Dr Jekyll & Hyde

• Equanimous - DR JEKYLL VOCAB Calm and composed even in challenging or stressful situations highlighting Jekyll's inner tranquillity.
• Labyrinthine - DR JEKYLL VOCAB Intricate and complex alluding to the multifaceted nature of Jekyll's personality and the depths of his inner struggles.
• Oscillating - DR JEKYLL VOCAB Moving or fluctuating between different states or moods reflecting Jekyll's constant internal battle between good and evil.
• Nebulous - DR JEKYLL VOCAB Vague or unclear suggesting Jekyll's elusive and enigmatic nature.
• "My life is shaken to its roots" - LANYON : Dr Jekyll & Hyde "Lanyon's blind confirmation to society is hurting him mentally.Metaphor - ""roots"". ""Roots"" are the core foundation showing how the very basis of everything he has believed was wrong. There's ironic hypocrisy of his earlier comments.Societies rational limitations have curtailed his thoughts he never believed that transcendental science and Hyde was possible.So he has denied him the opportunity to be a true scientist and improve humanity and aid progress. "
• Pedantic - LANYON VOCAB Overly concerned with minor details and rules suggesting Lanyon's meticulous and precise nature.
• Aghast - LANYON VOCAB Filled with horror shock or astonishment indicating Lanyon's overwhelming sense of disbelief or dismay.
• Sanguine - LANYON VOCAB Optimistic and cheerful often in the face of adversity reflecting Lanyon's hopeful and positive outlook.
• Apathetic - LANYON VOCAB Showing a lack of interest or enthusiasm reflecting Lanyon's disinterest or indifference towards certain matters.
• ATAVISM CONTEXT - Dr Jekyll & Hyde "Lombroso's theory of atavism presents the idea that some people are ""born criminal"".He studied the appearance of thousands of criminals and found they shared common physcial characteristics such as sloping brow pronounced jaw large ears etc.He concluded that they were more primitive in an evolutionary sense than other people.In the novella Hyde clearly has some atavistic traits demonstrated through his description as ""pale and dwarfish"""
• Jekyll "would trust (him) before any man alive" - UTTERSON : Dr Jekyll & Hyde "The lexical choice of the noun ""trust"" accentuates that Jekyll and Utterson have a healthy releationship and could also indicate that hey have been friends for a long period of time. It highlights Utterson's nature.Etymologically the noun ""trust"": would remind the Christocentric audience of the story of Adam and Eve as they have trust and a similar relationship to Jekyll and utterson.Nowithstanding the trust is broken due to the snake who ruins their relationship.The audience in 1886 and modern day reader would symbolise that Hyde is the snake in the biblical story - which could forshadow the further breakdown of the relationship."
• Tenacious - UTTERSON VOCAB Persistent and determined suggesting Utterson's unwavering commitment to uncovering the truth.
• Prudent - UTTERSON VOCAB Exercising caution and good judgement reflecting Utterson's careful and sensible approach.
• Sagacious - UTTERSON VOCAB Wise and insightful indicating Utterson's ability to make sound judgements and disern the truth.
• Steadfast - UTTERSON VOCAB Resolutely firm and unwavering in purpose describing Utterson's steadfast loyalty and reliablity.
• Circumspect - UTTERSON VOCAB Cautious and discreet suggesting Utterson's careful and thoughtful nature
• "Child of Hell" - HYDE : Dr Jekyll & hyde "Description of Hell: Gospel of Matthew 13:50""And throw them into the blazing furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.""Christocentric audience would be shocked as Hell is compared to the character of Hyde further supporting the heinous and odious nature of Hyde.The lexical choice of the noun ""child"" is interesting as a child needs guidance and support to grow successully. Similarly Hyde needs that support and help from society however he is denied this.He is never understood and therefore his impact becomes more destructive."
• Malevolent - HYDE VOCAB Having or showing a desire to harm others suggesting Hyde's malicious and evil nature.
• Mephitic - HYDE VOCAB Foul-smelling or noxious reflecting the repulsive and offensive nature of Hyde.
• Nefarious - HYDE VOCAB Wicked or villainous highlighting Hyde's sinister and morally corrupt actions.
• Pestilent - HYDE VOCAB Destructive or harmful suggesting Hyde's detrimental and toxic influence.
