Plot and chapter summaries

Start with the opening

The slide set Chapter summaries - Jekyll and Hyde begins with Utterson and Enfield passing a strange door on their walk. Enfield then recalls a story connected to it. Use this opening summary to establish where the story begins before moving to a chapter map.

Jekyll and Hyde Chapter 1 introduces Utterson and Enfield and describes Utterson as a respected lawyer. Another map, Jekyll and Hyde - Chapter 1, includes reputation and appearance. Compare the maps with the slide set to see how a summary and a map organize the opening differently.

Follow the story through chapter maps

After the opening, try Jekyll and Hyde Chapter 3. It describes Jekyll as popular and respectable and includes his dinner with Utterson and other guests. Then look at J+H: Chapter 4, which summarizes the murder of an elderly gentleman by Hyde and the letter to Utterson found on the body.

For Jekyll’s own account, Jekyll and Hyde Chapter 10 covers his discovery of human dual nature and his concern about how others viewed him. You can move between these maps to follow events and notice how reputation appears in the chapter material.

Combine formats for study

The page also lists the quiz The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, alongside plot flashcards and notes. Read a summary or map first, then take the quiz as a way to practice. Return to the chapter resources afterward to look again at details you want to review.

These plot and chapter resources form one section of the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde unit in Literature. They give school students a way to organize their reading within that unit, and teachers a selection of community-made material for chapter work. Choose a map and pair it with the quiz to guide your study.