In chapter seven titled as “Incident at the Window”, Utterson and Enfield were walking down the street when they saw the alley of the door of the first chapter. They went to see the three windows of Jekyll's office. The one in the middle was open, and anyone could see the doctor's face. They stayed to talk when suddenly, Jekyll, became pale, he looked horrified and ran out, closing the window. The two men were paralyzed as Utterson speaks softly, "God forgive us, God forgive us." (Page 44). This chapter may be the shortest one but here, two principal characters witness the truth that Jekyll was living. In chapter eight “The last night”, Poole, Jekyll's steward, goes to see Utterson. He tells him that something was wrong with the doctor and they both go to his house. They tried to talk to him but besides from not letting them in, he has a very strange voice. Poole tells him that the doctor was passing him notes under the door asking for products and complaining that the ones he has brought were not pure. Utterson asks the butler one of those …show more content…
That person turned out to be Hyde. He behaved nervously and impatient. Lanyon handed over the products and Hyde began to mix them. When the mixture was cast he asked the other one a question: "Do you prefer to let me go and not know anything about this or the weight of curiosity does not let you do it?" (Page 70). Lanyon replied that he had not done all that in order not to know the end. Then, Hyde ingested the mixture and after a while of having painful reactions, that person became Henry Jekyll. For the first time in the novel, the readers prove what they have suspicious about. The letter opens a single possibility that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are two opposite sides of the same person or Mr. Hyde is the bad side of Dr.
James Otis Jr, a lawyer, was very angry because his father was rejected the post of chief justice of Massachusetts by the royal governor.
The previous chapter before the two confessions is reasonably remarkable. Poole, Dr. Jekyll’s butler, provides another portrayal. He offers many comparisons between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. (“My master (…) is a tall, fine build of a man, and this was more of a dwarf.” (p.38)). The affirmations of the poor butler are all correct except perhaps the most important: This “thing” that is in the cabinet is in fact Dr. Jekyll.
The suddenness of this change, especially given that a week prior to this letter is confusing to the reader, but it is the evil hinted at in the imagery of 'sin ' and 'my own dark way ' (itself possibly also foreshadowing Jekyll 's later certainty that his only escape from Hyde will be in committing suicide) which builds suspense so effectively here. Moreover, the self-pity implied in Jekyll 's description of himself as 'the chief of sufferers ' is a new development in his character, and leads the reader to wonder what the nature of the 'sin ' is which Jekyll has committed and yet causes him to 'suffer ' so much
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Hyde was an evil being it was slowly starting to take over and Dr. Jekyll knew that was happening. By shutting him out self off more and more he was helping everyone around him. Since he did not have any control over Mr. Hyde he had to stop Mr. Hyde from hurting anyone else and couldn’t tell anyone of these issues. In the book where Hyde and Jekyll are struggling, it says “ I was so far in my reflections” (53). This was Dr. Jekylls note for his struggles when he was finally telling people. He was deep in reflection and hiding them self off because he knew it was too late. It also states in this section of the book: “When Jekyll locks himself in his library” (61). Everyone was worried about him even though sometimes he does do this like in the beginning when he’s in solitude to work on his research. Dr. Jekyll had finally shut himself off from the word completely due to him knowing it was his final moments. He knew that since his potion was out and he could not find more materials it was over so he made a backup plan for when Hyde has taken over. This brutal plan was to kill himself and ultimately this is what he did. He had put all the other parts of the plan into effect and left a note to explain what truly happened, thus signifying the end of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, helping others but only helping him at the
Another pattern that the author shows as being important is fear. Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield were walking together and saw Dr. Jekyll in his house. They were talking to him when all of a sudden he started to change into Mr. Hyde. Seeing this they glared at each other, both were pale and had an answering of horror in their eyes. "I am afraid, I think there has been foul play." Poole says this when he goes and talks to Mr. Utterson about Dr. Jekyll. Also, when Mr. Utterson and Poole go talk to Dr. Jekyll, ask for him, but find out that Mr. Hyde is inside- they swing an axe at his door. They hear a "dismal screech, as of mere animal terror." A different way fear is shown is when Lanyon saw Mr. Hyde turn into Dr. Jekyll. "O God and O God again and again." Lanyon said this after what he saw.
Many mysterious events occur throughout this novel. Stevenson foreshadows the imminent end of Dr. Jekyll in the very beginning. As Utterson reads the will of Dr. Jekyll, he is perplexed by the statement that “in the case of Dr. Jekyll’s disappearance” (6), all of his money will go to Mr. Hyde. This questionable intent of Dr. Jekyll leads the reader to assume that there is something for complex connecting Mr. Hyde with Dr. Jekyll. Utterson not only tries to protect Dr. Jekyll from Mr. Hyde, but Utterson wishes to solve Jekyll’s entire problem. In the first description of Mr. Utterson, the reader learns that he is “inclined to help rather than to reprove” (1). This simple description implies that Utterson will be helping to solve a problem in this novel, though it is not identified whose problem he will try to solve. This also foreshadows a problem in the book; Utterson leads the reader to believe that a horrid situation will arise between Jekyll and Hyde. Mr. Hyde is driven purely by the temptations of evil; the urges that Dr. Jekyll is unable to act on. This temptation causes Mr. Hyde to murder Sir Carew with the wal...
