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Hyde essay plan
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- 1Intro topic sentenceIn Stevenson's novel, jekyll and Hyde , the character Hyde is representative of evil and is Hyde's alter ego.
- 2Intro points-he is connected to all major events in the novel and is used to show the dark side of human nature-he is representative of the dark sides of scientific progress (religion v science"- it is a Victorian gothic novel- hyde is supernatural and is excessively violent
- 3Para 1 pointWhen we are first introduced to Hyde, we are shocked by his behaviour.
- 4para 1 quotes"like some damned juggernaut"
"trampled calmly"
"so ugly that it brought a sweat out on me like running"
"really like satan" - 5Para 1 contextsupernatural/ inhuman-gothic convention
Mysterious- very little is known or revealed about hyde at this moment-mystery novel - 6Para 2 pointAs the novel continues, Stevenson continues to present the character hyde as an outsider through his appearance.
- 7Para 2 quotes"snarled aloud into a savage laugh"
"disgust, loathing and fear"
"impression of deformity"
"satan's signiture upon a face" - 8Para 2 contextDarwin's theory-we evolved from apes- people didn't like this as it conflicted with religion
Gothic convention- hyde is supernatural- compared to satan- horror - 9Para 3 pointHyde envokes fear in the reader and creates an atmosphere of violence.
- 10Para 3 quotes"ape-like fury"
"clubbed him to the earth"
"storm of blows"
""madman"
"bones audibly shattered"
"incredibly mangled" - 11Para 3 contextExcessive violence and pathetic fallacy- gothic style
Freud- the id, ego and superego - 12Para 4 pointIt becomes increasingly clear that Hyde, as a representative of evil, becomes more powerful than Jekyll.
- 13Para 4 quotes"expression of such abject terror and despair"
"always as Hyde that I awakened"
"double dose to recall me to myself"
"the body of Edward Hyde has grown in stature" - 14Para 4 contextVictorians fear of science-hyde is representative of science going too far- Hyde is a monster that can no longer be controlled
- 15Para 5 pointOverall, Hyde is constructed as a character by Stevenson to show how close the opposing forces of good and evil can be.
- 16para 5 quotes"My devil had long been caged, he came out roaring"
"man is not truly one but truly two
"commingled out of good and evil" "spirit of hell awoke in me and raged" - 17Para 5 contextExpectations of a Victorian gentleman to follow strict moral codes led to a repressed society. The moral message is that scientific progress should be monitored carefully. Freud- the greater the repression, the stronger the aggression
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