Jekyll and Hyde

Group 2: Chapters 2, 3, 4
by: Isabella Tang, Elissa Cumelis, Amanda
Cordero, Hunter Galindo, Haddar Ben-Shimon

Plot
Mr. Utterson and Lanyon talk about how they are Dr. Jekylls oldest two friends. Utterson does
not like Jekylls will, because it says that everything is to go to Hyde, whom he has heard only bad
things about. Mr. Utterson begins to haunt a door in the by-street of shops in hopes of meeting Mr.
Hyde. He finally confronts him at the end of the street and asks to see his face. Mr. Hyde then leaves
and closes the door, not letting Utterson inside. Mr. Poole tells him that Mr. Hyde has a key to Dr.
Jekylls house. Utterson and Jekyll attend a dinner together. When it is over and everyone has
departed, Utterson confronts Jekyll about the will, saying he does not approve of it, for he is hearing
disturbing things about Hyde. Jekyll then begs Utterson to help Hyde when Jekyll dies, and Utterson
promises to do so. A year later, a maid is looking outside her window and witnesses a man clubbing
an elderly man to death. The maid describes the murderer, and it is revealed to be none other than
Mr. Hyde. Utterson identifies the murdered man as Sir Danvers Carew, a client of Uttersons. He then
goes over to Mr. Jekylls home, which also belongs to Mr. Hyde, and decides to wait for him there. He
finds out that hardly anyone has seen Hyde, and he does not have any family that can be traced.
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Setting
CHAPTER 2 : THE SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE
Place - Mr. Uttersons home, Dr. Landons home,& Dr. Jekylls laboratory/home
Characters - Mr. Utterson, Dr. Landon, Dr. Jekyll,& Mr. Hyde
Mood/Atmosphere Tense/serious: Utterson fails to understand why Dr. Jekyll willing to offer so much to Mr. Hyde in his will and spends the
majority of the chapter tracking down individuals to help piece the puzzle of the matter.
Eerie: In Uttersons nightmare, he visualizes a horrifying representation of Hyde who chases down a small child and lingers
near Dr. Jekylls bed
Theme - Theres more to it than meets the eye; in accordance to Utterson trying to decipher the relationship that bounds Jekyll to
Hyde so tightly. Hyde in general; hes more than just some grungy street rat hooligan
CHAPTER 3: DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE
Place - Dr. Jekylls home (dinner party)
Characters - Mr. Utterson & Dr. Jekyll
Mood/Atmosphere Serious: Utterson stays after the party to implore more about Jekylls strange will requests, and about his relationship with
Hyde. Dr. Jekyll states that he has an interest in Hyde and to drop the issue of his affliation

Setting Continued
Theme - The less you know, the better; Jekylls not ready to let the cat out of the bag on his true connection to Hyde just yet
so at this point, hes willing to pull out all the stops in making Utterson let these notions, and ideas go
CHAPTER 4: THE CAREW MURDER CASE
Place - Maids home, street (murder scene), Hydes home, & bank
Characters - Maid, Mr. Hyde, Sir Danvers Carew, Mr. Utterson,& Police
Mood/Atmosphere Hostile: In the beginning of the chapter, Mr. Hyde violently attacks Sir Danvers Carew when he is greeted by him on
the street
Suspenseful: After the murder, Utterson and the police drive around place to place looking for their potential and
most likely suspect. While Hyde is not found at his home, the murder weapon is
Theme - Everything is not what it seems; Even when Utterson and the police think that theyve cornered in on Hyde, he still
manages to elude them, much to everyones bewilderment

Characters
Mr. Utterson

Utterson is a very well-known and outstanding lawyer who is very well respected in the community.

He is reserved, dignified, and rational.

He fears Hyde, and not only for Hyde, but for his friend Dr. Jekyll. He reads Jekylls will and sees that everything is to be
given to Hyde, leading him to believe Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll because he has not heard good things about him. He
cannot see his dear friend Jekyll being friends with someone horrendous.

This Master Hyde, if he were studied," thought he, "must have secrets of his own; black secrets, by the look of
him; secrets compared to which poor Jekyll's worst would be like sunshine. Things cannot continue as they are.
It turns me cold to think of this creature stealing like a thief to Harry's bedside; poor Harry, what a wakening! And
the danger of it; for if this Hyde suspects the existence of the will, he may grow impatient to inherit. (Search for
Mr. Hyde).

Mr. Edward Hyde

Hyde is a strange man that hardly looks human. Everyone that sees him is disgusted
by his looks, claiming he is deformed in some indescribable way.