... chapter to find out what is says in the letter which creates tension. Utterson does not call the police straight away to cover up for Dr Jekyll so he doesn’t get accused of Hyde’s murder. He is trying to sort it out without implicating Jekyll. The ending of the chapter also confounds our expectations: we expected an answer, but we don’t get one.
In conclusion, the acting in the production was very good. I was held captivated by the accents and shocked by the language and dialect because I knew that this really happens and has happened. I felt like I could actually change what was happening on stage. For Instance, when the rumble is happening and Bernardo and Riff bring out the switchblades, I gasped. Silently to myself, I said "DON'T DO THIS. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CLEAN FAIR FIGHT. YOU GUYS ARE MORE SIMILAR THAN YOU ARE DIFFERENT, JUST BEING FRIENDS." The same occurrence happened when Anita is assaulted by the Jets when attempting to find Tony to save him. I understood her feelings and wanted the Jets to get in trouble for their actions. I became invested in what happened to the
The story takes place during the Victorian age, a time when there were only two categories of people: good people and bad people. There was no way that one man could be considered acceptable without suppressing his evil side almost entirely. The reason that Jekyll restrained his evil side for so long was because of this dichotomous Victorian society. Most people, including Jekyll’s friends, Lanyon and Utterson, are content to stay molded in this ideal. However, Dr. Jekyll soon became tired of this hypocritical mindset and stated that he “it was rather the exacting nature of my aspirations.
Jekyll experiences. For instance, Dr. Jekyll’s physical appearance begins to decline as he stops taking the draught. The text describes Dr. Jekyll’s physical characteristics as “looking deadly sick” when his is usually a “large well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness” (Stevenson 19-25). Not only does Dr. Jekyll’s health begin to decline, but also his behavior changes as well. Normally, when Dr. Jekyll would have a visitor he would greet his guest with a warm welcome, but as the text illustrates in Chapter 4, Dr. Jekyll did not have the strength to greet Mr. Utterson: “He did not rise to meet his visitor but held out a cold hand and bade him welcome in a changed voice”( Stevenson 25). Another example of Dr. Jekyll’s behavioral change is seen when he physically separates himself from his colleagues for days on end locked in his laboratory resulting in his friends to repeatedly check on him. This act of withdrawal connects to the reality an addict faces during rehabilitation. The said addict has to seclude himself from temptation in order to be successful in the recovery stage. The final behavioral change for Dr. Jekyll is shown through his reiteration of him cutting off all ties to Mr. Hyde and his outburst of violence. During a conversation Dr. Jekyll has with Mr. Utterson shortly after the murder of Sir
The story starts off introducing us to a Mr. Utterson character. Mr. Utterson was a lawyer who was in charged with the deceased Mr. Jekyll. As we read along, we come to realized that Dr. Jekyll may not be dead though.
Steerforth’s company lifted my spirits. One day I told him of the stories that I had read from my father’s books. He seemed interested, and asked me, “Do you remember them, Copperfield?” I was pleased to tell him that I did. Thereafter, I told him stories at night before he went to sleep.
It also suggests that he doesn't have any care for anyone else for example when he ran over the little girl. It said "He was perfectly cool and made no resistance," (on page 50). He had no reaction to injuring the little girl like a regular person would. Mr. Jekyll was described to be a well known man when they revealed that the check was from Mr. Jekyll. Mr. Utterson said "it was a name at least very well known, (shown on page 51).
The main point of view given in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is Mr. Utterson’s. His perspective is accompanied by four other narratives: Mr. Enfield’s story of the door, the maid’s account of the Carew murder, Dr. Lanyon’s story, and Dr. Jekyll’s confession. The use of multiple perspectives intensifies suspense, creates mystery and shocks the audience. By having the audience follow Mr. Utterson, Stevenson ensures that the full story is not revealed to the audience until Utterson learns it. This decision influenced the whole narration as Utterson is not overcome by his emotions and does not project many of his own opinions onto the story he uncovers, making him an excellent narrator.
For a few months, Jekyll is happy and prosperous until he suddenly begins to refuse visitors. It is then that Lanyon dies, but not before giving Utterson a letter that he is not to open until the day of Jekyll's death. After Jekyll has secluded himself in his laboratory for several weeks, his butler calls Utterson who then ventures to Jekyll’s house. After breaking into Jekyll's laboratory, they find that Hyde killed himself wearing Jekyll’s clothes as well as a note from Jekyll. Utterson takes it home and then sits down to read both the letter from Dr.Jekyll and the letter from Lanyon.