Characters Flashcards
Who is Richard Enfield?
Distant relative of Utterson.
Well known man around town
Complete oppopsite to Utterson
Who is Poole?
Jeyklls man servant.
Poole appears when Utterson goes to visit Jeykll.
Who is Sir Danvers Carew?
Distinguished elderly gentleman.
Beaten to death by Hyde.
Who is Mr Guest?
Uttersons secretary and handwritting expert.
Who is Dr. Henry Jeykll?
Experimental scientist.
Wealthy and respectable.
Why does Jeykyll carry out the experiments?
To separate his personality from his higher nature.
Who is Mr Edward Hyde?
Described as small and young.
He is violent and has no guilt about his crimes.
Very secretive.
How do people react to Hyde?
With horror and fear.
As if his spirit affects people.
Who is Gabriel Utterson?
Old friend of Jekyll.
Lawyer.
Calm and rational.
How is Utterson like a scientist?
As his approach in life is to weigh up the evidence.
What does Utterson spend doing a lot of the novel?
Advise and help Jeyll to avoid Hyde.
Helps Jekyll when he locks himself in his room.
Who is Dr Hastie Lanyon?
Doctor.
Jeykll and him were close friends and went to medical school together.
Respectable, follows rules of the law.
What does Lanyon believe in?
Science and the world of real, material things.
What does Lanyon call Jekylls ideas?
“Scientific balderdash”
