(Mr Utterson) - If ever i read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend. - Mr Utterson describing Mr Hyde to Dr Jekyll "Uttered, before his smile was struck out of his face" - Dr Jekyll's transformation into Mr Hyde, struggling to control Mr Hyde unleashed rampage. a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty - Description of Dr Jekyll (This gives another description showing the difference between good and bad, from this description this shows how Dr Jekyll is different to Mr Hyde as he is described as the other good side of a personality that is shown.) "I swear to God i will never set eyes on him again. I bind my honour to you that i am done with him in this world" - Dr Jekyll to Mr Utterson (In this quote, Dr Jekyll believes he has control over Mr Hyde and how he can get rid of him. Little does Dr Jekyll know that Mr Hyde is starting to take over and get rid of Dr Jekyll, Stevenson shows how our personalities must be balanced as one dominates the other. |
(Mr Enfield) He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. - Description of Mr Hyde (This gives a description of Mr Hyde's appearance, his deformity is hidden representing the darker side of one's personality concealed. ) He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity" - Description of Mr Hyde from Mr Enfield “All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil: and Edward Hyde, alone, in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil.” - This explains how each person has a darker and brighter side but Mr Hyde is the evil alter-ego “It was for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills. Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face?” - Poole showing the difference between Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (This shows how Mr Hyde's appearance has struck fear into Poole, his deformity represents his darker actions as he is Dr Jekyll's darker side. |