Define the word ubiquitous
observed?
Why could Hyde be seen as
ubiquitous in chapter 2?
What might Hyde’s ubiquitous
nature represent?
Who said it?
‘I beg of you let it sleep.’
What does the word ‘beg’
suggest?
What does this suggest about
Victorian gentlemen?
Which sense has been appealed
to?
‘The bones were audibly shattered.’
What effect does this sensory
description have? What does it
make you feel?
What themes do these quotes
address?
‘Often shut.’ ‘Private safe.’ ‘Broke the seal.’ ‘Door was
shut.’
Why is this theme significant?
A lexical set of what can be
‘Hailed down a storm of blows.’
Why does Stevenson use this lexical
set?
What impression do you get of the
area in which Hyde lives?
‘A dingy street, a gin palace, ragged
children huddled in doorways.’
Why does Stevenson have Hyde live in
this part of London?
What sort of expressions are
these:
‘Utterson could not trust his eyes.’
‘In his heart he preferred to speak with Poole.’
What do you learn about
Utterson?
Who?
‘the smile was struck out of his face and succeeded
by an expression of such abject terror…’
Identify a technique used
What struggle is Jekyll facing?
Why he is imprisoning himself?
 Negative weather related words
It creates pathetic fallacy. The
weather types can be associated
with gothic literature and reflect the
negative events
He lives in the darker, poorer side of London.
(Duality)
The area in which Hyde lives matches with Hyde as
a character, The words used to describe the area
could also be used to describe Hyde,. Stevenson
upholds gothic convention
Idiomatic expressions
Utterson is in disbelief. Although he
knows that he should speak with Jekyll,
he’d honestly prefer to deal with Poole
who is more sane at this time and less
feared. Even Utterson is becoming
fearful.
Metaphor
He can no longer control when he
transforms into Hyde. His evil nature is
taking over the good. He imprisons
himself to avoid causing more harm to
those he cares about
Found everywhere
Because he is continually referred to in
body but also in mind and nightmares
Could represent sin in London which was
also everywhere
Jekyll
He is desperate for Utterson to stop
investigating and forget all about the
situation
Victorian gentlemen kept themselves to
themselves. They kept up appearances.
Sound
The reader can almost hear the bones
break. We get a sense of how violent and
aggressive the attack was.
Secrecy and confinement
The whole novella is plagued with this
theme. It links directly to Jekyll’s own
secrecy and his self-inflicted
confinement.