He implores Utterson to believe that he would know his own master if he saw him. Utterson promises to find out, despite the evidence to the contrary. They decide that they will both enter together. Poole chooses an axe for himself and gives Utterson a poker.
What do Utterson and Poole think happened to Jekyll?
The first thing Poole and Utterson notice had changed about Jekyll is his voice. What does Poole think has happened to Jekyll? Poole thinks that someone murdered Jekyll, and the murderer is pretending to be Jekyll.
What news does Poole reveal Utterson?
Poole tells the lawyer that there has been no messenger. Furthermore, nothing came in the mail except some circulars. This news alarms Utterson. Clearly, the note came from Hyde.
What does Poole say to convince Utterson that it is necessary to break into Jekyll’s cabinet?
What does Poole say to convince Utterson that it is necessary to break into Dr. Jekyll’s cabinet? Poole once caught sight of the impostor scampering back into the cabinet – clearly, it’s not Jekyll in there. He believes the impostor is Hyde.
What information does Poole give Utterson about Hyde?
Poole tells Utterson that Hyde has a key to the laboratory and that all the servants have orders to obey Hyde. The lawyer heads home, worrying about his friend. He assumes Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll, perhaps for some wrongdoings that Jekyll committed in his youth.
Who is Dr Jekyll’s girlfriend?
Miss Carew
Miss Carew – Jekyll’s fiancée, is the daughter of Sir Danvers Carew.
Who do Utterson and Poole find killed in Chapter 8?
Chapter 8 – Hyde’s suicide
Jekyll’s butler, Poole, begs Utterson to go with him to Jekyll’s laboratory: he fears Jekyll has been murdered. They break the door down and find Hyde’s body on the floor; he has just killed himself by taking poison.
What did Mr Utterson discover from Mr Poole?
He discovered that Hyde’s writing was the same as Jekyll’s. That discovery led Utterson to believe Jekyll had forged the note for the murderer.
What else did Mr Utterson discover about the note when he talked to Poole?
What else did Mr. Utterson discover about the note when he talked to Poole? He found out that no messenger had come with the note, and it had not been delivered by mail.
How does Utterson know that Hyde has killed himself?
Utterson realises that Hyde is a ‘self-destroyer’ (p. 45), meaning he has killed himself. The strong smell of ‘kernels’ alerts him to this.
What tools do Utterson and Poole choose to break down the door?
Utterson says that if Poole is convinced, then Utterson has no alternative: He considers it his duty to break down Jekyll’s door, and Poole can use an ax which is in the surgery room, while Utterson will use the fireplace poker.
What does Poole believe has happened to Jekyll 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.
When Mr Utterson and Mr Poole break down the door they discover that Mr Hyde did what?
After knocking and being told to go away, Utterson and Poole force the door down, and witness the dead body of Mr. Hyde lying on the floor. Thinking that Hyde killed Jekyll and then killed himself, the two men frantically search the laboratory for the remains of Jekyll.
What orders does Poole have concerning Hyde?
What orders does Poole have concerning Hyde? The servants have orders to obey Hyde.
Why does Hyde accuse Utterson of lying to him?
Utterson says that he knows him by description. After all, they have common friends like Dr. Jekyll. At this, Hyde gets very angry and accuses him of telling lies, as he knows that Jekyll never would have mentioned him to Utterson.
What reasons does Utterson give for his feelings about Hyde?
What reasons does Utterson give for his feelings about Hyde? In Utterson’s response to Hyde, what does Stevenson tell us about Hyde? He says, “thank you and now we will know each other if we meet.” He agrees that he has a deformity but he cannot really name. He says he has “Satan’s signature” on his face.
What mental illness does Jekyll?
Jekyll and his counterpart, Mr. Hyde, could be one of manic depressive psychosis. The diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and emerging psychological theories during the Victorian Era would have influenced Stevenson and the character of Dr.
What color was Jekyll’s potion?
The potion is made from a ‘blood-red liquor’ (p. 52), called a ‘tincture’ (p. 55), and a ‘crystalline salt of a white colour’ (p. 51).
How old is Mr. Hyde?
fifty year old
Dr Henry Jekyll/Mr Edward Hyde
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.
What object do Utterson and Poole find that is unusual for being in a laboratory?
What object do Utterson and Poole find that is unusual for being in a lab? The first is the will. The second was a note for Utterson.