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Jekyll and Hyde QuotesChapter 1: Story of the doorQuoteContext/ NotesHis affections, like ivy, were the growth oftimeUtterson is a complex and quite austere manwho seems somewhat respectableAnd though he enjoyed the theatre, had notcrossed the doors of one for twenty yearsHe manages to resist temptations and staysquite respectableAlmost with envy, at the high pressure ofspirits involved in their misdeedsHe is tempted by other people’s someone lessrespectable actions, but controls himselfThe street shone out in contrast to its dingyneighbourhoodThe street on which Hyde’s house can be foundis generally very prettyA certain sinister block of a building thrustforward its gable on the streetThis is in stark contrast to the rest of thestreet: the evil, back entrance for HydeThe door, which was equipped with neither bell More description of the evil side of thenor knocker, was blistered and distainedbuilding. Adjectives hint at deformityFor the man trampled calmly over the child’sbody and left her screaming on the groundThe first of Hyde’s incidents. We can see he isan evil and violent characterI saw that sawbones turn sick and white withthe desire to kill himThe ‘sawbones’ is an under qualified doctor,though Enfield remarks that the doctor wasfrom Edinburgh, a leading university. Seemssomewhat judgemental or elitistAs should make his name stink from one end of After the incident, the group will destroyLondon to the otherHyde’s reputation if he doesn’t pay. Keycontextual pointI feel very strong about putting questions; itpartakes too much of the style of the day ofjudgementEnfield doesn’t like to get involved in otherpeople’s affairs and is embarrassed about italreadyI never saw a man I so disliked, and yet Iscarce know whyThis is a recurring idea; Hyde is evil thoughnobody seems to know exactly whyChapter 2: Search for Mr HydeQuoteContext/ NotesAll his possessions were to pass into the handsof his friend and benefactor Edward HydeUtterson becomes concerned as he reads thispart of the will. Is Hyde blackmailing Jekyll?This document had long been the lawyer’seyesoreUtterson doesn’t like the strange will; it isn’tas customary as othersSuch unscientific balderdashLanyon was shocked by Jekyll’s scienceWould have estranged Damon and PythiasA reference to two very good friends in Greekmythology: it took a lot for Lanyon to stopbeing friends with JekyllGod bless me, the man seems hardly human!Utterson is shocked by Hyde’s appearanceOr can it be the old story of Dr Fell?This is a reference to a period nursery rhyme:‘I do not like thee, Mr Fell/ The reason why Icannot tell 1 LucasLyko2017: Jekyll and Hyde Quote SummaryPlease reproduce freely
QuoteContext/ NotesThe pleasantest room in LondonThese two rooms are directly next to eachother in Jekyll’s house, illustrating dualityThe old dissecting roomThe ghost of some old sinUtterson’s Christian view of HydeMust have secrets of his own: black, secrets,by the look of himPart of the gothic tradition of secrecy. This alsodescribes HydeHe gave an impression of deformity withoutany nameable malformationIt is impossible to grasp what exactly is evil ormalformed about HydeChapter 3: Jekyll was Quite at EaseQuoteContext/ NotesSomething of a slyish cast perhaps, but everymark of capacity and kindnessThe description contrasts both Enfield’spositive and Lanyon’s negative. Idea of dualityin JekyllAn ignorant, blatant pedant. I was never moredisappointed in any man than in LanyonA pedant is someone very particular aboutdetails; Jekyll’s unconventional ideas didn’twash. He clearly has fallen out with LanyonHide bound(Restricted in views) A description of Lanyon,though also with clear sound link to HydePale to the very lips, and there came ablackness about his eyesRelation to the Gothic tradition. This is Jekyll’sreaction to the mentioning of Hyde‘When I am no longer here’ & ‘If I am takenaway’These are euphemisms for death andforeshadow this. They also relate to his will’sterm ‘unexplained absence’And I beg of you to let it sleepJekyll doesn’t want Utterson to get involvedChapter 4: The Carew Murder CaseQuoteContext/ NotesWas brilliantly lit by the moonAn image of the gothic traditionAll of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of Seems completely insane or mad; Hyde is notangerhuman in his actionsUnder which the bones were audible shattered A vulgar description and shocking to theand the body jumped upon the roadwayperiod’s audience; Hyde is violent and amurdererAt the horror of these sights and sounds, themaid faintedRepeats message of shock and madness. Themaid is the only witness to the murderA great, chocolate coloured pallDystopian and evil sounding description ofLondon. There is an eerie cover which revealsthe nightmareA district of some city in a nightmareHe was conscious of some touch of that terrorof the lawAn emotional quote from Utterson. As a lawyer,he shouldn’t be scared of the law. Shows he isgenuinely unnerved by the eventsMany ragged children & A dingy streetA description of immoral Soho in which Hydelives. Utterson visits his houseBut these were furnished with luxury and good Hyde likes to indulge and his house reflectstastethis 2 LucasLyko2017: Jekyll and Hyde Quote SummaryPlease reproduce freely
