Jekyll and Hyde

• “Trampled calmly”

  No remorse or guilt

  truly evil - harmed young innocent girl for no reason without feeling anything
• “Ape-like fury”

  Uncontrollable and dangerous.

  not even guilt can hold him back

  his anger is dangerous

  evil cant be stopped or controlled
• “Great flame of anger”

  Dangerous and out of control

  fire spreads quickly like the effects of Hydes evil acts

  evil is spreading across london shows no signs of stopping
• “Storm of blows”

  Danger and violence

  storm symbolised Hydes anger

  he is destroying everything in his path

  he is a danger like a bad storm as he doesn’t feel guilt
• “Pale and dwarfish”


  Deformity and evil

  follows Victorian belief that those who sinned are punished with deformity

  he must be truly evil to have received such an awful punishment
• “No nameable deformity“

  Confusion and evil

  backs up belief that evil can’t be explained

  confusion because it is obvious that there is something wrong with him but no one can pinpoint it
• “Damned juggernaut”


  Overwhelmingly powerful force

  hyde is dangerous as he uses his power for evil

  with the amount of power he holds theres no telling what he will do
• “Well-made man of fifty something“


  Respectable and well off

  he still has an evil side

  no amount of money could have saved him from evil

  evil can corrupt anyone
• “Blistered and distained”


  Neglected and ugly

  house exterior reflects on hydes personality

  Jekyll and Hyde are connected just like their houses

  polar opposites which have originated from the same mind
• “Pale moon”

  Strange and unusual.

  reflects of jekyll and Hydes situation

  when secrets get out of hand they begin to effect everything

  nature is being effected by the secrets in the city
• “Fog”

  Confusion and mystery

  reflects uttersons confusion regarding jekylls strange behaviour

  suggests Jekyll has become lost in the fog - his mind has been clouded by Hydes evil
• “Nightmare“

  Hell and the devil

  if London is hell then Hyde is the devil

  evil has a way of controlling everything and spreading

  hydes evil acts are turning London into everyone’s nightmare from which they can’t escape
• “Fire glowing“


  Peaceful and calm

  contrast between the rest of the house and this room

  despite the chaos going on all around it the atmosphere remains peaceful

  evil hasn’t taken over everything yet
• “Equipped with neither bell nor knocker”

  Hydes home has no way of alerting him that someone is at his door

  he doesn’t want visitors

  he has something to hide
• “Horror”

  Fear and danger

  the evil in the city is noticeable

  Hyde is a danger to others

  uttersons fear shows just how bad the situation is - strong character
• “Weaping”

  Unusual and weird

  out of character for jekyll or Hyde

  shows that something has gone wrong - this is not what Jekyll intended to happen

  he is upset that his experiment is failing and with how much pain he has caused

  this isn’t just Hyde, but jekyll too
• “austere with himself“

  Utterson has high expectations of himself - strict

  he is a leader - will be able to figure out what Jekyll has done

  he is serious - their only hope of safety
• “Unscientific balderdash”

  Crazy

  his friends dont support his experiments

  it is clear that this wasnt a good idea

  Jekyll should have listened to lanyon, this is fully Jekylls fault
• “Non human“

  Weird, strange

  there’s something weird about Hyde - experiment gone wrong

  evil is punished with deformity
• “If I am the chief of sinners i am the chief of sufferers also”

  Doubt and blame

  jekyll doesn’t blame himself for what happened

  he believes he suffered because of Hyde and his sins.

  he was punished for his sins
• “Private matter“

  Keeping secrets - corrupts the mind

  he knows he has made a mistake and tries to keep his friends out of it

  secrets just grow bigger and bigger until they explode and take down everyone involved