Poole says that he fears Jekyll was murdered eight days before, when he heard him cry out, and that the murderer is still in the cabinet. He has seen the man once and he was very short and wearing a mask. He believes it was Hyde.
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.
How do Poole and Utterson open the cabinet door?
In the middle of the narrative, a desperately worried Poole grants Utterson access to Jekyll through the front door of the house, but even Poole doesn’t have the key to the door of the cabinet Jekyll is ”hyding” in. Instead, Utterson and Poole have to break the door down with an axe.
Who breaks down Jekyll’s cabinet door?
Poole
It belongs to Hyde. Instantly, he calls out to Poole: “Down with the door!” Poole crashes his ax four times against the sturdy red door, and each time, dismal, animal-like screeches are heard inside.
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.
What do Poole and Utterson find when they break into the Cabinet?
They find an envelope addressed to Utterson. It contains: a new will, in Utterson’s favour; a note telling Utterson to read the letter he has from Lanyon; and a long letter from Jekyll. They lock up the cabinet with Hyde’s body inside and Utterson goes home to read the documents.
Who is Dr Jekyll’s girlfriend?
Miss Carew
Miss Carew – Jekyll’s fiancée, is the daughter of Sir Danvers Carew.
What happened when Poole knocked the door of the cabinet?
Poole leads Utterson toward the laboratory, but warns him that if his master asks him in, he should not go. Poole knocks on door to the “cabinet,” or study, and announces Utterson. Jekyll replies that he cannot see anyone. Poole asks Utterson if the voice sounds like Jekyll’s, and Utterson agrees that it does not.
What does Poole use to break down the door?
Utterson hears that the voice is Hyde’s and orders Poole to break down the door. Poole strikes with his axe. It takes him five hefty strikes to get through.
What is the cabinet in Jekyll and Hyde?
The cabinet is behind a door covered with red baize – a type of fuzzy fabric attached to doors to deaden noise. The room contrasts with Jekyll’s pleasant hall. It is darkened by fog, has dusty, barred windows, and is cold (Jekyll huddles close to the fire).
Who is heir to Jekyll’s fortune?
Jekyll’s will has an unusual clause that stipulates that Edward Hyde is to be the sole beneficiary of all of Jekyll’s wealth and property. Utterson goes, therefore, to visit an old friend, Dr. Lanyon, who tells him that some ten years ago, he and Dr. Jekyll became estranged because of a professional matter.
How does Utterson respond to seeing Jekyll’s 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 mental illness did Dr Jekyll have?
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 does Poole think happened to his master?
What does Poole think has happened to Jekyll? He thinks Jekyll has been murdered.
What did Mr Poole do?
Jekyll’s butler. Mr. Poole is a loyal servant, having worked for the doctor for twenty years, and his concern for his master eventually drives him to seek Utterson’s help when he becomes convinced that something has happened to Jekyll.
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 is Mr. Hyde’s first name?
Edward Hyde
Hyde, in full Edward Hyde, the evil alter ego of Dr. Jekyll, a fictional character in Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
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.
What color is Dr. 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).
Why does Poole believe his master was murdered?
8 – Why does Poole believe that his master has been murdered? He was locked in a room for days, so he thought he was killed. 8 – What is the evidence that a troubled person had lived in the room where Hyde was found dead?
Who assassinated William Poole?
Lew Baker
| Lew Baker | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Welsh-American |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Employer | Tammany Hall |
| Known for | Tammany Hall “slugger” and murderer of William “Bill the Butcher” Poole. |