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Dr. Hastie Lanyon
Dr. Hastie Lanyon is a well-respected physician in London and one of Jekyll's oldest friends.
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Dr. Henry Jekyll
Dr. Henry Jekyll is the main character in Robert Louis Stevenson's novella.
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Inspector Newcomen
Inspector Newcomen, a detective from Scotland Yard, embodies the institutional law in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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Mr. Edward Hyde
Mr. Edward Hyde is the main antagonist of the novel and serves as the dark alter ego of Dr. Henry Jekyll.
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Mr. Gabriel John Utterson
Mr. Gabriel John Utterson serves as the story's main consciousness and primary narrator-surrogate.
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Mr. Richard Enfield
Mr. Richard Enfield is Gabriel Utterson's distant cousin and often accompanies him on walks.
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Poole
Poole is Dr. Jekyll's devoted butler, serving him for many years.
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Sir Danvers Carew
Sir Danvers Carew is a minor yet significant character in Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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Key quotes · 11
“Henry Jekyll stood at times aghast before the acts of Edward Hyde; but the situation was apart from ordinary laws, and insidiously relaxed the grasp of conscience.”
This line comes from the final chapter of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), titled "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case."
Henry Jekyll (written confession) · Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
“O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend.”
This line is spoken by Mr. Enfield to Mr. Utterson in Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) during one of their Sunday walks, where Enfield shares his unsettling first encounter with Edward Hyde.
Mr. Enfield · Story of the Door
“I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man.”
This line comes from Dr. Henry Jekyll's complete written confession, "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case," which is the final chapter of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).
Dr. Henry Jekyll · Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
“I have been made to learn that the doom and burthen of our life is bound for ever on man's shoulders, and when the attempt is made to cast it off, it but returns upon us with more unfamiliar and more awful pressure.”
This poignant reflection comes from Dr. Henry Jekyll's full confession, "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case," which is the final chapter of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).
Dr. Henry Jekyll · Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
“If he be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek.”
This clever line is delivered by Mr. Gabriel John Utterson, the steadfast lawyer and narrator-surrogate of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).
Mr. Gabriel John Utterson · Search for Mr. Hyde
“It was on the moral side, and in my own person, that I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man.”
This line comes from Dr. Henry Jekyll's complete written confession, "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case," which is the final chapter of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).
Dr. Henry Jekyll · Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
“The pleasures which I made haste to seek in my disguise were, as I have said, undignified; I would scarce use a harder term.”
This confession is found in "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case," the last chapter of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).
Dr. Henry Jekyll · Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
“He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable.”
This description is shared by Richard Enfield with his cousin Mr. Utterson during their Sunday stroll, as Enfield recounts a disturbing late-night encounter with Edward Hyde, who had trampled a young girl in the street.
Richard Enfield · Story of the Door
“All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil.”
This line is spoken by Dr. Henry Jekyll in Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and it appears in the crucial final chapter, "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case."
Dr. Henry Jekyll · Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
“With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily nearer to the truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck.”
This line is spoken by Dr. Henry Jekyll in his written confession, "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case," which is the last chapter of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).
Dr. Henry Jekyll · Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
“I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two.”
This confession is found in "Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case," the final chapter of Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).
Dr. Henry Jekyll · Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
Symbols · 6
Hyde's Physical Appearance
In Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Hyde's grotesque appearance reflects the primitive evil hidden within seemingly respectable individuals.
Jekyll's Laboratory and Cabinet
In Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Jekyll's laboratory and the cabinet above it represent the hidden, rebellious self that Victorian society insists must be kept under wraps.
Jekyll's Will and Testament
In Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Jekyll's will illustrates the perilous shift in identity and the fading of self.
London Fog and Darkness
In Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the fog and darkness of London symbolize the hidden moral decay and the Victorian culture of repression that lets evil flourish unnoticed.
The Door
In Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the door to Jekyll's laboratory symbolizes the divide between respectable society and hidden wrongdoing.
The Transformative Potion
In Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the transformative potion embodies the perilous temptation of unbridled scientific ambition and the human urge to disconnect virtue from vice.
Literary devices · 11
Allegory
The novella serves as a rich allegory for the duality of human nature — the clash of respectable virtue and hidden vice within a single individual.
Dramatic Monologue
The climax of the novella comes entirely from Jekyll's 'Full Statement of the Case,' which serves as a dramatic monologue.
Pathetic Fallacy
London's weather and physical environment closely reflect the moral and psychological states of its characters.
Symbolism
The door to Hyde's quarters stands out as the novella's most persistent symbol.
Irony
Structural irony runs throughout the novella, as the reader remains unaware of the Jekyll–Hyde connection for most of the story, even though all the clues are laid out from the very first chapter.
