Jekyll and Hyde - Characters (1)

Dr Jekyll
1. "we known and highly considered"
  1. "all mens respect"
    1. Jekyll is well respected by others and his reputation is very important. This is common of the times as being respected was very important to victorian men
2. "transcendendental medicine" is "too fanciful" and "unscientific balderdash"
  1. his work is untraditional and pushes the boundaries of science and the supernatural
3. "almost morbid sense of shame"
  1. He is ashamed and guilty of his other personality as it is shameful for the time. People were expected to conform
4. "drunkard"
  1. he is addicted to beoming hyde as he can let his other personality free
5. "he, I say - I cannot say, I"
  1. "Hyde alone" is guilty
    1. Jekyll does not want to take responsibility for Hydes actions as he believes he has nothing to do with him
6. "almost risked death"
  1. he is desperate to escape from being trapped as Jekyll. He would do anything to be able to express his other side.
Mr Hyde
1. "pure evil"
  1. has religious connotations - embodiment of the devil. He has not good intent as is the pure evil side of Jekyll
    1. Utterson can "read Satan's signature" on his face
2. "extraordinary-looking"
  1. "an imprint of deformity and decay"
    1. "something wrong with his appearance"
      1. his evilness is reflected in his appearance
3. "ape- like"
  1. He is less evolved and only has his primitive instincts and animalistic desires
4. "damnable"
  1. complete opposite of Jekyll - nobody respects him and are instead afraid of him
Utterson
1. "a lover of the sane and customary sides of life"
  1. typical 'rational' victorian gentlemen and is unwilling to consider any explanation which upsets his rational way of thinking
2. "mental perplexity" when meeting Hyde
  1. he is confused as it is impossible to rationalise something that has a supernatural explanation
3. "austere"
  1. he is strict with himself and does not allow himself pleasures such as the theatre. He represses his desires unliike Jekyll
4. doesn't read Lanyon's letter out of "professional honour"
  1. He doesn't not gossip or conspire as he does not want to find out anything that will harm Jekyll's reputation
5. "an approved tolerence for others"
  1. Utterson is not jeudgemental of anybody which is very different to the conventionl victorian man

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