character profile- Mr Gabriel Utterson Flashcards

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one quotation to describe Utterson as serious

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” a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile”

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one quotation to describe Utterson as reputable

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“the last good influence in the lives of down-going men

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one quotation to describe Utterson as brave

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“i shall consider it my duty to break in that door”

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one quotation to describe Utterson as a typically rational Victorian gentleman

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“a lover of the sane and customary sides of life”

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what is Utterson’s job

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lawyer

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describe how Enfield’s story about Hyde gives Utterson nightmares

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Utterson says that Hyde has “engaged or rather enslaved” his imagination instead of affecting him on a purely intellectual level

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describe how Utterson feels when he first meets Hyde

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feels “mental perplexity” - he’s confused because it’s impossible to use reason to make sense of something that has supernatural explanation. memory of Hyde makes Utterson feel a “shudder in his blood”

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describe how Utterson is curious bout Hyde

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something about Hyde that particularly affects utterson. he feels “a singularly strong, almost an inordinate, curiosity” to see Hyde and does everything he can to do so- he waits outside the door “by all lights and all hours”

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describe how Utterson represses his desires

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Utterson described as “austere”- he’s strict with himself and doesn’t allow himself many pleasures . he doesn’t smile much and is “cold” and “dreary”, has a more human side but doesn’t let it show in his speech

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describe how Utterson is obsessed with reputation

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-wants to maintain respectability, order and propriety- when Poole asks Utterson for help and takes him back to Jekyll’s house, Utterson calls servants’ distress at Jekyll’s behaviour “very unseemly”

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describe how Utterson is loyal

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he’s loyal to those who get into trouble and tries to help them- he tells Jekyll that “Carew was my client, but so are you”. even though Utterson plays by society’s rules , he’s understanding when people fall foul of them. if Victorian society was more tolerant of human behaviour less need to hide immoral desires

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describe Utterson’s complicated attitude towards his own dark side

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  • although his past was “fairly blameless”, he feels bad for what he views as the “many ill things” he’s done
  • he’s bee tempted to sin and feels a strange “envy” for those who can indulge in their misdeeds
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