Jekyll and Hyde Chapter Summaries

Question 1

Story of the Door

Answer 1

• Utterson goes on a walk with Enfield every Sunday
• On this particular walk, Enfield tells Utterson the Story of the Door:
• a man tramples over a little girl
• people run over and have a desire to harm the man
• Enfield catches the man
• a doctor says the girl is fine
• the man gives a £100 cheque signed with a different name
• Enfield and Utterson agree to never discuss the matter again.

Question 2

Search for Mr Hyde

Answer 2

• Utterson looks at Jekyll’s will and sees he is leaving everything to Hyde
• Utterson visits Lanyon to see what he can find out
• Lanyon has never heard of Hyde and hasn’t spoken to Jekyll in a long time
• Utterson has nightmares about Hyde
• Utterson and Hyde meet but their meeting leaves Utterson even more confused than before.
• Utterson hears that Hyde has a key to Jekyll’s house and servants are told to obey him
• Utterson thinks Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll due to some misdemeanour of his youth.

Question 3

Dr Jekyll was quite at Ease

Answer 3

• Jekyll and hid friends enjoy dinner together
• Utterson stays behind to talk to Jekyll about Hyde and the will
• Jekyll turns pale and is very dismissive when Utterson mentions Hyde
• Jekyll asks Utterson to trust him and reassures him that he does not need to worry
• Utterson reluctantly agrees to help if needed.

Question 4

The Carew Murder Case

Answer 4

• A year later a maid recognises Mr Hyde talking to an elderly man
• Hyde beats the man to death with his stick
• A letter for Utterson is found on the body
• The police contact Utterson. He explains the stick belongs to Hyde and identifies the body as Sir Danvers Carew.
• Utterson and the police go to Hyde’s address where they find the other half of the stick and a cheque book.
• Mr Hyde proves very difficult to track down.

Question 5

Incident of the Letter

Answer 5

• Utterson visits Jekyll who looks very ill
• Jekyll claims that Hyde is gone and he will never see or hear from Hyde again.
• Jekyll shows Utterson a letter from Hyde saying that Hyde has made his escape
• Jekyll tells Utterson that Hyde had a part in creating the will and Utterson thinks Hyde wanted to murder Jekyll.
• Poole tells Utterson that no post was delivered that day.
• Mr Guest points out Hyde’s handwriting is the same as Jekyll’s only at a different angle.

Question 6

Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

Answer 6

• After Mr Hyde’s disappearance, Jekyll becomes more sociable again.
• Jekyll suddenly stops accepting visitors and refuses to see Utterson
• Utterson visits Lanyon to find out what is wrong with Jekyll but finds him ill. Lanyon says he has suffered a shock and becomes distressed at the mention of Jekyll.
• Dr Lanyon dies
• Utterson receives an envelope from Lanyon that is not to be opened until after the death or disappearance of Dr Jekyll.

Question 7

Incident at the Window

Answer 7

• On one of their Sunday walks Utterson and Enfield pass Jekyll’s house and see him in the window
• Jekyll refuses to come outside
• Jekyll says he is very unhappy
• Part way through their conversation Jekyll’s face fills with horror before he closes the window and disappears from sight.
• Utterson and Enfield are shocked.

Question 8

The Last Night

Answer 8

• Poole visits Utterson and explains that Jekyll has locked himself in the lab and Poole fears ‘foul play’
• Utterson goes to Jekyll’s house and Poole calls Jekyll but the reply is not his voice.
• Poole explains that the person in the lab has been crying out for medicine and sending him out for drugs.
• Utterson orders Poole to break the door down
• They find Hyde dying on the floor in Jekyll’s clothes
• They find an envelope addressed to Utterson. It instructs Utterson to read the document from Lanyon and Jekyll’s enclosed confession.

Question 9

Dr Lanyon’s Narrative

Answer 9

• Written to Utterson from Lanyon’s perspective
• Lanyon describes how he was surprised to receive a letter from Jekyll.
• The letter asks for Lanyon’s help, requests that he goes to the lab and collect certain chemicals and tells him that someone will come at midnight to collect them.
• Lanyon does what the letter says.
• The man mixes a potion and drinks it in front of Lanyon and turns into Jekyll
• Jekyll gave him a full explanation which shocks Lanyon
• Lanyon confirms that Mr Hyde did murder Sir Danvers Carew.

Question 10

Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case

Answer 10

• told from Jekyll’s perspective.
• Jekyll explains that he created Mr Hyde out of his belief that people have two sides
• Jekyll used his potion to transform into Hyde so that he could enjoy himself in a way that he couldn’t as Jekyll without harming his reputation
• Hyde became more powerful and Jekyll could no longer control the transformations
• One day he turned into Hyde involuntarily
• As he ran out of the drug he realised the next time he turned into Hyde he would not be able to turn back.