• “cursed with my duality”
• Hyde: “recently chained down…growled”
• “secret sinner” – sibilance of s , shows the problem with Victorian society
• When explaining what led to his final transformation as Hyde, and subsequent death, Jekyll uses the word choice of “fall” repeatedly – this is associated with Adam and Eve and their fall from grace and expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
• “That child of Hell [Hyde]” – oxymoron
• Self destruction
• “unhappy Henry Jekyll” – this is a story of human unhappiness- why? Society/ lack of self acceptance, is it both?

• “I had learned to dwell with pleasure, as a beloved daydream, on the thought of the separation of these elements.”
• “all that was unbearable” word choice – life as his full self was unbearable. Shows how difficult it was. Shows the absolute rejection of the self by Victorian society.
• Self acceptance was a big problem
• Jekyll talks of: “just could walk steadfastedly and securely on his upward path” Hyde: “disgrace and penitence by the hands of this extraneous evil”
• Hyde is a homophone for hide
• Basically the book recounts what happens due to : “the agonised womb of consciousness these polar twins should be continuously struggling.”
• Hierarchy of the self: “lower elements of my soul”
• “fortress of identity” – ironic as his identity is not strong
• “grinding of bones” – the description of the transformation is grotesque and show sit to be wholly unpleasant, however this then shows the desperation of Jekyll because he puts himself through this multiple times.
• Repetition of word root “agony”
• On becoming Hyde: “as if I came out a great sickness” “incredibly sweet” “recklessness”
• Hyde is his liberation
• “disordered sensual images”
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• Unknown but not innocent freedom of the soul (AO2 – juxtaposition/ oxymoron) dangerous state when Hyde, and a danger to others
• “delighted me like wine”  -word choice of delighted/ metaphor of wine (alcohol/ liberates/ lead to a state of drunkness/ loosing of morality)
• “nine-tenths of my life…virtue and control”
• “I had come forth an angel[Jekyll] instead of a fiend [Hyde]” contrast – religious associations – metaphor..
• “I had not yet conquered my aversion to the dryness of a life of study” – highlights the disappointment of life in that era/ for Jekyll. The word choice of dryness
• “strange immunities of my position” – on being Jekyll and Hyde
• “depravity”
• “sea of liberty” – when transforming into Hyde
• He describes Hyde’s deeds initially as: “undignified” then “monstrous” – he becomes polarised (did society force this?)
• Compare the hand features and descriptive: “white” – peace/ innocence etc “dusky pallor” –
• On Hyde becoming stronger: “the balance of my nature might be permanently overthrown”.
• “I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self , and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse”. Surely true of all humanity – a central theme/anchor
• Inner child= Hyde Inner parent = Jekyll
• Pg 49

Hyde	Jekyll
Leaping step Youth liberty	Discontented Elderly

 

• On transforming to Hyde after two months: “My devil had long been caged. He came out roaring”
• Hyde being evil: “I mauled the unresisting body”
• “I clasped my hands to God” – religion’s importance in society but also shows the lack of human kindness and true religion in action.
• “jekyll was my city of refuge… the days passed almost happily” -  not happy, not self fulfilled. Living like a saint but tragically sad. Trying to be good but also good for yourself.