case This is a good quote to show the limitation of the
• "[Carew's face] seemed to breathe such an innocent and old-world kindness of disposition,"


  Innocence, Goodness of Men, Victorian Gentlemen Narrator 4 - The Carew Murder Case In Jekyll and Hyde, the personality can be seen on the face, and since his face is wonderful, he is wonderful, therefore emphasising his innocence.
• "with ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot"


  Violence, Murder, Duality and Evilness of Men Narrator 4 - The Carew Murder Case The animalistic description of Hyde's actions showcases his savagery and primality.
• "the bones were audibly shattered"


  Violence, Murder Narrator 4 - The Carew Murder Case By appealing to the readers sense of hearing as well as sight, the attack is made to be even more gruesome and vivid.
• "[There] lay his victim in the middle of the lane, incredibly mangled."


  Violence, Murder Narrator 4 - The Carew Murder Case The fact that the victim is "incredibly mangled" showcases the brutality of the crime.
• "his eye lighted up with professional ambition."


  Duality of Men Narrator 4 - The Carew Murder Case Showing how everyone has a double nature and motives. This highlights the hypocrisy of people, as he uses the serious circumstance for his advantage.
• "She had an evil face, smoothed by hypocrisy; but her manners were excellent."


  Duality of Men Narrator 4 - The Carew Murder Case The use of this minor develops the idea that human nature does its upmost to conceal our faults, as she puts on a mask of respectability.
• "he eyed the dingy, windowless structure"


  Duality of Men, Symbolism Narrator 5 - Incident of the Letter This is the first time Utterson has been to the laboratory. The "dingy" laboratory is associated with Hyde, as it is closest to his part of the house.
• "gazed round with a distasteful sense of strangeness"


  Mystery, Suspense, Gothic Horror Narrator 5 - Incident of the Letter This quote about the unease that Utterson has creates tension and unease about the scenario in the reader.
• "sat Dr Jekyll, looking deadly sick."

  Mystery Narrator 5 - Incident of the Letter The fact that Jekyll is sick shows how agitated he is about the murder, and how guilty he feels in his present state.
• "I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with any one.


  Secrecy, Victorian Gentlemen, Mystery Dr Jekyll 5 - Incident of the Letter Increases the mystery, as nobody knows what the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde is, as well as showing how
• If it came to a trial, your name might appear."


  Victorian Gentlemen Utterson 5 - Incident of the Letter Utterson believes Jekyll is protecting Hyde but does not get involved because of his concern about Jekyll's reputation.
• "And his blood ran cold in his veins."


  Mystery, Horror Narrator 5 - Incident of the Letter The first quote that shows that Utterson is aware that there is an inconvenient truth, which needs to be solved.