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in chapter 1 of the novella Stevenson crafts a suspicious atmosphere by using a lexical field of mystery found in the adjective phrase turned sick and white with the desire to kill him . the is said by the sawbones a doctor at the site of the crime he has been overcome with such inexplicable hatred by just looking at hyde enough hate to break his oath of no harm which he must of taken to pursue his current occupation. Furthermore the use of the verb kill connotes death evil and sin as to kill is to break one of the 10 commandments something that a devout Christian -most of the population of the time- would never think of this this is reinforced by use of the would astonish the Victorian reader and make them rethink is they would trust a seemingly good natured doctor or if Hyde just release the worst in every one making them question the nature of both Enfield and the doctor this suspicious atmosphere is once again cemented by the use of phatetic fallacy I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning Enfield our intertragidic narrator ever specified why he was on such a street or where he came from not even telling his good friend Utterson.

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“We have common friends,” said Mr. Utterson. “Common friends?” echoed Mr. Hyde, a little hoarsely. “Who are they?” “Jekyll, for instance,” said the lawyer. “He never told you,” cried Mr. Hyde, with a flush of anger. “I did not think you would have lied.” “Come,” said Mr. Utterson, “that is not fitting language.” The other snarled aloud into a savage laugh; and the next moment, with extraordinary quickness, he had unlocked the door and disappeared into the house. The lawyer stood awhile when Mr. Hyde had left him, the picture of disquietude. Then he began slowly to mount the street, pausing every step or two and putting his hand to his brow like a man in mental perplexity. The problem he was thus debating as he walked, was one of a class that is rarely solved. Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any namable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering, and somewhat broken voice: all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing, and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him. “There must be something else,” said the perplexed gentleman. “There is something more, if I could find a name for it. God bless me, the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic, shall we say? or can it be the old story of Dr. Fell? or is it the mere radiance of a foul soul that thus transpires through, and transfigures, its clay continent? The last, I think; for oh, my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan’s signature on a face, it is on that of your new friend.”

Starting with this extract, how does Stevenson present Mr Hyde as a frightening outsider?

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And as she so sat she became aware of an aged and beautiful gentleman with white hair drawing near along the lane; and advancing to meet him, another and very small gentleman, to whom at first she paid less attention. When they had come within speech (which was just under the maid's eyes) the older man bowed and accosted the other with a very pretty manner of politeness. It did not seem as if the subject of his address were of great importance; indeed, from his pointing, it sometimes appeared as if he were only inquiring his way; but the moon shone on his face as he spoke, and the girl was pleased to watch it, it seemed to breathe such an innocent and old-world kindness of disposition, yet with something high too, as of a well-founded self-content. Presently her eye wandered to the other, and she was surprised to recognize in him a certain Mr Hyde, who had once visited her master and for whom she had conceived a dislike. He had in his hand a heavy cane, with which he was trifling; but he answered never a word, and seemed to listen with an illcontained impatience. And then all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger, stamping with his foot, brandishing the cane, and carrying on (as the maid described it) like a madman. The old gentleman took a step back, with the air of one very much surprised and a trifle hurt; and at that Mr Hyde broke out of all bounds, and clubbed him to the earth. And next moment, with ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot, and hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered and the body jumped upon the roadway. At the honour of these sights and sounds, the maid fainted. Starting with this extract, how does Stevenson present Mr Hyde as a terrifying figure