Jekyll and Hyde - Utterson

Question 1

points

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• cares for his reputation
• reliable character
• loyal friend with good moral clarity
• super ego
• good victorian gentlemen

Question 2

intro (describe Utterson)

Answer 2

Mr Utterson is presented as the central protagonist character who plays an important part in uncovering the truths in the novella
He is a prominent and upstanding lawyer, well respected in the London community
While not a man of science, Utterson represents an upper-class Victorian gentlemen. He is reserved and seems to possess a furtive curiosity about Hyde

Question 3

points for Utterson - beginning

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At the beginning of the novella, us readers can see Utterson as someone to trust since he’s presented as a good person with moral clarity
- reliable character, serious lawyer but still reputable with opinions that can be trusted
- good victorian gentlemen

Question 4

‘he had an approved

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tolerance for others’

Question 5

‘he had an approved tolerance for others’

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• kind and genial character
• understanding, willingness to tolerate behaviour that one disagrees or dislikes
• demonstrates idea his opinion can be trusted

Question 6

‘the last good

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influence on down-going men’

Question 7

‘the last good influence on down-going men’

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implies Utterson is rational and has desires for a good reputation
loyal friend to Jekyll -> link to ‘last reputable acquaintance’

Question 8

‘rugged

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countenance’

Question 9

‘rugged countenance’

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suggests he’s a tough man

Question 10

‘never

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lightened by a smile’

Question 11

‘never lightened by a smile’

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unemotional and keeps to himself
further implies we can trust his opinions

Question 12

However Utterson is ‘yet somehow loveable’

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which surprises readers as a contrast
- contradiction demonstrates duality of Utterson, suggests even good has a bad side
- foreshadows when he hides the letters

Question 13

‘I incline

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to Cains heresy’

Question 14

‘I incline to Cains heresey’

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biblical reference shows he’s uninterested in peoples sins and won’t judge
- open minded

Question 15

‘dusty’

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shows Utterson is lonely and by himself

Question 16

‘his affections,

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like ivy’

Question 17

‘his affections, like ivy’

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suggests he’s a loyal friend and has good morals
- good victorian gentlemen

Question 18

‘humbled to the dust by

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the many ill things he had done’

Question 19

‘humbled to the dust by the many ill things he had done’

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shows Utterson had troubles in his childhood
shocks a victorian reader as even a reputable gentleman like him has done ‘ill things’
‘ill things’ aren’t specified which shows secrecy which was prominent in victorian times

Question 20

Utterson is mentally affected by mysteries associating Hyde

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‘inordinate’ and has much ‘curiosity’ about Hyde -> excessive connection to the darker side of man -> shows temptation -> ideas of super ego

Question 21

‘Hyde sat

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heavy on his memory’

Question 22

‘Hyde sat heavy on his memory’

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alliteration shows physical impact of Hyde to Utterson

Question 23

points for Utterson - middle

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at the climax he’s further presented as an example of super ego
- contains his social conscience through the experience of guilt
- bad/biased lawyer

Question 24

‘locked the note into his safe’

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shows he’s a biased and bad lawyer -> gives into his temptation
- at first he wonders if he should give the letter to police but if he would be questioned it would ruin his and Jekylls reputation
- implies he cares about his reputation as a good victorian gentlemen

Question 25

loyal and moral character as he

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hides Jekylls letter
- may be seen as bad for hiding crucial evidence for his own case, however he does this to protect his friend, shows loyalty

Question 26

‘he condemned the fear

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as disloyalty, and broke the seal’

Question 27

‘he condemned the fear as disloyalty, and broke the seal’

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context: tension throughout text as reader knows Jekylls secrets would ruin his reputation if exposed to society
- in victorian society a mans secrets could be used to ruin him

Question 28

contrast to beginning of book

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trusted at beginning of book - shocks reader

Question 29

contrast in the middle to beginning ‘rugged countenance’

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‘his blood ran cold in his veins’
- Uttersons curiosity further shown, Hydes unnatural nature is strong enough ti have a negative impact on him

Question 30

how does pathetic fallacy represent Uttersons mind

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• fog used to reflect his sense of confusion and uncertainty, and also to create fearful atmosphere when Carew is murdered
• gothic elements
• ‘fog rolled over the city’

Question 31

points for Utterson - end

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• throughout the book Stevenson creates hints about Uttersons duality and sets up idea even reputable people have dual nature
• suggests society as a whole can be evil
• character shift, isn’t unemotional man
• symbol of good vs evil

Question 32

‘froze the

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blood of the two gentlemen’

Question 33

‘froze the blood of the two gentlemen’

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• ‘froze’ out of shock, metaphor, shows Hyde caused an extreme physical reaction to Utterson who’s meant to be rational and sensible -> further shows his curiosity
• can also be Stevensons own horror about what man is capable of, reminds readers Jekylls duality is present within all of society within every person

Question 34

How does Utterson still stay loyal at the end of the novella

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when convinced Hyde injured Jekyll, he is quick to take action and break down the door to the laboratory to come to his friends aid

Question 35

‘concealed

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pleasures’

Question 36

‘concealed pleasures’

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• always was a bad man secretly
  context: strict victorian social codes meant that the indulgence of ‘pleasures’ was forbidden, if u wanted to indulge in those ‘pleasures’ you had to do so secretly and kept hidden

Question 37

How does pathetic fallacy represent Uttersons mind at the end of the novella

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‘the fog settles down’
demonstrates his mind slightly clearing up and settling as he find out the mystery

Question 38

nomenclature of Utterson (name links to personality)

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Gabriel - angel name
- religion was a main part of Victorian society
- infers he is a good person
- may infer he’s a saviour for Jekyll when he hides the letters

Question 39

Stevensons intention about Utterson

Answer 39

He uses Utterson to expose morality and ethics in Victorian society -> delivers message to readers
He is used as a moral compass, first presented as acting with rectitude, still stays rooted in principles even after having morbid curiousity about Dr Jekyll