The court was very cool and a little damp, and full of premature twilight, although the sky, high up overhead, was still bright
with sunset. The middle one of the three windows was half-way open; and sitting close beside it, taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr. Jekyll. "What! Jekyll!” he cried. "I trust you are better.” "I am very low, Utterson,” replied the doctor drearily, "very low. It will not last long, thank God.” Which theme does this passage best support? People feel unhappy at sunset. Dr. Jekyll is sad and lonely. Love can overcome tragedy. Hiding a secret can be painful.
The theme that this passage best support is Hiding a secret can be painful.
Explanation:
This excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. shows how Dr. Jekyll feels trapped by his pain at hiding the secret of the reality of Mr. Hyde and all the terrible things that had happened around him. The character of Dr. Jekyll feels constantly tortured by his confusions and his guilt due to the results of his experiment.
