Major Characters

Question 1

dr henry jekyll

Answer 1

• a well-respected doctor and scientise
• starts to act strangely and stops seeing his friends when he secretly experiments with his alter ego

Question 2

mr edward hyde

Answer 2

• the evil side of jekyll
• violent and merciless character who makes people feel uneasy and disgusted

Question 3

mr gabriel utterson

Answer 3

• a lawyer and jekyll’s friend
• very rational and sets out to resolve the mystery of jekyll’s odd behaviour

Question 4

dr hastie lanyon

Answer 4

• also a doctor
• he used to be close friends with jekyll but they fell out over jekyll’s controversial scientific ideas

Question 5

mr richard enfield

Answer 5

• utterson’s relative and friend
• enjoy spending time together, even though they don’t have much in common

Question 6

poole

Answer 6

• jekyll’s butler
• he has worked for jekyll for over 20 years and knows him very well
• he is concerned by jekyll’s strange behaviour

Question 7

sir danvers carew

Answer 7

• an elderly gentleman and member of parliament

Question 8

mr guest

Answer 8

• utterson’s clerk
• notices that hyde’s handwriting is about identical to dr jekyll’s