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Jekyll and Hyde Characters
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- 1Mr. UttersonMiddle aged lawyer.
Old friend of Jekyll's and recognises the changes and his strange behaviour.
He may be the most circumspect, respected, and rational character in the book (important to view the case through his observant and sympathetic perspective. - 2Richard EnfieldMr. Utterson's cousin.
Witnessed Hyde's initial crime however, only appears in two scenes.
In both, he walks past Mr. Hyde's mysterious door with Mr. Utterson. - 3Dr. LanyonOld friend and colleague of Dr. Jekyll.
10 years prior to event, their friendship was suspended due to a disagreement over scientific endeavours.
Dr. Lanyon is highly respected, rational and values truth and goodness. - 4Dr. Henry JekyllMiddle-aged doctor described as tall and handsome.. respected and proper.
Extremely wealthy (over 2 million).
The doctors belief that within each human there exist forces of good and evil, leading to his experiment to separate the two.
Stevenson withholds Jekyll's voice until the end chapter, only after being described through the eyes of Utterson, Lanyon, Poole and Enfield. - 5Edward HydeSmall, deformed, disgusting man.
Witnessing describe as indefinably evil and horrific. Often compared to animals, implying he isn't fully evolved, he menaces society at night (trampling a girl in the street and murdering Sir Danvers Carew. - 6Sir Danvers CarewA highly respected and prominent member of English society who Edward Hyde brutally murders. Carew is described as "silver haired" and "gentle", this made his murder even more evil to the readers.
- 7Richard PooleDr. Jekyll's faithful butler. When fearful of his master's life, Poole seeks Mr. Utterson's assistance. They discover Hyde dead in Jekyll's cabinet and then the letter written by Dr. Jekyll and learns about the doctor's experiments.
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- Year 11 English Flashcards on Jekyll and Hyde Characters , created by Sophie Hobbs on 04/03/2018.
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