How Is the Extract of Jekyll and Hyde Dramatic

The acknowledgement of the lecturer from this exclude, that Jekyll has only been experimenting with science produces prominent tension. Throughout the buy food, Jekyll confesses that he can only speak by theory alone regarding his attempts to create the potions to transmute himself into Hyde. This represents his constant uncertainty about the results of his experiments. Therefore if even Jekyll, the man acting the experiments, is uncertain of the results, dramatic tension is caused for the reader to discover the results of the experiment.Jekyll also confirms that he doesnt know anything for certain, as he only speaks what appears to be most probable. Since the results are uncertain, the reader doesnt know the effect the experiment would stimulate on Jekyll. The reader also discovers that no-one has attempted the experiment before, which builds up tension and suspense about the kibosh result and makes the reader intrigued to continue reading in lodge to discover it. The unkn own of the experiments Jekyll performs builds drama and is dramatic since the unexpected may happen.Stevensons imagery of imprisonment in this extract makes it more dramatic since it portrays the cerebration of Jekyll being confine. Jekyll presents being Hyde as a disguise manage a thick cloak in order to abandon his life as Jekyll, which is boring and tiresome, as if he is escaping from prison in order to live a new and free life. The thick cloak could represent protection and by suggesting it is like a gash of clothing, this shows that transforming into Hyde is effortless and comforting to do but the constant interchanging between the views of Jekyll, when he is himself, and Hyde is dramatic.Jekyll likens the potion to a drug by saying that it had no discriminating action, explaining that it is addicting once he has tried it. thus far it then became impossible to prevent the change describing it as falling into slavery and by being trapped this leads to the extract becoming t ense and fire. Metaphors are used through the extract to provide imagery for the reader. Jekyll explains that Hyde was minute evil and that it was written broadly and plainly on his face suggesting that when populate saw Hyde, it was immediately wakeful that he was a cruel person.By use this metaphor, Stevenson is attempting to show the personality of Hyde through his face and that his characteristics were displace from his physical appearance. After drinking the potion, Jekyll had come to the fatal cross-roadsteadtead which is a crucial moment in the smart for him, as he can choose only choose option suggested by the cross roads. This is dramatic because as there is a decision to be made which is extremely important, this builds suspense, especially as the decision carried the possibility of death which requires Jekyll to ponder his options carefully.Since the cross roads are fatal this may evince that the cross roads will lead to disaster or death. It could also indicate t hat the cross roads were unavoidable as it was fate that determined Jekyll would have to make this decision. The dangerous decision that has been forced upon Jekyll makes the extract dramatic, since his decision may lead to his death. The use of violent and dramatic language by Stevenson in the extract increases the pace of the novel and makes it more engaging and exciting.Jekyll is uncertain about the result of him drinking his potion which creates tension and by hurrying back to my cabinet this shows that there is urgency from Jekyll to discover the effects of the potion which leads to the extract being exciting and dramatic and it is building up tension. When Jekyll had transformed into Hyde he was aware that people were frightened of him and took an instant dislike. He said that people couldnt approach him without a visible misgiving of the flesh and by using violent language to describe their reaction, it demonstrates the severity of the cruelty that Hyde possessed.By saying th e flesh instead of skin, this shows that people were unable to hide beneath their skin, the reactions they felt regarding Hyde. This language engages the reader with the emotions felt by the characters towards Hyde, producing anxiety among the reader resulting in a dramatic confrontation that is described. The exposure of many mysteries is revealed all at once which creates a dramatic atmosphere.In the extract we learn that Edward Hyde was pure evil which is the reason behind people much(prenominal) as Utterson and Enfield taking an instant dislike to him as we learn previously. We also discover the motive for Jekyll to transform into Hyde which is because he began to profit by the strange immunities of his position, as he is taking advantage of the freedom he has when Jekyll is Hyde. The answers to the questions which were formed by the reader earlier in the novel were slowly being revealed throughout it. until now in this short extract, lots of answers are provided to the reader from Jekyll, because he is explaining the actions of both himself and Mr Hyde. Also since the novel is told in third but in this extract it is in the first person perspective, it leaves few questions remaining, allowing the reader to piece together Uttersons perception. This therefore results in dramatic tension as the reader now understands the actions Jekyll has interpreted and is intrigued to discover the fate of Jekyll and Hyde.