Juxtaposition
Stevenson builds the novella around contrasts: the front door versus the back door, Jekyll's inviting dining room versus Hyde's stark Soho lodgings, and Utterson's methodical rationality versus Jekyll's daring impulsiveness.
Extended Metaphor
Jekyll's 'Full Statement' uses a metaphor of the self as a house with various tenants: 'I had learned to dwell with pleasure, as a beloved daydream, on the thought of the separation of these elements.'
Motif
Hands appear repeatedly in the novella, symbolizing identity, guilt, and change.
Narrative Poem
Stevenson builds the novella with a carefully fragmented narrative structure: it starts with a third-person perspective centered on Utterson, followed by Enfield's embedded story, then Lanyon's sealed letter, and finally Jekyll's written confession.
Simile
Stevenson's similes are carefully chosen to convey Hyde's wrongness through feeling rather than explanation.
Paradox
The novella presents a striking paradox: by trying to separate good from evil, a person can end up becoming more evil, not less.
Vocabulary · 23
illuminated
Made clearer or easier to understand. Here it means that talking about a troubling matter does not actually explain or resolve it.
verb · Chapter 1
trampled
Stepped on and crushed something or someone underfoot with force. In this text it describes a man walking directly over a child's body without stopping.
verb · Chapter 1
Queer Street
A Victorian idiom meaning a situation that looks suspicious, dishonest, or financially ruinous. Utterson uses it to mean: the more something seems shady or wrong, the fewer questions he asks.
phrase · Chapter 1
troglodytic
Resembling a cave-dweller; primitive, brutish, and barely human in appearance or manner. Used here to suggest Hyde looks like a creature from an earlier, savage stage of human evolution.
adjective · Chapter 2
disquietude
A state of deep unease, anxiety, or mental disturbance. It describes the troubled, unsettled feeling Utterson is left with after his encounter with Hyde.
noun · Chapter 2
sole beneficiary
The one and only person named in a legal document, such as a will, to receive all of someone's money and property when they die.
phrase · Chapter 2
will
A legal document in which a person states who should receive their money, property, and possessions after they die.
noun · Chapter 2
enigmatic
Mysterious and difficult to understand or explain. Used to describe Hyde as a figure whose identity and connection to Jekyll make no obvious sense.
adjective · Chapter 2
callously
In a way that shows no sympathy or concern for other people's suffering. It describes Hyde's cold, indifferent manner when paying off the girl's family.
adverb · Chapter 1
grotesque
Shockingly ugly or distorted in a way that causes horror or disgust. Used to describe Hyde's physical appearance as something deeply wrong and unnatural.
adjective · Chapter 1
dilapidated
In a state of serious decay and disrepair from age or neglect. It describes the run-down, shabby condition of the building and door connected to Jekyll's laboratory.
adjective · Chapter 1
sinister
Giving a strong feeling that something evil or harmful is present or intended. Used to describe the threatening, ominous quality of the door on the otherwise ordinary street.
adjective · Chapter 1
unscrupulous
Having no moral principles; willing to do anything, however dishonest or harmful, to get what one wants. It describes Hyde's complete freedom from conscience or ethical restraint.
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blackmail
The crime of demanding money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal damaging secrets about them. Utterson fears Hyde is using this against Jekyll to gain control of his estate.
noun · Chapter 2
potion
A liquid mixture, often associated with magic or secret science, that causes a dramatic physical or mental change in whoever drinks it. Here it is the drug Jekyll brews to transform himself.
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vial
A small glass bottle used to hold liquid, especially a medicine or chemical. In the text it is the container of poison found in Hyde's dead hand.
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revert
To go back to a previous state or form. Jekyll uses it to mean returning to his original self after having transformed into Hyde.
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impure
Containing unwanted or foreign substances mixed in; not chemically clean. The text reveals that a specific batch of salt worked only because of an accidental impurity Jekyll could not reproduce.
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suffer me
An archaic way of saying 'allow me' or 'permit me.' Jekyll uses it to ask Utterson to let him handle his own affairs without interference.
phrase · Chapter 3
distinguished
Highly respected and admired in society because of one's achievements, rank, or reputation. Used to describe the high-status, prominent guests at Jekyll's dinner party.
adjective · Chapter 3
prominent
Well known and important in public life or society. It describes Jekyll's high social standing as a respected professional in Victorian London.
adjective · Chapter 3
reserved
Slow to show feelings or opinions; quiet and restrained in manner. It describes Utterson's personality as someone who keeps to himself and does not easily express emotion.
adjective · Chapter 1
heir
A person who is legally entitled to receive someone else's money, property, or title, especially when that person dies. Hyde is named Jekyll's heir in the will.
noun · Chapter 2