He was small and very plainly dressed and the look of him, even at that distance,
went somehow strongly against the watcher's inclination.

Mr. Hyde is very scared of Utterson because he is very suspicious of him. This is
shown when Utterson first meets Hyde and asks him to reveal his face.

He is very violent and cruel. This is shown when he murders Sir Danvers Carew.

Mr. Hyde broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth. And next moment,
with ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot and hailing down a storm of
blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered and the body jumped upon the
roadway. (The Carew Murder Case).

Dr. Jekyll

Jekyll is a respected doctor. His two best friends are Lanyon and Utterson. He is very wealthy
and respected in the community, known for his kindness and charity giving.

He uses drugs and chemicals to separate his good and evil selves from one another. Through
these experiments, he brings Hyde to life. He begins to realize that he is fully becoming his
darker self, asking Utterson to make sure Hyde is taken care of when he (Jekyll) is gone.

"There is one point I should like you to understand. I have really a very great interest in poor
Hyde. I know you have seen him; he told me so; and I fear he was rude. But I do sincerely take
a great, a very great interest in that young man; and if I am taken away, Utterson, I wish you to
promise me that you will bear with him and get his rights for him. (Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at
Ease).

Dr. Lanyon

Lanyon is a dependable London doctor.

He is very good friends of Jekyll and Utterson.

Sir Danvers Carew

Carew is a well-liked old nobleman and one of Uttersons clients.

He is murdered by Hyde while he is on his way to give Utterson a letter.

Mr. Poole

Poole is Jekylls butler. He is a very loyal servant, having served Jekyll for 20
years.

This was a hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman, with a shock of hair
prematurely white, and a boisterous and decided manner. At sight of Mr.
Utterson, he sprang up from his chair and welcomed him with both hands. The
geniality, as was the way of the man, was somewhat theatrical to the eye; but it
reposed on genuine feeling. (Search for Mr. Hyde).

POV
The narration is third person limited, but it moves around.
Within chapters 2 and 3, the third person limited follows Uttersons
perspective.
In chapter 4, the third person narrator starts out by taking a step back and
telling the story of the murder in a very factual, reporting manner, telling the
story from the maids witness account.
o ...and then returns to Utterson

Themes
The Importance of Reputation

Reputation is very important in the novel, and preserving it is extremely important. This is evident when Utterson suspects
Jekyll first of being blackmailed and then of sheltering Hyde from the police; he keeps his suspicions to himself rather than
tell other people. Not only would this be gossip, but could also ruin Jekylls reputation.

In case of Dr. Jekyll's disappearance or unexplained absence for any period exceeding three calendar months,
the said Edward Hyde should step into the said Henry Jekyll's shoes without further delay and free from any
burthen or obligation beyond the payment of a few small sums to the members of the doctor's household.
(Search for Mr. Hyde).

Friendship

Mr. Utterson is determined to get to the bottom of Hyde and who he really is, not only out of curiosity, but because
of his friendship with Jekyll. This is shown in these few sections of the novel when Utterson is concerned about
Jekylls will, believing that Hyde is blackmailing him.

Tone
Chapter 2: Contemplative, tense, mysterious, curious, indignant This document had long been the lawyers eyesore. It offended him both as a lawyer and as a lover of the sane and
customary sides of life (pg. 15)
And still the figure had no face by which he might know it; even in his dreams, it had no face, or one that baffled him
and melted before his eyes (pg. 17)
By ten oclock, when the shops were closed, the by-street was very solitary and, in spite of the law growl of London
from all around, very silent. (pg. 18)
If he be Mr. Hyde, he had thought, I shall be Mr. Seek. (pg. 18)
Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a
displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness (pg.
19)
But to-night there was a shudder in his blood; the face of Hyde sat heavy on his memory (pg. 20)
This Master Hyde, if he were studied, he must have secrets of his own - black secrets secrets compared to which
poor Jekylls worst would be like sunshine. (pg. 21)

Tone Continued
Chapter 3: eager, suspicious, secretive, indignant
I have been wanting to speak to you, Jekyll, began the latter. You know that will of yours? (pg. 23)
The large handsome face of Dr. Jekyll grew pale to the very lips, and there came a blackness about his eyes. I do
not care to hear more, said he. This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop. (pg. 24)
I only ask for justice; I only ask you to help him for my sake, when I am no longer here. (pg. 25)
Chapter 4: acerbic, belligerent, contemptuous, foreboding
The old gentleman took a step back with the air of one very much surprised and a trifle hurt; and at that My. Hyde
broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth. (pg. 28)
And next moment, with ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot and hailing down a storm of blows, under
which the bones were audibly shattered and the body jumped upon the roadway. (pg. 28)