• "He began to go wrong, wrong in the mind"(Dr Lanyon talking to Mr Utterson about Jekyll) - CHAPTER 2: THE SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE "Lanyon is presented as a reliable witness - he is a ""genial man"" working in the ""citadel of medicine"" meaning he is one of the country's leading doctors. This means thaat we are supposed to respect hom and his opnions making his statement ever so more powerful.The adjective ""wrong"" and it repetition emphasise how much Laynon objects to Jekyll's supernatural experiments.The phrase ""wrong in the mind"" implies that Jekyll's beliefs stem from his mental instability - we know that this is not entirely far-fetched as Jekyll himself states that the conoction was neither ""diabolical nor divine"" in Chapter 10 which could be interpreted that it did not separate his good and evil into two separate entities but put forth jekyll's repressed nature and evil desires.THEMES: DUALITY OF MAN & SUPERNATUAL VS SCIENCE"
• "The large, handsome face of Dr Jekyll grew pale to the lips and there came a blackness about his eye": (Utterson confesses his knowledge of Hyde to Jekyll) - CHAPTER 3: DR JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE "Upon hearing about Hyde Jekyll undergoes a radical transformation where his previously ""handsome"" face grows corrupted and almost demonic.Stevenson engages with the theme of duality of a man through the juxtaposition of ""pale"" with ""blackness"". His ""pale face"" suggest that Jekyll is afraid of Hyde and on edge about Utterson's newfound knowledge yet the ""blackness"" in his eye reveals his true nature as it links back with the common metaphorical phrase ""black with anger which inexplicity implies that the boundaries between Jekyll and Hyde are slowly becoming weaker and more frayed. This sudden change of tone from the previous casual converstation makes the reader anxious and suspicious of Hyde.THEMES: DUALITY OF MAN GOOD VS EVIL"
• "He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong sense of deformity"(Enfield describing Hyde to Mr Utterson) - CHAPTER 1: THE STORY OF THE DOOR "Enfield does not describe the physical deformity of Mr Hyde as Stevenson wants to place focus on the idea that while there is something wrong with Edward Hyde it is indescribable because the real deformity is inside his mind.As Enfield and Utterson are both rational and respectable people the criticism of Mr Hyde is made more powerful as they both are not usually quick to judgement with Utterson even being described as having ""an improved tolerance for others.""Can be linked back to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution - Hyde reflects man's primitive nature with his apre-like personality hence why Stevenson portrays him as formed.THEMES: EVOLUTION MYSTERY"
• "Three windows were halfway open; and sitting beside it, taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien like some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Jekyll":  (After Jekyll isolates himself, Utterson walks by his house and turns to see henry Jekyll in the window - who begins to transform into Hyde unexpectantly.) - CHAPTER 7: THE INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW """Mien"" = When someone's outer apperance reflects their current feelings or mood. ""Disconsolate"" = unable to be made happy ""Prisoner"" has a double meaning - it could be a reference to Jekyll's self-imposed isolation from the rest of thr characters or that he has become a real prisoner to Edward Hyde whom is increasingly becoming more uncontrollable and powerful. The three windows represent Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of the mind:ID (Animal Instinct)Ego (Rationality and medium)Superego (Morality)Jekyll is sitting in the middle window which mirrors how he is under the control of his ego - he is in the middle of his good and evil sides.THEMES: MORALITY & MYSTERY"
• "The other snarled aloud into a savage laugh":(Mr Hyde meets Utterson for the first time) - CHAPTER 2: THE SEARCH FOR HYDE "Sibilance creates a violent ""s"" sound that could resemble a snarl if read out loud highlighting Hyde's ability to bring out the evil in an individual.The verb ""snarled"" portrays Hyde as animalistic and sub-human as the verb has connotations of a violent rabid animal presenting him as someone who should be avoided.THEMES: EVOLUTION & DUALITY OF MAN "
• "With ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim underfoot and hailing a storm of blows":(My Hyde meets Utterson for the first time) - CHAPTER 4: THE CAREW MURDER CASE Hyde who is already percieved a threat by Utterson is described as having an unprovoked outburst of primitive behaviour with the inclusion of graphic and violent imagery to mirror his fury and uncontrollable brutality.Link to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.Carew - the murder victim - is previously presented as kind polite and innocent making this act of violence even more shocking and to convey the depth of Hyde's hatred with civilised side of human nature.THEMES: APPEARANCE VS REALITY
• "Like some dammed juggernut" - DR JEKYLL & HYDE """Juggernaut"" = an unstoppable force Contradicts the eariler statement of Hyde being a ""little man"" however here he is described as all powerful highlighting Stevenson's themes of Appearance vs Reality and Duality"
• "A dismal screech of mere animal terror": DR JEKYLL & HYDE(Utterson hears a scream coming from the laboratory when trying to break in, desperate for the health of Jekyll.) - CHAPTER 8: THE LAST NIGHT Made Hyde/Jekyll seem primitive and animalistic.THEME: EVOLUTION
• "Pale and dwarfish": DR JEKYLL & HYDE(Characterisation of Edward Hyde) - CHAPTER 2: SEARCH FOR MR HYDE "Hyde is presented as abnormal and abhorrent and displayed as ill through the use of the adjective ""pale.""""Dwarfish"" shows that he is eminently deformed and noticeably different which could be tied back to Victorian belief of physiognomy - where a person's looks reflect their inner character - therefore presenting Hyde as a ""born criminal"" through his distorted appearance."
