Utterson Flashcards
Why is utterson a focal character?
The events of the book unfold from his perspective
What does utterson do every sunday?
Goes for a walk with his cousin enfield
what is the audiences first description of utterson in chapter 1?
“Cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse, backward in sentiment, lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable”
a serious-minded man with a respectable and serious profession
Utterson comes across as an uninteresting character
However lovable due to his non-judgemental nature
What quote shows Uttersons lack of self control, self denial and old Christian virtues?
“He was austere with himself, drank gin when he was alone to mortify a taste for vintages.”
Austere - severe/strict
Whats Uttersons quote referencing hide and seek
“If he be mr hyde, i shall be mr seek”
“O my poor old harry jekyll”
Utterson chapter 1
“It turns me cold to think of this creature stealing like a thief to Harry’s bedside”
Utterson chapter 2
“Make a clean breast of this in confidence; and i make no doubt i can get you out of it”
Utterson chapter 3
“This is very good of you, this is downright good of you, and i cannot find words to thank you in”
Jekyll to utterson in chapter 3
“I shall consider it my dity to break the door”
Utterson in chapter 8 when jekyll is locked away