Stylistic Devices
CHAPTER 2: THE SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE
Foreshadowing: Mr. Uttersons nightmare in which he envisions Hyde in a volatile manner

The nightmare touches on the fact that Hyde terrorizes the city and its citizens (murder of Carew)

The nightmare also touches on Hydes relationship with Dr. Jekyll ( the fact that its more than a typical acquaintance)

The nightmare shows Hyde with no face ( no one can pinpoint exactly what makes him so ugly)
Flashbacks: No flashbacks are present within this chapter
Diction: Writing throughout this chapter is done so in a cryptic and mysterious way in order to build up the suspense of the matter
at hand - finding Mr. Hyde
CHAPTER 3: DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE
Foreshadowing: Mr. Utterson looking at the fine details of Jekylls will and doting on the death or disappearance component

The emphasis on death and disappearance foreshadows Carews death by Hyde in the next chapter
Flashbacks: No flashbacks are present within this chapter
Diction: Writing throughout this chapter is done so in a curt and serious manner in order to convey the tenseness that exists
between Utterson and Jekyll due to Hydes being

Stylistic Devices Continued

CHAPTER 4: THE CAREW MURDER CASE
Foreshadowing: Hyde beating down and killing Sir Danvers Carew

This incident foreshadows Hyde overwhelming Jekylls other half and ultimately coming out on top
Flashbacks: No flashbacks are present within this chapter
Diction: Writing throughout the chapter is done so in a serious and suspenseful manner as the hunt for Mr. Hyde begins to come
to a close

Key Quotations
Chapter 2:
This document had long been the lawyers eyesore. It offended him both as a lawyer and as a lover of the sane and
customary sides of life, to whom the fanciful was the immodest (pg. 15) is an important quote because it reveals Mr.
Uttersons personality and character. He feels that being a lawyer has certain morals by which he has to stick to. He
needs to know the truth and investigate everything before he signs or agrees on any terms. He also thinks that this
situation is strange I suppose, Lanyon, said he, you and I must be the two older friends that Henry Jekyll has? (pg.
16), so he has the responsibility as a lawyer and as one of his eldest friends to find this Mr. Hyde.
Once again, Mr. Utterson has deemed Mr. Jekylls will to be strange, For once more he saw before his minds eye, as
clear as a transparency, the strang clauses of the will. (pg. 21) Mr. Uttersons suspicions are up.
But it is more than ten years since Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me. He began to go wrong, wrong in the
mind. (16)
Of all the people on the streets, Mr. Utterson has single-handedly pinpointed who Mr. Hyde is, ...how did you know
me? By description (pg. 19). He has been shockened by his physical features, The last, I think; for oh, my poor
old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satans signature on a face, it is on that of your new friend. (pg. 20)

Key Quotations Continued

Chapter 3:
It is important how Dr. Jekyll deems Mr. Utterson as one he trusts most,I believe you fully; I would trust you before any
man alive, ay, before myself, if i could make that choice (pg. 24). Dr. Jekyll trusts him more than himself because
he is taken over by the evil Mr. Hyde for which he has lost control of.
Dr. Jekyll trusts Mr. Utterson to write, keep, and stand by his will, ... there is one point I should like you to understand.
I have really a very great interest in poor Hyde. I know you have seen him; he told me so; and I fear he was rude I
wish you to promise me that you will bear with him and get his rights for him. (pg. 25) This quote is powerful in
showing how Dr. Jekyll has prepared for the worse. In case of any more mishaps, Mr. Hyde will still get everything
Jekyll has worked for in his life.
Chapter 4:
An ivory-faced and silvery-haired old woman opened the door. She had an evil face, smoothed by hypocrisy, but her
manners were excellent. (pg. 29) This is an important quote because it bleeds into the theme of how things are not
based on ones exterior. Mr. Hyde is a hideous character inside and out, but Dr. Jekyll is one of intelligence. Mr. Hyde is
Dr. Jekyll and vice versa.
This last, however, was not so easy of accomplishment; for My.Hyde had numbered few familiars - even the master of
the servant-maid had only seen him twice; his family could nowhere be traced; he had never been photographed; and
the few who could describe him differed widely, as common observers will. (pg. 30) This is a suspenseful and
revealing quote that shares to the readers of how Mr. Hyde is a lonely character with no friends and families. It
shadows his character while revealing that he IS Dr. Jekyll.

