Repression

The suppression or restraint of feelings, desires or behaviour.

The suppression of desires, feelings or impulses considered unacceptable.

Jekyll may therefore be seen as damaged by demanding social expectations, which encourage repression and a double life. But he also chooses deception and uses Hyde to escape responsibility. His confession gives access to his motives, yet its self-explanations need evaluating: social pressure helps explain his behaviour without excusing his cruelty.

The suppression of desires or feelings, often because they conflict with social expectations.

Connect context to the question: explain what Hyde’s danger suggests about human nature, reputation or repression.

The holding back of desires or impulses. In the novella, Jekyll describes restraining Hyde through images of confinement.

The restraint or suppression of feelings and desires.

Suppressing desires, feelings or impulses rather than openly acknowledging or expressing them.

The holding back or suppression of desires and impulses. Jekyll’s attempt to conceal and separate his desires helps connect repression with violence.

The suppression or restraint of feelings and desires. St John experiences romantic passion but deliberately prevents it from directing his life.

The suppression of feelings or desires rather than their open expression.

The suppression of feelings, desires or impulses rather than their open expression.

One interpretation is that the novella criticises a society whose expectations encourage repression and double lives. Jekyll’s desire to appear unusually respectable intensifies his shame, making concealment attractive.

The restraint or suppression of desires, feelings or behaviour.

The holding back of desires, impulses or feelings. Jekyll’s attempts to restrain Hyde alternate with deliberate releases of him.

The restraint or suppression of feelings, desires or behaviour.

The deliberate suppression or concealment of desires, feelings or behaviour.

The holding back or concealment of desires, feelings or behaviour.

The holding back of feelings, desires or impulses; Jekyll’s attempt to restrain his darker desires is represented through images of imprisonment.

The suppression of feelings or desires rather than their free expression.

The suppression or restraint of desires, feelings or behaviour considered unacceptable.

The restraint or concealment of desires, feelings or behaviour considered unacceptable.

The suppression of desires or feelings that a person considers unacceptable.

Control or suppression of feelings, desires or behaviour.

Holding back or suppressing desires, feelings or behaviour rather than expressing them.

The holding back of desires, feelings or behaviour. Jekyll’s image of a cage presents his evil impulses as restrained before their violent release.

The restraint or suppression of desires, feelings or behaviour.

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