Gabriel Utterson
He is the main protagonist, and a lawyer.
Who is Mr. Utterson?
It stated that in case, Jekyll dies, and disappears, all his possessions would be passed to his friend, Edward Hyde.
What was written in Jekyll's will?
Lanyon is a genial man and was once a great friend to Jekyll. He is also passionately attached to his scientific certainties and disagrees with Jekyll's theories which Lanyon describes as "scientific balderdash".
Who is Lanyon?
A potion created by Jekyll
What brings Hyde into being?
He is a friend and distant cousin of Utterson's.
Who is Enfield?
He is cold and never smiles, he is lean and tall.
What is he like?
He asked Lanyon if he should drink the potion or if he should leave.
What has Jekyll been asking Lanyon for?
He is described as a "hearty, healthy" gentleman with a warm manner of welcoming his friend that is based on "genuine feeling"
How is Lanyon presented?
Devilish, evil and a criminal mastermind.
How is Hyde described in the novella?
He is well-known and respected about town.
How is he described in the novella?
He knew who the person was. He recognized the half-broken and battered stick, which he had himself presented to Henry Jekyll many years ago.
What was Utterson’s reaction to hearing about the crime and seeing the weapon?
Jekyll is a friendly man, but it changes as he turns into Hyde. He is a kind and respected English doctor who has repressed evil urges inside of him.
What is Jekyll's personality like and who is he?
He is a "traditional" scientist — completely uninterested in "the other world."
What type of scientist is Lanyon?
He is evil, self-indulgent, and utterly uncaring to anyone but himself.
What is Hyde's personality?
Enfield is reserved, formal, and scornful of gossip.
What is he like?
Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield are cousins. Utterson is a middle-aged lawyer, a trusted friend of many of the characters. Enfield is younger and more "wild." Utterson appears throughout the novella; Enfield is only in two scenes and is more social than Utterson.
What is Mr. Utterson's relationship with Mr. Enfield? How are the two men alike and different?
He is presented as middle-aged, distinguished-looking, and a large man.
How is Jekyll described?
He is described as dapper, red-faced gentleman, with white hair.
What does Lanyon look like?
Hyde was like a mask for Jekyll, a different personality that wanted different things. Jekyll wanted to create an alter ego so he was able to do things without feeling guilty or fear.
Why did Jekyll create Hyde?
Enfield was walking in the same neighborhood late one night when he witnessed a shrunken, misshapen man crash into and trample a young girl.
What does Enfield describe witnessing in the novella of the door?
Why does Utterson meet Hyde?
Jekyll had secretly developed a potion to allow him to separate the good and evil aspects of his personality.
How does Jekyll turn into Hyde?
What does his letter reveal?
He first tramples a small girl, then he later kills an innocent elderly gentleman.
What two bad things did Hyde do?
Enfield calls the house with the door 'Blackmail House' because he assumes the only reason someone like Jekyll would give money to a person like Hyde.