Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Jekyll and Hyde
character notes
- john utterson is the
main character in a
strange case of dr.jekyll
and mr.hyde.
- he is a lawyer and a
friend of dr. henry
Jekyll.
- he suspects something
weird is happening
between dr.jekyll and
mr.hyde, but he just
thinks mr.hyde is black
mailing dr.jekyll.
- eventually he learns that
dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are
the same person.
- Dr. Jekyll is a scientist who, while
searching for a way to separate his
good self from his bad impulses,
creates a potion what turns himself
into a man without conscience.
- eventually, the transformations
get out of control, and he soon
needs potions to retain his
humanity.
- when he runs out of ingredients
for his potions he soon realizes
that he will turn into mr.hyde
forever.
- mr. hyde is dr. jekylls
alter ego
- he has no conscience and commits
several violent acts.
- the persona of Mr. Hyde
eventually over powers dr.
Jekyll.
- mr. hyde eventually kills
himself as he is unwilling to
face the police.
- Richard Enfield is a relative of johns,
who witnesses mr. hyde violently
attacking the young girl.
- Dr. Lanyon discovers the connection between
dr. Jekyll and mr. hyde; he grows ill and dies.
- before he dies, he leaves john utterson a
letter detailing the connection between
dr. Jekyll and mr. hyde
- mr. pool is dr. jekylls
butler.
- he helps john utterson at the
end of the novel when it is clear
the dr. Jekyll has gone insane.
- inspector newcomen contacts john utterson to
help him with the case, after sir danvers carew a
client of john uttersons, is murdered by mr. hyde