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Dr Jekyll
And
Mr Hyde
Exam
Preparation
Shannon Warren

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Description from page 6 and page 9
1) How might this house provide clues about its occupants?
By using words that sound mysterious, the reader automatically believes that there is something to
find out and that the occupant is hiding something inside that house
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3) Why do you think the windows are described this way?
To show a posh well-tidied person who has something to hide
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5) Why do you think there is no bell or knocker?
It may mean that the personality inside doesn’t want to be disturbed or be seen by the world
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What could this represent?
This can represent a prison of the body, shutting his inner personality from the world and displaying
a clean and well-structured man
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Utterson is a complicated man
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g
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He hardly smiles, but he’s happy
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Enfield
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2) What evidence is there to suggest that Utterson has a private, hidden side?
He never smiles but he seems enjoyable
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3) Who is Mr
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Utterson)
4) What is Mr
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Enfield? How are the two men alike, different?
Mr
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Enfield and also they are distant cousins
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Utterson doesn’t like to be with people whereas Mr
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5) Why is it important that we learn so much about Mr
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Utterson at the beginning as it allows the reader to know the
different perspectives that Mr
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By learning a lot, it allows us to think about the way it's perceived and the impact that it has
on decisions
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Describe the street that they walk down
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The people living on the street do well for
themselves, meaning that they are somewhat rich and there are market stalls along it during the
week
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The house was 2 storeys high and had no windows
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8) Compare and contrast the description of the building and door used by Mr
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How does Stevenson seem to be using setting to convey a
sense of the man?
Enfield describes the place as well-lit and very nice, however, it is very empty
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By having nothing there and it being bleak it
shows neglect and loneliness
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’ How
do the characters react to the man who trampled over the small girl? (describe the effect
he has on them)
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This affected
the characters as it shocked them and this was used to also shock the reader from the brutality from
a youth
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Why might
this be a significant detail?
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By showing that the windows are always shut it shows that there is something to hide
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11) What does Mr
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He also shows him as having a limp and is very
short
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12) What is our first impression of Mr
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This is
shown when Hyde doesn’t show any remorse for trampling the little girl and goes about his business
like nothing happened
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Utterson says he inclines
to Cain’s heresy in his dealing with others? Explain why you might agree or disagree with
this way of dealing with your acquaintances
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God asked Cain and Abel to sacrifice something to him Abel was very thoughtful in
what he would sacrifice to God and decided to give up one of his lambs
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Cain was jealous of Abel and killed him because of it
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Sometimes it is better to walk away when you come face to face with a
situation, but I would confront the person as in the end it would make them a better person overall
and see what they have done wrong
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Describe Enfield’s reaction to Hyde’s collision with
the little girl
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In today’s society, people keep
to themselves a lot more
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15) What does the word ‘ghoulish’ mean?
morbidly interested in death or disaster
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People mind their own business
and don’t care if they have something to hide as long as it doesn’t affect others around them
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Hyde
1) What is a ‘will’?
A document that allows a person to transfer property to another person if they die
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Lanyon became estranged from Dr
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Why does he
disapprove of Dr
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Jekyll started to delve into a more chemical
than biological study
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This is also shown in the divide between religion and science in
the Victorian era due to the discovery of evolution
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4) Why does the word ‘fiend’ mean?
An evil spirit or demon
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Utterson has a ‘hammering heart’?
Utterson has a hammering heart because he is frightened and scared of what will happen when he
meets Mr
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6) Once Utterson confronts Hyde, how does he feel towards him? Why reason does Utterson give for
his feelings about Hyde? In Utterson’s response to Hyde, what does Stevenson tell us about Hyde?
Utterson believes that Hyde is evil and even describes him as something not human
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This tells us that Hyde isn’t trusting and mocks
anyone near him
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8) What effect does Mr
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Hyde says that he is deformed and is scared of him, however,
they cannot pin their exactly fear on
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Jekyll lives, what can we infer
about Dr
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Jekyll’s house is nice and ordinary but on the other side, it is a horrible building that is down a
dark pathway
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10) Utterson’s speculation of Jekyll’s connection to Hyde makes him reflect on his own vices and
failings
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Jekyll and Mr
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What are they?
They could be showing that everyone has made mistakes and they shouldn’t dwell on them
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Chapter 3 -Dr
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Jekyll describes Lanyon as a ‘high-bound pendant, ignorant, blatant pedant’ which suggests that
Jekyll is annoyed or angry at home due to their differences
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2) What does Jekyll ask of Utterson at the end of the chapter? Why does Utterson have
strong misgivings about this request?
Jekyll asks Utterson to make sure that Hyde gains all his property after he dies or disappears
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3) Define the words ‘abominable’, ‘dismal’ and ‘decrepit’
