Utterson Flashcards
Chapter 1: story of the door
Presented as rough, tough but soft through his ability to be loved and admired
Reader is instantly introduced to Utterson, so they develop a personal connection with him as they meet him first
‘Rugged countenance’
‘Never lighted by a smile’
‘Backward in sentiment’
‘Yet somehow loveable’
Chapter 5(+6): the incident of the letter
Presented as reassuring, loyal through his faith in Jekyll
‘I have so great a trust in you’
‘Henry Jekyll forge for a murderer! And his blood ran cold in his veins’
Chapter 6: ‘we three are very old friends, Lanyon: we shall not live to make others’
Chapter 7: incident at the window
Presented as caring, positive, loving through his concern about Jekyll’s wellbeing
‘I am uneasy about poor Jekyll’
‘I feel as if the presence of a friend might do him some good’
‘You stay too much indoors’
Chapter 8: The Last night
Presented as loyal, dependable, trustworthy through his intention to protect Jekyll’s reputation
‘Now take your time and tell me plainly what you want’
‘You and i are about to place ourselves in a position of some peril’
‘If your master has fled or is dead, we may at least save his credit’
