jekyll and hyde

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'the man was pale and dwarfish'
the duality of man is expressed through the contradicting genres of the chapters chapters 1-8 follow a classic gothic novella whilst chapters 9-10 mimic the structure of a scientific case study
Lanyon is Dr Jekyll's foil
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was published in 1886
during the 1800s a huge class divide that came with the influx of migration
the duality of Hyde and Jekyll is also expressed through their settings
(Jekyll's street) "pleased the eye of the passenger" - chapter 1
(Jekyll's lab) "no knocker" - chapter 1
even audiences initial perception of the book was dual, many firstly thought the book was a mere shilling shocker this contrasted the eventual acclamation the novella would reach
Stevenson uses the Victorians innate fear of science to strike genuine fear into the audience
science was a new and enigmatic subject Victorian audiences didn't understand and people so fear the unknown
(Mr Hyde) - "Trampled calmly" - chapter 1
Utterson is initially presented as an austere and stolid character the onomastic symbolism of his name only exacerbates this
in chapter one Utterson and his cousin Enfield are walking when Enfield recounts the events of last night involving a strange man trampling on a girl and eventually having to recompensate however the cheque he reimburses is signed by a friend of utterson..
in chapter 2 Utterson is troubled by what Enfield has told him, he then visits a will Jekyll had asked him to sign and Mr Utterson believes Jekyll is being blackmailed after visiting Lanyon, Utterson he runs into Hyde who when asked about Dr Jekyll remains ominously secretive
(Dr Lanyon) "Unscientific balderdash" - chapter 2
In chapter 3 Mr Utterson is at Jekyll's dinner party, after it concludes he asks Jekyll about the will, Jekyll only says he's in a strange and difficult situation and begs Utterson to help Hyde if he is taken away, Utterson obsequies
(Dr Jekyll) "the moment I choose I can be rid of Hyde" - chapter 3
In chapter 4 the murder of Danvers Carew takes place a maid says she saw Hyde commit the murder, half of a cane was left at the scene along with a letter addressed to Utterson, Police investigate Hyde's house only to find it ransacked, the oter half of the cane and bits of a burned checkbook
"all agreed on the feeling of evil disgust and revulsion at seeing the mans face" - chapter 4
(the moon at the night of danver carews murder) - " unaturally bright" - chapter 4
(Jekyll) "no more will ever be heard from Hyde" - chapter 5
in chapter 5 Utterson visits Jekyll's house where Jekyll shows Utterson a letter Hyde had left him, this letter declared that Hyde had escaped and would not be returning Utterson finds out however its the same as Dr Jekyll's handwriting but slanted
In chapter 6 while initially beginning to appear as if he had gone back to his old self Jekyll begins to hide out in his house again whilst Lanyon turns out to also is very ill. After his visit with Lanyon Utterson writes Jekyll a letter asking about his fallout with lanyon. Jekyll blames himself and a few weeks later Lanyon dies
(Dr Lanyon) "That man" - chapter 6
(Dr Lanyon) "pale, gaunt, balder and his eyes have taken on a frightened manner" - chapter 6
Jekyll's house pays homage to john hunters house where john would take digger up bodies to the backend of his house to experiment on, johns house was meant to hold the veneer of a gentleman's house
(setting) "Premature twilight being still bright with sunset" - chapter 6
(Dr Jekyll) "his smile was struck out of his face" - chapter 7
(when Utterson and Enfield visit Dr Jekyll) "the window was thrust down" - chapter 7
during chapter 7 Enfield and Utterson step into Dr Jekyll's courtyard where he is looking out of the window plaintively, soon he metamorphizes in front the two who leave in fear
in chapter 8 Utterson is visited Poole who is scared that Jekyll has been murdered and so they go to Jekyll's room and break it down only to find Mr Hyde lying down in Jekyll's room dead after having killed himself inside they find a letter addressed to Utterson
(Mr Utterson) - "Down with the Door Poole!" - chapter 8
chapter 9 consists of Dr Lanyon's retelling of how he found out Mr Hyde was Dr Jekyll
Chapter 10 is Jekyll's letter of how Mr Hyde came to be after many experiments and we also learn about his restrictive uprbrining
(Dr Jekyll) "I felt younger lighter, happier in body" - chapter 10
(Dr Jekyll) "Man is not truly one but two" - chapter 10
(Dr Jekyll) - Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil" - chapter 10
(Dr Lanyon) -"I knew myself.. to be more wicked, tenfold more wicked" - chapter 10
(Dr Lanyon) - "sold a slave to my original evil" - chapter 10