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Dismal – causing a mood of gloom or depression
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Chapter 4 – The Carew Murder Case
1) What is revealed about the levels of Victorian society on the first page of this chapter?
In this chapter, it is revealed that there was a divide in gender and social classes
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2) How is Hyde described as he kills Sir Danvers Carew? How does this image fit with the
other physical descriptions Stevenson have given of Hyde?
Hyde is portrayed as a monster when he kills Carew
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This is shown by the way he murders the MP
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What is the effect of this description on our
mood? What is the effect of this description on our understanding of Hyde?
Through the language of the text in this part of the novella, they show is a grim and bleak area of
town
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4) Why do you think that Utterson feels “a terror of the law and the law’s officers”?
He doesn’t feel the terror, it's Mr
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Utterson as he would be the
closest thing to finding out the truth
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Chapter 5 – Incident of the Letter
1) Who is Poole?
Dr
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Jekyll in his laboratory?
‘The tables were laden with chemical apparatus’
3) Jekyll is looking “deadly sick”
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Jekyll is a changed man when Utterson greets him in this chapter compared to the last
time Utterson saw him
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6) Jekyll lies about the letter – Why? How does Utterson find this out and what conclusion
does he draw from this?
To make sure Utterson doesn’t get too involved with the situation
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Guest who
analyses the handwriting and comes to a conclusion that Jekyll forged the letter
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Jekyll has learnt that Hyde is becoming too out of control and Jekyll needs to stop this
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Lanyon
1) What happens to Dr
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2) Contrast the earlier description of Dr
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Hyde’) with the
description of him in this chapter?
In ‘search for Mr
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’ Whereas, in the remarkable incident of Dr
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Lanyon? What does Stevenson suggest he has learnt
more about when he says that is we knew all we would be glad to die?
He is scared about what might be said about him and Jekyll
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Accepting it more and more as well as taking
into account others theories
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At the beginning of that chapter, Jekyll is healthy and happy, devoting himself to charity
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5) Where and why do the symbols of the locked door reappear in this chapter?
At the beginning of the book, all the windows and doors are locked
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6) Find another example of something being locked or sealed against Mr
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The will is locked away from Mr
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Jekyll refuses to allow Utterson to read the
letter left to him and Utterson isn’t allowed to make any suggestions about Jekyll’s mindset
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At the beginning, the weather is ‘Still bright with sunset’ but as it progresses it turns dark, which is
suggested by the use of the word sunset
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After reading “the
cloud returned”, what do you think is going to happen? Who or what is “the clouds” a
metaphor of?
The phrase might mean that something has changed him very quickly and unknowingly
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The clouds are used as a metaphor
because they just wash of the sky, changing everything from light to dark as they can cover the sun
at any point, this could indicate that the light inside Jekyll has been covered by darkness
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Jekyll’s face terrifies Enfield and
Utterson?
Stevenson uses the Phrase, ‘They were both pale, and there was an answering horror in their eyes
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5) What similarities can you find between the men’s reaction to the incident and their
reaction to Mr
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Chapter 8 – The Last Night
1) Why does Poole believe that his master has been murdered?
He heard Jekyll cry out in his cabinet and then saw a man who was very short and wearing a mask,
believing it was Mr
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2) What fresh light does Chapter 8 throw on the appearance of Hyde and the effect he has on
other people?
Hyde becomes afraid, calling out for Utterson not to enter the cabinet
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He is wearing Dr
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3) What is the evidence that a troubled person had lived in the room where Hyde was found
dead?
There were chemical substances left on the table and the fire is still burning
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Chapter 9 – Dr
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Dr
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Hyde and Evil
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Lanyon?
He needed someone to get the ingredients for the potion
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Chapter 10 – Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case
1) What led to Dr
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When he was an adult, Jekyll found that he
was living two lives
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2) What does Jekyll mean when he says that man is “truly two” and that “in the agonized womb of
consciousness, these polar twins should be continuously struggling”?
Every man has "two" sides at war within, good and evil
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Being acutely aware of the "evil" will make a "good"
individual fight harder to do "good" or perhaps a bad individual fight harder to avoid the goodness
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Hyde's inhibitions were gone and he was free to act on his deepest desires
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When Hyde's actions
escalated to the point of murder Jekyll realized he was no longer in control, he began to feel guilt and
tried to suppress Hyde permanently
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What caused this descent?
The loss of control of when he changed into Hyde; Hyde was becoming more and more powerful
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6) What are the main reasons that Jekyll tried to cast off his Hyde nature forever?
Hyde is taking over and Jekyll is changing without using the potion
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Jekyll longs for his former boring life where he has friends and
is loved
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As Hyde does more acts of evil he grows and Jekyll shrinks
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8) Why does Hyde commit suicide?
Hyde kills himself to destroy Jekyll and all the goodness left in him
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Jekyll and Mr
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We also learn that we may show our bad side sometimes but it's
better for us and for the people around us that we control it as much as possible
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How
does he explain his fascination with Hyde? Do you empathise with his attraction to this side of his
character? Do you think he is still rationalising his behaviour? Where do you think he goes wrong? Was
there a point at which he could have stopped himself?