• "Mr Utterson the lawyer was of a rugged counternance, that was never lighted by the simile; cold, scanty, embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary.":(Characterisation of Utterson) - CHAPTER 1: STORY OF THE DOOR Utterson's full name is Gabriel John Utterson which signifies his chrisitian beliefs presenting him as reputable and trustworthy narrator that serves as a stable anchor throughout:- Gabriel: archangel who serves as God's messanger.- John: John the Apostle.Lawyer = respected profession introduced as seemingly boring and uninteresting character: a morally right upstanding Victorian gentleman who belives in and priorities common reason and rationality over the supernatural.
• "Unscientific balderdash":(Lanyon explains to Utterson that he and Dr Jekyll had a failling out) - CHAPTER 2: SEARCH FOR MR HYDE This emphasises Lanyon's disaggrement with Jekyll's work.THEME: SCIENCE VS THE SUPERNATURAL
• "Great fields of lamps in the nocturnal city"(Utterson wanders the streets of London) - CHAPTER 2: SEARCH FOR MY HYDE "Links back to the smog present in the Industrial revolution that blanketed London forcing the inhabitants to use the lamp to see properly throughout the day and night.""Nocturnal city"" links back to the theme of appearance vs reality and how London had a dark underbelly. Can tie in with Enfield's quote ""I was somewhere at the end of the worls (..) 3AM"" which shows that the respectable side of london were not exempt from fufilling their pleasures (alcohol gambling sexual desires etc...) yet they performed in the night instead.THEME: APPEARANCE VS REALITY"
• Hyde is created to show the dangers of drug addiction in victorian society... Stevenson was a drug user + creates a hyperbolic story to make fun of victorian fears( used drugs for his tuberculosis used cocaine to go into a different mindset and write this story)
• Jekylls experiments show the dangers of experimenting with nature also shows the dangers of science... Stevenson suffers from TB- desperate for medical advanceChose John hunters house to show that science is more important that societies moral values(House also shows how corrupt Jekyll was- john hunter grave robber immoral ways of medical advance)
• Hyde represents "pure evil", warning to society about turning away from christianity... hyde didn't have to be evil- jekylls alter ego could've been different depending on the mood he was inReaction of others towards hyde are more evil than hyde himself
• Murder of carew shows how no one in society is safe from crime Description of killing is hyperbolic- stevenson mocks the reader from liking something so graphic
• Murder of carew reveals how dangerous evil can become if left unchecked by societies morals Murder hints at unspoken motive linked to theme of repressed homosexuality- If people repress things they become more prone to doing evil stuff
• Novel only focuses on men- stevenson wants to point out the hypocrisy of victorian gentlemen men are single because of their secret vice and irrational fear of homosexuality- utterson only wants to find out what hyde is doing due to his jealousy towards hyde taking his dearest friend
• Hyde created to show victorian societys fear of scientific discoveries and attack on christian beliefs stevenson shows how we got the society we desreve and theat evil is not punished by God in real life. There is no god- ending shows thatHyde kills himself- he behaves evil bc society made it impossible from him to act how he wantedJekylls repressed desires only made the evil grow