Jekyll and Hyde

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Jekyll and Hyde

• Revision

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Enfield
Lanyon
Utterson
Jekyll
Hyde
Characters
Horror and terror
Jekyll and Hyde
Duality/the double
Violence
Themes
Secrecy/mystery
The beast in man/suppression
Suspicion
hypocrisy
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Utterson

• Most of the novel is revealed through this
  character.
• Man of complete integrity.
• Dour and miserable
• Complex character full of contradictions
• Respected and successful but cold
• Shies away from company and conversation but is
  still well liked.
• Dislikes conversation but is a lawyer.
• Enjoyment of the theatre and fine wine shows a
  more joyful and sensual side to his nature but he
  suppresses it.
• Has a past which is not blameless evidence of
  his own dual nature.
• Not a judgemental man does not condemn others.

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Lanyon

• The traditional scientist
• Scientific disagreements with Jekyll.
• Severs the friendship with Jekyll.
• Likes order and reason.
• Lanyons life is shaken by Jekylls revelation.
• The new knowledge kills him.
• Experiences true horror when he witnesses Jekyll
  change.

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Enfield

• Friend and distant kinsman of Utterson.
• Takes weekly walks with Utterson.
• Described as the well known man about town.
• Dual nature respectable gentleman only by day.
• Witnesses Hyde trample on the girl and Jekyll
  change at the window.
• Describes Hyde as repellent although he cant
  pinpoint why.

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Hyde

• Represents the beast in man.
• Described using animalistic images
• Speaks in short, clipped sentences
• Enigmatic description strong feeling of
  deformity but not easy to describe.
• Ugly
• Evil, devil-like qualities described as
  hellish
• Violent and destructive
• Angry- full of hatred yet loves live.
• Contradictory and enigmatic.

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Jekyll

• Seems to be a well mannered, respectable and
  moral gentleman.
• Recognises and enjoys the evil side of his
  nature.
• A maverick experimental scientist
• Ambitious
• Wants the ability to commit sin without
  conscience selfish, hypocritical and self
  seeking.
• Secretive and mysterious

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Themes
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Horror and Terror
Points about horror and terror Scenes featuring horror ad terror






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Horror and Terror
Points about horror and terror Scenes featuring horror and terror
some use of typical gothic elements of horror/fear - terror Enfields description of Hyde trampling on the girl.
Pathetic fallacy environment dark and mysterious Uttersons nightmare of Hyde standing over the sleeping Jekyll.
Emphasis on the strange and unnatural Murder of Sir Danvers Carew
References to evil and hell Lanyons account of Hyde transforming into Jekyll in front of his eyes.
Murder and violence Utterson and Enfield witnessing the transformation.
Nightmarish imagery Many descriptions of the fog smothered, dark London.
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Violence
Points about violence Scenes featuring violence






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Violence
Points about violence Scenes featuring violence
The opposite behaviour of the polite, gentlemanly behaviour exhibited by Jekyll. Trampling the girl
Suggestion that violence is the natural outcome when instinctual behaviour is suppressed. Murder of sir danvers
Animalistic behaviour of the beast in man
Links to the theme of horror and terror
Destructive
Victims are often innocents the child and respectable kind, well-loved gentleman
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Secrecy and mystery
Points about secrecy and mystery Scenes featuring secrecy and mystery






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Secrecy and mystery
Points about secrecy and mystery Scenes featuring secrecy and mystery
The hidden and the suppressed Jekylls secret The door
Links to duality and hypocrisy respectable gentlemen by day with hidden/dual lives. The will
Mystery to be solved by the reader- strange wills, mysterious letters and odd behaviour. Links to the mystery genre. Jekyll changing at the window
Lots of symbols and imagery doors, locks, safes, sealed envelopes Description of Utterson accessing Jekylls laboratory through the maze of corridors, courtyards etc
Secrets are kept to maintain respectability. Outer and inner appearances The mystery of Lanyons sudden decline and death.
Silence what isnt said for example, Utterson and Enfield do not speak of what they witness at the window. The mystery of the handwriting on the letter from Hyde
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Hypocrisy
Points about hypocrisy Scenes featuring hypocrisy






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Hypocrisy
Points about hypocrisy Scenes featuring hypocrisy
Link to duality appearance and reality. Enfields description of Hyde
Gentlemen behaving badly. Uttersons reflections and relief that his own past has never been investigated. (end of search for Mr Hyde)
Pre-occupation with respectability over honesty Uttersons dream fear of blackmail, knowledge of Jekylls sinful past.
Reaction to Hyde represents mans inability to accept that human nature has a darker side. Denying this is hypocrisy.


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Suspicion
Points about suspicion Scenes where suspicion is a feature






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Suspicion
Points about suspicion Scenes where suspicion is a feature
Uttersons growing concerns. Concerns about the will
Mysterious elements make Utterson suspicious. Confusion over the cheque
Links to duality appearance and reality Handwriting on Hydes letter
Scene at Jekylls window.


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The beast in man/suppression
Points about the beast in man Scenes featuring the beast in man






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The beast in man/suppression
Points about the beast in man Scenes featuring the beast in man
Every man suppresses their animalistic, instinctual side beneath a civilised exterior. Hyde trampling the child
By releasing and freeing his animalistic side, Jekyll believes he too can be free as he doesnt have to feel guilt or remorse. The murder of Sir Danvers Carew
Victorian audience would have been terrified that everyone has an evil side. (Darwin) Lanyons account of Jekyll changing
Suppression leads to more extreme (violent) behaviour. Utterson and Enfield witnessing the change at the window.
People find Hyde (the suppressed beast) repulsive and grotesque. Any description of Hyde!
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Duality/the double
Points about duality and the double Key scenes with duality and the double






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Duality/the double
Points about duality and the double Key scenes with duality and the double
Expressed mainly through Jekyll and Hyde. Concept that everyone has a split personality good and evil. Respectable vs uncivilised. Any point where he changes Lanyons account, the scene at the window
Failure of the experiment JHs mutual hatred, one side growing and overpowering the other, doomed to a shared death. Jekylls account of how and why he separates his character in Henry Jekylls full statement of the case
Uttersons contradictory character and relationship with Enfield (a man opposite to himself) First description of Utterson and Enfield in the story of the door
Duality shown through other motifs the door. The description of the door