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Question
What effect does Hyde
have on the other
character?
How do we find out that
Jekyll has a dual
personality?

Quotation

What it means/ Why it is
important

There was something
abnormal and misbegotten in
the very essence of the
creature
Already committed to a
profound duplicity of life
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This suggests that he doesn’t have
any objection to his double life and
has already ‘committed’ to the
practice and the outcomes of it
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The fog could be
interpreted as Dr
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From this quote, we can infer that
Jekyll is trying to aggressively ensure
that Hyde is gone and that the
threat of him dying due to the will is
going away
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Hyde are completely
different to what he shows
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What is the effect of the
mask motif?
How is the theme of
secrecy developed?

why had he a mask upon his
face?
For even in the houses the fog
to lie thickly
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How does Utterson’s
dream increase the
drama?

It was worse when it began to
be clothed upon with
detestable attributes
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Chapter 2 – Search for Mr
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Word
Endorse
Decease
Benefactor
Protégé
Conveyancing
Labyrinths
Inordinate
Condone
iniquity

Meaning
declare one's public approval or support of
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a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause
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the branch of law concerned with the preparation of documents for the
conveyance of property
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unusually or disproportionately large; excessive
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immoral or grossly unfair behaviour
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A hide-bound pendant is a very conservative, inflexible person who lets
everyone know how smart they are
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very bad; terrible
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approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively
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the appearance of a person's face
feel or show fear or apprehension
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an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property
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household linen, especially tablecloths and napkins
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in close friendship; intimate
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Quotation

The dull description of the
light

And the light falling dimly
through the foggy cupola
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The references to the fog

For even in the houses, the
fog began to lie thickly
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The description of Jekyll
himself

Held out a cold hand and
bade him welcome in a
changed voice
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Language techniques used and its
effect
This is imagery to show the reader
that his ideas of biological science
were replaced with the idea of
chemical science
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By
having it dark and dull it shows his
inner feelings
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This gives mystery as it allows you
to think closer into the character’s
actions and motives
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This is emotive language as it shows
that Jekyll is a different man from
when we last saw him
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Description of Dr
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Utterson ‘held out a cold hand’
‘large handsome face’
‘Dr
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3) List all the hints that show there is something doubtful about Dr
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Jekyll is ill meaning that his accounts are off
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Chapter 10 – Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case

What led Dr
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‘It came about that I concealed my pleasures; and that when I reached years of reflection and began to look
around me and take stock of my progress and position in the world, I stood already committed to a
profound duplicity…’
‘With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily
nearer to that truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to a dreadful shipwreck: that man is
not truly one, but two
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‘if each, I told myself, could be housed in separate identities, life would be relieved of all that was
unbearable; the unjust might go his way, delivered from the aspirations and remorse of his more upright
twin; and the just could walk steadfastly and securely on his upward path, doing the good things in which he
found his pleasures, and no longer exposed to disgrace and penitence by the hands of his extraneous
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I felt younger, lighter, happier in the body; within I was conscious of a heady recklessness,
a current of disordered sensual images running like a millrace in my fancy, a solution of the bonds of
obligation, an unknown but not an innocent freedom of the soul
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I stretched out my hands, exulting in the freshness of these
sensations; and in the act, I was suddenly more aware that I had lost in stature
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‘And hence, as I think, it came about that Edward Hyde was so much smaller, slighter, and younger than
Henry Jekyll
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‘Evil besides (which I must still believe to be the lethal side of man) had left on that body an imprint of
deformity and decay
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This, as I take it, was because all human beings, as we meet them,
are commingled out of good and evil: and Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil
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Hyde act and why?
‘I was the first that could thus plod in the public eye with a load of genial respectability, and in a moment,
like a schoolboy, strip off these lendings and spring headlong into the sea of liberty
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Think of it—I did not even exist! Let me but escape into my
laboratory door, give me but a second or two to mix and swallow the draught that I had always standing
ready; and whatever he had done, Edward Hyde would pass away like the stain of breath upon a mirror; and
there in his stead, quietly at home, trimming the midnight lamp in his study, a man who could afford to
laugh at suspicion, would be Henry Jekyll
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But in the hands of Edward Hyde, they soon began to turn toward the monstrous
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’