Chapter 5: Incident of the letterQuoteContext/ NotesOnce crowded with eager students and nowlying gaunt and silentA gloomy description of the dissecting rooms;they are no longer filled with life and energyDr Jekyll, looking deadly sickThis is in contrast to ‘Dr Jekyll was Quite atEase’ where he seems to be in good shapeYou have not been mad enough to hide thisfellow?Utterson questions Jekyll about hide. This alsomakes reference to the word play of ‘hide’I swear to God I will never set eyes on himagainWhile this reassures Utterson, Jekyll isn’t lyingas he is Hyde, but also allows for this tocontinue, contributing to the mysteryI was thinking of my own character, which thishateful business has rather exposedJekyll remains conscious of his honour as agentleman, despite the circumstance where hefinds himselfI knew it.he meant to murder you. You havehad a fine escapeUtterson ironically thinks he understands thesituation. This misleads the plot, adding moredramaThe fog still slept on the wing above thedrowned city, where lamps glimmered likecarbunclesA glum image of London with connotations ofdeath. A carbuncle is both glowing coal and alarge boil: quite uncomfortable ambiguityIn a bottle, the acids were long ago resolvedThis is an ornate description of Utterson’slifestyle. Sets a more mellow sceneThe two hands are in many points identical:only differently slopedGuest compares the handwriting and sees theyare similar‘Henry Jekyll forge for a murderer!’ And hisblood ran cold in his veinsUtterson completely misjudges what thatmeans, thinking Jekyll forged for HydeChapter 6: Remarkable Incident of Dr LanyonQuoteContext/ NotesMuch of his past was unearthed, indeed, andall disreputable: tales came out of the man’scrueltyThis seems, with hindsight, unreliable. Hydedoesn’t exist most of the rime, so there isn’t alot to go on. Tales also seem fancifulThe rosy man had grown pale; his flesh hadfallen awayDeep-seated terror of the mindLanyon has changed recently, though we do notknow why. These are images of deformity. Alsoshows that the mind is important (Freudcontext)If we knew all, we should be more glad to getawayDr Lanyon knows of the terrors on the Earth,also knowing about Jekyll’s true natureWhom I regard as deadThe friendship between Lanyon and Jekyll isover again, despite a few months backtogetherIf I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief ofsufferers alsoJuxtaposition: he is a sinner and man of God.We can see that Jekyll is quite depressed bythe situation with LanyonNot to be opened till the death ordisappearance of Dr Henry JekyllMore secret documents to add to the mysteryof the plotBut professional honour and faith to his deadfriend were stringent obligationsUtterson is respecting the will. He may bemisleading in the plot, but is a good man 3 LucasLyko2017: Jekyll and Hyde Quote SummaryPlease reproduce freely
Chapter 7: Incident at the WindowQuoteContext/ NotesPremature twilight, although the sky, high upoverhead, was still bright with sunsetObjective Correlative: the outside of Jekyll’shouse is described as being quite dark andmiserable. This represents the internal state ofJekyllLike some disconsolate prisonerDespite being a simile, Jekyll really is aprisoner in his current lifestyleThe smile was struck out of his face andsucceeded by an expression of such abjectterror and despair, as froze the very blood ofthe two gentlemen belowThey are shocked by what they have seen. Thisis typically extravagant language from thegothic eraThey were both paleMore gothic description and shows shockGod forgive usUtterson asks God for redemption, presumablybecause he has just encountered such evilChapter 8: The Last NightQuoteContext/ NotesWith a pale moon, lying on her back as though Very poetically written, though eerie throughthe wind had tilted her, and a flying rack of the gothic tradition of moonlight: powerful forcesmost diaphanous and lawny textureare at work to do such a thingLashing themselves against the railingViolent pathetic fallacy to set the sceneThe drug is wanted bitter bad, sir, whateverforPoole mentions the mystery drug for the firsttime, but it’s role hasn’t been mentioned yetVery irregular, very unseemlyThis illustrates Utterson’s higher class, beingdisappointed by the obedience of the staffMore animal terror rang from the cabinetHyde is described in animalistic terms to makehim seem less humanLay the body of a man sorely contorted andstill twitchingHyde is dead. The image of twitching hasrelevance to other period creatures, such asFrankensteinHe was dressed in clothes far too big for him,clothes of the doctor’s bignessSeems clumsy or weird, foreshadowing thebackground of the plot, as he is wearingJekyll’s clothesUtterson knew he was looking on the body of a This is not socially acceptable at this period:self destroyeragainst the word of God and sinfulNowhere was there any trace of Henry Jekyll,dead or aliveThe sense of mystery deepens, in this, the finalsection of main narrative of the novellaWas amazed to find a copy of a piouswork annotated, in his own hand, withstartling blasphemies‘Jekyll’, or Hyde at this moment, has defacedreligious works which makes him seem evenmore evil at the timeAnd if you care to hear more, turn to theconfession of‘Your unworthy and unhappy friend,‘Henry JekyllThe message behind the story is left concealedin a letter. Jekyll asks Utterson to readLanyon’s letter first, which he knows Lanyonwrote, and then to read his. He has created achallenge to find out the truth of the storyAnd read the two narratives in which thismystery was now to be explainedUtterson goes home to read the documents,forming the final two chapters 4 LucasLyko2017: Jekyll and Hyde Quote SummaryPlease reproduce freely