Comparison
In Stevensons book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde the theme of good vs. evil is
prevalent all throughout the book, as well as in Wildes The Picture of Dorian Gray. Both characters, Dr.
Jekyll and Dorian Gray, struggle with the temptations of evil and try to force themselves to take the good
path. However, both characters ultimately fail. Dr. Jekyll becomes Mr. Hyde more and more and is
eventually stuck that way. Dorian Grays portrait grows increasingly horrendous with each sin he commits.
Although both characters seem to want to change, they zzThe duality of both characters is another point
both works of literature have in common. Dr. Jekylls doppelganger, Mr. Hyde, is the embodiment of evil
and everything that other humans detest. Dorian Gray embodies goodness and innocence much like Dr.
Jekylls real physical appearance.

5 Questions and Answers

1. Why was Dr. Jekyll and Lanyons friendship interrupted?
a. They had different scientific inquiries and Lanyon claims that something went wrong in the
head with Jekyll.
2. What is Hydes physical appearance?
a. Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable
malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of
murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and
somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could
explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him
(Stevenson, 2005, p. 19).

Questions and Answers Continued

3.

How does Jekyll act after Mr. Hyde kills Sir Danvers Carew?
a. As the title of Chapter three suggests, Dr. Jekyll was quite at ease. Jekyll rekindled old
friendships and was more social and out in society. With this, Hyde remained hidden
inside Jekyll.

4.

What promise does Utterson make to Jekyll in chapter three?

a. Utterson promises to help Hyde when Jekyll is no longer present.

5.

Who witnesses the murder of Sir Danvers Carew?

b. A maid looking out the window of a house.

10 Vocabulary Words
Chapter 2 - Search for Mr. Hyde
Somber - adj - dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy
o
That evening Mr. Utterson came home to his bachelor house in somber spirits ... (Stevenson, 2005, p. 15).
o
Hunter was in somber spirits after failing the AP Biology Exam.

Benefactor - n - a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause

o
his friend and benefactor, Edward Hyde ... (Stevenson, 2005, p. 15).
o
Hunters benefactor in case she died was Amanda Cordero.

Citadel - n - a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city

o
With that he blew out his candle, put on a great-coat, and set forth in the direction of Cavendish Square, that citadel of medicine ...
(Stevenson, 2005, p. 16).
o
The citadel, where Hunter visits, was closed for the day due to the government shut down.

Protg - n - a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person
o
Did you ever come across a protg of his - one Hyde? (Stevenson, 2005, p. 17).
o
Hunter trained Amanda, her protg, in the art of photography.
Somber
Benefactor
Citadel
Protg

Vocab Continued
Chapter 3 - Dr. Jekyll was Quite at Ease

Fortnight - n - a period of two weeks

o
A fortnight later, by excellent good fortune, the doctor gave one of his pleasant dinners to some five or six old cronies...
(Stevenson, 2005, p. 23).
o
A fortnight later, Hunter and Amanda finished the project assigned in English.

Heresies -n - belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine

o
at what he called my scientific heresies... (Stevenson, 2005, p. 23).
o
No one is aware that Dr. Jekyll is behind all the heresies committed by Mr. Hyde.

Irrepressible - adj - not able to be controlled or restrained.

o
Utterson heaved an irrepressible sigh (Stevenson, 2005, p. 25).
o
Hunters irrepressible comment stunned the class.
Fortnight

Heresies

Irrepressible

Vocab Continued
Chapter 4 - The Carew Murder Case

Embattled - adj - (of a place or people) involved in or prepared for war, especially because surrounded by enemy forces
o
A great chocolate-coloured pall lowered over heaven, but the wind was continually charging and routing these embattled
vapours; so that as the cab crawled from street to street ... (Stevenson, 2005, p. 29).
o
The embattled walls were massive and basically impenetrable.

Conflagration - n - an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property

o
... like the light of some strange conflagration; and here, for a moment, the fog would be quite broken up, and a haggard
shaft of daylight would glance in between the swirling wreaths (Stevenson, 2005, p. 29).
o
The only survivors of the flood and the conflagration were Hunter, Amanda, Elissa, and Isabella.

Blackguardly - n - a rude or unscrupulous person

o
... and cut him off from his blackguardly surroundings (Stevenson, 2005, p. 29).
o
The blackguardly man gave Hunter an uneasy feeling.
Embattled

Conflagration

Blackguardly

References
Stevenson, R. L. (2005). The strange case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Clayton, DE: Prestwick House.

McDonald, L. (2008). Duality in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The picture of Dorian Gray, and "Dionea" :: English Department Writing
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