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‘This familiar that I called out of my own soul, and sent forth alone to do his good pleasure, was a being
inherently malign and villainous; his every act and thought centred on self; drinking pleasure with bestial
avidity from any degree of torture to another; relentless like a man of stone
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It was Hyde, after all, and Hyde alone, that
was guilty
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And thus his conscience slumbered
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That part of me which I had the power of projecting, had lately been much exercised and nourished; it had
seemed to me of late as though the body of Edward Hyde had grown in stature, as though (when I wore
that form) I were conscious of a more generous tide of blood; and I began to spy a danger that, if this were
much prolonged, the balance of my nature might be permanently overthrown, the power of voluntary
change be forfeited, and the character of Edward Hyde become irrevocably mine
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My devil had been long caged; he came out roaring
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At all hours of the day and night, I would be taken with the premonitory shudder; above all, if I slept, or
even dozed for a moment in my chair, it was always as Hyde that I awakened
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But
when I slept, or when the virtue of the medicine wore off, I would leap almost without transition (for the
pangs of transformation grew daily less marked) into the possession of a fancy brimming with images of
terror, a soul boiling with causeless hatreds, and a body that seemed not strong enough to contain the
raging energies of life
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And
certainly, the hate that now divided them was equal on each side
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His tenor of the gallows drove him continually to
commit temporary suicide, and return to his subordinate station of a part instead of a person, but he
loathed the necessity, he loathed the despondency into which Jekyll was now fallen, and he resented the
dislike with which he was himself regarded
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But his love of life is wonderful; I go further: I, who sicken and freeze at the mere
thought of him, when I recall the abjection and passion of this attachment, and when I know how he fears
my power to cut him off by suicide, I find it in my heart to pity him
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Will Hyde die upon the scaffold? or will he find the courage to release himself at the last moment? God
knows; I am careless; this is my true hour of death, and what is to follow concerns another than myself
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Other Important Quotes
Jekyll had more than a father’s interest; Hyde had more than a son’s indifference
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To cast it in with Hyde, was to die to a thousand interests and aspirations, and to
become, at a blow and forever, despised and friendless
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The powers of Hyde seemed to have grown with the sickliness of Jekyll
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With Jekyll, it was a thing of vital instinct
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there were moments when I feared for my life; and at last, in order to pacify their too just resentment,
Edward Hyde had to bring them to the door, and pay them by a cheque drawn in the name of Henry Jekyll
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Things to consider
Things to Consider
Think about the work of Sigmund Freud at the time of writing
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How does this relate to the character of Jekyll and Hyde? Is Hyde perhaps a symbol of
the repressed desire of Jekyll?
Bear in mind the importance of industrialisation at the time of writing
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However, it had also polluted and over-crowded the city
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This was vastly different to the view that humans are created by God
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Note how often Hyde is referred to as apelike or in some way deformed
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In what ways is this interpretation valid?
Stevenson uses the final chapter to share his own views on society, man, good and evil
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And finally, why does Jekyll die as Hyde? What is Stevenson suggesting about human nature? DO
we all have a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ within us?

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Chapter summary table
Chapter
Story of the
Door

Perspective
Mr
Utterson

Search for
Mr
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Jekyll
was at ease