Chapter 9: Dr Lanyon’s NarrativeQuoteContext/ NotesI cannot remember, at least on my side, anybreak in our affectionThis is Jekyll being somewhat flattering toLanyon. He believes they are still friendsAnd seemed to me to contain phosphorous and This is the extent to which scientificsome volatile etherterminology is used, contributing to thescience themeWhy was this gentleman to be received by mein secret?Lanyon asks a series of rhetorical questions towhich we also want the answer. Increases thesense of mysteryThere was something abnormal andmisbegotten in the very essence of thatcreatureDespite Lanyon being a doctor, ought to havemore respect over such conditions, he is rudeabout Hyde. Creature being ‘hardly human’I put him back, conscious at his touch of acertain icy pang along my bloodHyde is still chilling and evil to everyoneWill you suffer me to take this glass in my handand forth from your house without furtherparley? or has the greed of curiosity too muchcommand of you?This is Hyde challenging Lanyon whether hewants to observe the effects of the potion. Italso relates to Faustus who gives his soul to thedevil for 20 years in exchange for unlimitedknowledgeA cry followed; he reeled, staggered, clutched This is the process of transformation. Veryat the table staring with injected eyesgothic description, much like FrankensteinAnd groping before him with his hands, like aman restored from death- there stood HenryJekyllThe revelation is held back until the end of thesentence. This increases suspense as we, asLanyon, do not know who is being describedMy life is shaken to its roots; sleep has leftme; I feel that my days are numbered andthat I must dieLanyon cannot cope with his experiences anddies shortly after. We see the trauma his friendhas caused himChapter 10: Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the CaseQuoteContext/ NotesHence it came about that I concealed mypleasures I regarded and hid them with analmost morbid sense of shameThis is the sinful side to Jekyll’s life that he isattempting to hideWith even a deeper trench than in the majorityof men, severed in me those provinces of goodand ill which divide and compound man’s dualnatureThis is a very visual metaphor of the duality ofhuman nature. It makes references togeographical ideas, like a trench, either beingmore natural or more dramaticCommitted to a profound duplicity of lifeJekyll is obsessed and addicted to this entirelyevil side of his nature, much like Stevensonwas supposedly addicted to cocaine in the 6days of writing the novellaA grinding in the bones, deadly nauseaA dreadful image of the transformation intoHydeBraced and delighted me like wineThis makes reference to much of the book,where wine is a sinful indulgenceThe evil side of my nature was less robust and Jekyll is not used to this new part of him. Heless developed than the good which I had just has ‘deposed’ the good, seeming to suggestdeposedbeing rid of it permanently. 5 LucasLyko2017: Jekyll and Hyde Quote SummaryPlease reproduce freely
QuoteContext/ NotesAll human beings, as we meet the, arecommingled out of good and evil. Hyde, alonein the ranks of mankind, was pure evilThis is, in effect, the moral of the story. It alsoshows why Hyde is so disliked. It is possible tobe entirely evil, but not to be entirely goodMy new power tempted me until I fell intoslaveryJekyll become addicted to the drug, beforelosing control of its effects entirelyThey soon began to turn towards themonstrousHis actions as Hyde are clearly awful and heknows this, but cannot control itI had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened This is when he notices that he is permanentlyEdward Hydetrapped by this conditionDown two pairs of stairs, through the backpassageA gothic description through many hiddenpathways around Jekyll’s laboratoryHad fallen upon his knees and lifted his clasped Jekyll still has faith in God, though it seemshands to Godironic as he is, at times, entirely what SatanrepresentsAnd it was as an ordinary secret sinnerJekyll suggests that all of society sins secretlyanyway, but doesn’t let it show out of theirown obsession with imageLanguidly weak in body and mind, and solelyoccupied by one thoughtHe is now entirely controlled by evil and thedrug. Could be related to when Faustus istaken by the devil and loses all controlwhatsoever 6 LucasLyko2017: Jekyll and Hyde Quote SummaryPlease reproduce freely
The sense of mystery deepens, in this, the final section of main narrative of the novella Was amazed to find a copy of a pious work annotated, in his own hand, with startling blasphemies ‘Jekyll’, or Hyde at this moment, has defaced religious works which makes him seem even more e
