Mr. Utterson goes immediately to Dr. Jekyll’s residence and is admitted by Poole, who takes him out of the house and across a former garden to the “dissecting rooms.” They enter, climb a flight of stairs, enter a door covered with imitation red felt and, at last, Utterson sees Dr.
What happens to Mr Utterson visits to Dr. Jekyll?
Utterson tries to see Jekyll several times, but is increasingly relieved when he is turned away. Poole tells him that Jekyll spends more and more time in his cabinet and laboratory, and seems preoccupied and unhappy.
When Poole takes Utterson to Jekyll’s house How long is it since he has seen his master?
Poole says that he has worked for Jekyll for twenty years. The voice which they heard was not Dr. Jekyll’s voice. Eight days ago, Poole says, he heard Jekyll cry out the name of God.
What do Poole and Utterson find in Jekyll’s room?
The voice begs for Utterson to have mercy and to leave him alone. The lawyer, however, recognizes the voice as Hyde’s and orders Poole to smash down the door. Once inside, the men find Hyde’s body lying on the floor, a crushed vial in his hand. He appears to have poisoned himself.
What do Utterson and Poole find when they open the cabinet door?
Utterson and Poole break down the door. They find the body of Hyde, dressed in clothes too big for him, still twitching on the floor.
Why does Utterson go to Jekyll’s house?
Utterson, prompted by his conversation with Enfield, goes home to study a will that he drew up for his close friend Dr. Jekyll. It states that in the event of the death or disappearance of Jekyll, all of his property should be given over immediately to a Mr. Edward Hyde.
What matter does Mr Utterson visit Dr. Jekyll in Chapter 3?
He asks Jekyll about his will. At this point, the narrator speaks to us directly; he says that “a close observer” might have detected that the topic was “distasteful” to Jekyll, but that Jekyll very carefully controlled his reactions to Utterson’s question.
Why does Poole come to Utterson in Chapter 8?
Poole wants Utterson to see if there’s foul play.
What chapter does Utterson see Jekyll at the window?
Chapter seven:
Chapter seven: Incident at the window
They see Jekyll sitting at an upstairs window and call up to him. They encourage him to come and walk with them, but Jekyll refuses. He says his room is not fit for them to visit, so they cannot come up either.
What does Poole think has happened to Jekyll and why?
Poole tells Utterson that the voice coming from inside Jekyll’s room is no longer Jekyll’s. Poole believes that the voice is Jekyll’s murderer, who killed Jekyll eight days earlier.
Who crept into my house that night was on Jekyll’s own confession?
The creature who crept into my house that night was, on Jekyll’s own confession, known by the name of Hyde and hunted for in every corner of the land as the murderer of Carew.
What is the room at the back of Jekyll’s house known as?
Jekyll’s laboratory (cabinet) is at the back of the house.
What does Utterson find in Jekyll’s office?
When Poole and Utterson break into the laboratory office, they find Hyde’s body on the floor and three documents for Utterson from Jekyll. Lanyon’s and Jekyll’s documents reveal that Jekyll had secretly developed a potion to allow him to separate the good and evil aspects of his personality.
What does Utterson call that place with the door?
Black-Mail House
Black-Mail House is what I call that place with the door, in consequence. Though even that, you know, is far from explaining all,” he added, and with the words fell into a vein of musing. From this he was recalled by Mr. Utterson asking rather suddenly: “And you don’t know if the drawer of the cheque lives there?”
How do Utterson and Poole finally get into the room?
Utterson goes immediately to Dr. Jekyll’s residence and is admitted by Poole, who takes him out of the house and across a former garden to the “dissecting rooms.” They enter, climb a flight of stairs, enter a door covered with imitation red felt and, at last, Utterson sees Dr.
How does Utterson respond to seeing jekylls cabinet?
Utterson goes to see Jekyll and fins him pale with shock and illness in his ‘cabinet’ (room above the laboratory). Jekyll says he’s heard people outside shouting about the murder of Carew.
What is Utterson’s first name?
Mr. Gabriel John Utterson
Mr. Gabriel John Utterson.
What happens to Utterson at the end?
He has committed suicide. Mr. Utterson finds several documents: a will naming him as the heir to Dr. Jekyll’s estate, a note telling him to read Dr.
How old is Jekyll?
fifty year old
The protagonist of the play. As Jekyll, he is a fifty year old Doctor, fascinated by the workings of the human brain and intrigued by notes he has discovered in a book left by his late father, outlining a way by which a man may separate the two opposing elements of his personality.
Who is murdered in Chapter 4 of Jekyll and Hyde?
Summary and Analysis Chapter 4. This Chapter begins almost a year later and recounts the details of the murder of Sir Danvers Carew, a well-known and highly respected London gentleman.
Who does Mr Utterson visit at the start of Chapter 2?
Dr Lanyon
Chapter 2 – Search for Mr Hyde
Utterson decides to visit Dr Lanyon, an old friend of his and Dr Jekyll’s. Lanyon has never heard of Hyde, and not seen Jekyll for ten years. That night Utterson has terrible nightmares.