LQ: How do we tackle the language question? STARTER: If you had to discuss the use of language in this extract, what would you comment on? But the words were hardly uttered, before the smile was struck out of his face and succeeded by an expression of such abject terror and despair, as froze the very blood of the two gentlemen below.

LQ: How do we tackle the language question? (b) Comment on the effect of the language used to present the character of Jekyll in the extract. Use examples of the writer’s language from the extract.(10) Find the KEYWORDS. What is this question actually asking you to do?

LQ: How do we tackle the language question? What to look for in the extract: Words that create a powerful impression or image Adverbs, verbs and adjectives Repetition Simile and metaphor Personification Patterns – extended metaphor, pathetic fallacy CONTRAST

LQ: How do we tackle the language question? 4 WELL-DEVELOPED PARAGRAPHS (different element of language in each) POINT – What is the language showing you about Jekyll EVIDENCE – example of language (what kind of language is it? SPECIFIC!) ANALYSIS – what EFFECT does it have? What message does the language send out about Jekyll? HOW does it send this message and affect YOU, the reader? EXT: Any links to later or earlier parts of extract?

LQ: How do we tackle the language question? The simile ‘like some disconsolate prisoner’ along with the description of Jekyll taking the air with ’an infinite sadness of mien’ present Jekyll’s character as one who is victim-like, vulnerable and unhappy. The effect is that the reader feels sorry for Jekyll. Jekyll’s unhappiness is further explored when he repeats that he feels ‘very low’. This statement lends the reader to believe that he is possibly suffering from some mental anxiety which he is finding hard to manage. This is re-enforced when he refuses to go for a walk, refuses any company and remains shut, alone and indoors. despite Jekyll’s mood, Jekyll is polite and friendly when conversing with his friend Utterson and companion, Enfield. He states that they are ‘very good’ and that he is ‘very glad’ to see them and that it is a ‘great pleasure’ to speak to them. This highly positive language shows the strong friendships that Jekyll values. Stevenson’s description of what is seen on Jekyll’s face creates mystery and fear. Jekyll’s look on his face suggests some evil in Jekyll’s character: ‘abject terror and despair’. This is re-enforced by the ‘horror’ in both Utterson’s and Enfield’s eyes. The reader can only decipher that Jekyll is not what he appears and that there is something sinister about Jekyll.