Mr
Utterson

The Carew
Murder
Case

The Maid

Incident of
the Letter

Mr
Utterson

The
Remarkable
Incident of
Dr
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Utterson and Mr
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Enfield’s tells the story of an incident he
witnessed when a strange man walked over a child
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Jekyll’s will
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Jekyll because they have
differences in Scientific views
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Jekyll’s staff have
instructions to listen to Hyde’s instructions
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He is
determined to find out Hyde’s secrets
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Jekyll tries to change
the subject to his dislike to Lanyon
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Sir Danvers Carew was murdered by Hyde
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They
search Hyde’s room and find it stocked with wine and
pictures
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They can’t find any
information about Hyde
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Jekyll says he
heard people shouting about the murder of Carew,
implying that that is how he knows about it
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Jekyll shows Utterson a letter signed by Hyde
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The handwriting of the letter is the same as
Jekyll’s and says Jekyll is forging the letter for Hyde
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Jekyll has returned to his old
self and is being sociable and renewing his
relationship with Lanyon
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Lanyon refuses to talk about Jekyll
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Utterson gets a letter
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Enfield reveals that the door that he saw Hyde at first
is one that links to Jekyll’s house
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Jekyll
refuses to walk with them
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They are appalled when they see Jekyll’s face
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Poole visits Utterson, asking him to come with him
because he thinks something has happened to Jekyll
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They arm
themselves and break down the door
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Hyde’s voice calls out
begging them to not break down the door
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They find an envelope addressed to Utterson and it
contains a new will
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Hyde for the first time and introduces
the antagonist
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Jekyll’s will and we are
introduced to Lanyon
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We first see Dr
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the split of
Lanyon and Jekyll is made stronger
with the opinions of Jekyll
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Jekyll still believed he was in control of
the situation (Hyde)
The murder of Carew is a turning point
for Jekyll
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Utterson first visits Jekyll’s cabinet and
laboratory
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Guest’s skill at interpreting
handwriting uncovers the first clue
that there is a more complex
relationship between Jekyll and Hyde
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Lanyon dies and we know it’s
something because of Jekyll
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The horror that Jekyll experiences is
made evident here in the response of
Enfield and Utterson, too shocked by
the change they have seen in his face
even to speak until they have gone
some distance away
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This is the climax of the novella, with
Hyde’s death
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Dr
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The letter
makes it clear that Jekyll’s life and sanity rely on
Lanyon doing as he asked him
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Lanyon Is instantly repelled
by him, especially when Hyde touches his arm
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Lanyon is
horrified to see the effect on Hyde, but more
horrified to watch Hyde turn into Jekyll
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Jekyll had begun
to think about how a person is made up of good and
evil
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He
began to change into Hyde unexpectedly and had to
ask Lanyon for help
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He didn’t know if he would be
captured before he killed himself
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Reveals
that Jekyll and Hyde are the same
person
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Reveals more about Lanyon’s
character and the disagreement with
Jekyll about science
...
Gave a
proper insight to his character
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Two of the
most important themes of the novella
are explored, duality and good vs evil
of mankind
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to a notable degree; very
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dirty or squalid
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a rapacious monster described as having a woman's head and body and a
bird's wings and claws or depicted as a bird of prey with a woman's face
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conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals
...

Meaning
anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
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cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone
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a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced
or influential person
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Getting to know someone
a person who lived in a cave
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Meaning
not conspicuous or attracting attention
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lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
not able to be controlled or restrained
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completely lacking sense or reason
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extremely unpleasant; repulsive
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Chapter 5
Word
Heirs
Anatomical
Gaunt
Cupola
Ruminated
Qualm
oration
Carbuncles
quaint
Chapter 6

Meaning
a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that
person's death
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grim or desolate in appearance
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think deeply about something
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a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion
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Word
Disreputable
Callous
Consciousness
Unmanning

Meaning
not considered to be respectable in character or appearance
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the state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings
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Condemned
Sinister

sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death
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strict, precise, and exacting
...

Meaning
very unhappy and unable to be comforted
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a road or path forming a route between two places
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light, delicate, and translucent
...

a coarse felt-like woollen material that is typically green, used for covering
billiard and card tables and for aprons
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showing dedication and diligence
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serious and immediate danger
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characterized by deep sincerity
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the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred
things; profane talk
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having the structure and form of a crystal; composed of crystals
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a hindrance or obstruction in doing something
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based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
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physical weakness, especially as a result of illness
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an additional item of dress or equipment
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producing or consisting of convulsions
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the action of bubbling or boiling
...

presupposed in and necessary to experience
Meaning
provide with a quality, ability, or asset
...

very great or intense
...

long-established and unlikely to change
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resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction
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not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of
something
...

Incapable of failing
relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the
evolutionary or historical development of something
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the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong;
repentance
...

disconnect or separate
...

having or wielding force, authority, or influence
a fixed or movable dwelling, typically of light construction
...

a feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation; rejoicing
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sturdy in construction
...

mix; blend
...

friendly and cheerful
...

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another
person
...

unable to be explained or accounted for
...

lack of awareness or concern; indifference
...

formal politeness and courtesy in behaviour or speech
...

Makeup (a composite whole); constitute
...

the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of
action
...

excessively boastful
a feeling of revulsion; disgusted loathing
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help or benefit
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insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic
the reluctant acceptance of something without protest

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