Gabriel Utterson

Question 1

How is utterson presented in chapter 1 (opening)

Answer 1

‘rugged countenance’ → serious, tough
‘somehow lovable’ → kind, trustworthy
Starts ideas of duality

‘drank gin when he was alone to mortify a taste for vintages’ → mortify, suggests he is embarrassed of his desires and trying to get rid of them.
(Victorian ideas of self-restraint)

‘I incline to cains heresy’ → doesnt take responsibility for others

Question 2

How is utterson presented as curious and persistent

Answer 2

‘if he shall be mr Hyde, I shall be mr Seek’

→ stevenson uses this pun to demonstrate uttersons determination
Also shows his loyalty and love for friends

(Chapter 2)

Question 3

What does the quote ‘his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time’

Answer 3

Suggests that utterson doesn’t choose his friends but becomes attached to those around him

Chapter 1