Hyde chapter 6-8

• The supernatural. .

  Mr Hyde's strange disappearance,

  "out of the ken of the police

  as though he had never existed" (chapter 6) is very unusual and the figurative language used demonstrates the supernatural nature of this event.

  • Poole exclaims that "who's in there instead of him, and why it stays there, is a thing that cries to Heaven" (chapter 8). The use of the pronouns it and 'thing' in reference to Jekyll/Hyde de-personifies him, emphasising his fall from humanity.
• The supernatural

  • "He[…] gave a kinddes of cry, and whipped upstairs into the cabinet. It was but for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills. Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face? If it was my master, why. did he cry out like a rat, and run from me?" (ch 8). Here, Pool ; rep rehtor qs instead is some other being. This hurries pace of novella + builds tension towards the climax of the chapter.
  • Again, we are drawn to Hyde's odd gait by Poole, paralleling his prior descriptions: "it had the same quick, light way with it" (ch 8).
• The supernatural

  • Hyde's strange gait is used to emphasise his ghostly entity which is frightening to Poole, as emphasised in the metaphor: I don't know rightly how to say it, sir, beyond this: that you felt in your marrow kind of cold and thin."

  "(chapter 8).

  • The ambiguity by which Poole struggles to describe Hyde parallels similar clauses in earlier chapters. This plays into the fear of the unknown in the text, adding to the gothic literature aesthetic.
• the supernatural

  • Hyde is described as being somewhat of a nocturnal creature with unlimited energy;'So it will walk all day, sir, whispered Poole; "ay, and the better part of the night.(chapter 8). Theway that Hyde haunts the laboratory all day and night is a reflection of his inhumane nature.
  • The simile "Weeping like a woman or a lost soul," (chapter 8) gives emphasis to this raw emotional display and alludes to the devils vanquished (defeated) by the saint Guthlac.
• The supernaral

  • Similarly, another simile compares Hyde to an animal, A dismal screech, as of mere animal terror, rang from the cabinet." (chapter 8), emphasising his fright at his oncoming death, as well as abstracting him further from humanity.
  • The use of the supernatural in the novella could be considered a way to criticise cultural issues prevalent within society, such as the uncontrolled advancement and lack of responsibility for scientific advancement as well as the duality of man, whilst still being entertaining for the intended readers who were fond of the supernatural
• Hydes evil nature

  • "Much of (Hyde's] past was unearthed, indeed, and all disreputable: tales came out of the man's cruelty, at once so callous and violent; of his vile lite, of his strange associates, of the hatred that seemed to have surrounded his career". (chapter 6). There are many summarising hyses evilness
  • The euphemism "there's been foul play," said Poole, hoarsely." (chapter 8), accompanied by the adjective "hoarsely" is used to allude to the murder and evoke fear in the reader.
• Hydes evil doings

  • Poole abstracts Hd's humanity by using simile that masked thing like a monkey"(ch8). reflects inhumane nature.

  • epithet 'dead mapefactor' (ch8) used to reduce hyde to his crimes, obstructing his personhood + emphasising his evil doings
  • Hyde's pacing in the laboratory is attributed to his guilt: Ah, it's an ill conscience that's such an enemy to rest! Ah, sir, there's blood foully shed in every step of it!" (ch 8). The symbolism of the"blood" alludes to that of death and thus the murders he committed. Therefre, Stevenson is implying that Jek/Hd is consumed w/guilt.
• duality of man 


  • "So far the letter had run composedly enough. but here with a sudden splutter of the pen, the writer's emotion had broken loose.Here, it is made clear that Dr Jekyll is losing his internal battle with Hyde, as demonstrated symbolically with Dr Jekyll's lack of control in his handwriting.
  • The irony of Poole's statement "No, sir, that thing in the mask was never Dr. Jekyll-God knows what it was, but it was never Dr. Jekyll (chapter 8 is that the "thing and Dr Jekyll are ultimately one person.
• Duality if man 


  • Additionally, motif of a mask" / repeat in ch 8, symbolises dual existence of innerfeelings in contrast with outerlife. Jkyll is hiding behind mask of Hd, expresses true feelings of barbarity+immorality hidden.
  • "a pious work, for which Jkyl had several times expressed a great esteem, annotated, in his own hand with startling blasphemies."" (ch 8) contrast religious lexicon used tojuxtapose jekl ambition w/Hd desire to cause his immoral downfall. symbolic of how Jkyls own scientific ambition root cause of loss of control over his creation.
• Physiognomy


  • Uttersn 👍 w/Enf, instatemnt "I shared ur feelin of repulsn" (ch 7), again remindin us of Hd’s physiognomy as reflective of his 🤮. Stev satirises vic-ppl obsessn w/physiog, Enfs reply, "it was imposble to do one [seeHyde] w/out the other", as ultimately hd ugly nature + appearance both belong to respectble+leng jek
  • My mastr"-here he lookd round him+begn to whisper-"is a tall, fine build of a man, and this was mre of a dwarf" (ch 8). Hds diffnce look also used as a litery devic ref Ring of Gyges-Greekmyth,+ therefre reflet how only barrier-depravity-anonymity.
• Physiognomy 


  • The Ring of Gyges is a story in Greek mythology in which Gyges, the shepherd, has a ring that allows him to become invisible and anonymous, which he uses to seduce a queen, kill her king, and take a kingdom. Therefore, both The Ring of Gyges and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde are allegories with the same meaning.
  • The direct juxtaposition of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde's appearances are used to personify the contrast between good/evil and to demonstrate his abnormality
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  In the later half of the novel, Hyde's evil nature is laid bare via emotive language and metaphors to emphasise his character in contrast to Dr Jekyll, furthering the irony of the revelation that the gentlemen are the same individual.
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  Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde can be considered a modern retelling of the Greek myth of the Ring of Gyges, as both are allegories to demonstrate how one's outward appearance is one of the only barriers that stops us from acting completely depraved as we lack anonymity in society.
• Topic sentance


  The duality of man in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a satire of the Calvinist warning that there are two

  'camps' in the world: that of good and evil, as Stevenson demonstrates that human nature is ultimately intertwined with both morality and immorality.