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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Characterisation
- Dr Jekyll
- 'a well-made, smooth faced man of fifty
- Implies that Dr Jekyll is a good-looking man, who is well respected
among his associates and represents a typical Victorian gentleman
- 'but every mark of capacity and human
kindness'
- Suggests that Jekyll has an excellent reputation and is
extremely considerate and thoughtful
- This is the polar opposite of his alternate personality, Mr Hyde
- 'his own tastes being rather chemical than anatomical'
- Dr Jekyll is not interested in medical professions such as surgery and is
fascinated by chemistry and pharmacology behind medicine
- This was not a typical Victorian doctor's beliefs, and was believed to be exploring the
supernatural and was often frowned upon by traditional Victorian physicians, such as
Dr Lanyon
- Mr Hyde
- 'snarled into a savage laugh'
- 'Snarled' implies that Hyde is like a predator,
who will go to any lengths to catch his prey
- 'savage' implies that Hyde is a violent man, like that
of a Neanderthal
- Neanderthal's had animalistic instincts and their
sole purpose was to survive
- something displeasing, something downright detestable
- 'Something' implies that Enfield was aware that Hyde was a malicious
man, when he observed him, but he could not tell Utterson what the
detail was
- 'Detestable' illustrates the level of resentment that
Enfield felt towards Utterson, even though he had
never met or seen him before
- 'if ever I read Satan's signature upon a
face'
- By comparing Hyde to Satan, Stevenson is implying that Hyde is incapable
of feeling compassion or sympathy towards others
- He only feels hatred and bitter resentment and should not be
worthy of the reader's sympathy
- 'some damned
Juggernaut'
- By comparing Hyde to Satan, Stevenson is implying
that Hyde is a human being is incapable of feeling
compassion or sympathy towards others
- Hyde only feels hatred and bitter resentment
- 'trampled
calmly'