Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Character & Plot Summary

Highly Toxic Product Utterson: A sullen, cold, laconic, and reserved speaker; thin, tall, gloomy, melancholy, loyal, and a good friend. Enfield: Utterson's cousin, well-known to all, friendly, and educated. Lanyon: A gentleman, robust, healthy, handsome, white-haired, with a turbulent and decisive manner. Jekyll: Tall, well-mannered, educated, studious, very noble, and good. Hyde: Small, unsightly, evil, very cold, and impassive. Guest: A worshipper, handwriting expert, and a close friend of Utterson. Poole: Good, brave, loyal, friendly, and a good servant.

Tippex 1 Two men are walking down the streets of London and pass in front of a door. Another man tells a story about it. A man ran over a little girl around the corner. Family members threatened to destroy his reputation. The man agreed to pay 100 pounds. He entered that door and came out with a check, apparently false, by the firm that could be seen on it. It turned out to be true, and he claimed it. The two men agreed never to speak of that history.

Tippex 2 The lawyer looks into his safe and pulls out an envelope containing the will of Dr. Jekyll, which states: "I leave all my belongings to Mr. Hyde when I die or disappear." The lawyer goes up to the door and finds Hyde. He asks if he can see Jekyll and is told no. He is then directed to the front door of the doctor's house, but Jekyll is not there.

Tippex 3 Mr. Utterson was at a dinner organized by Dr. Jekyll's old friends. As usual, the lawyer stood up to leave after everyone else. He was talking to the doctor and asked if Hyde was in some trouble. Jekyll told him not to worry; he could get rid of Hyde whenever he wanted. Jekyll makes Utterson promise that when he dies, he will hand over everything to Hyde. Utterson accepts.

Tippex 4 A romantic girl was sitting at home, looking out her window at the moon. Suddenly, she saw two men: Mr. Hyde and Mr. Carew. They started talking until Hyde suddenly attacked and began beating Carew to death with a cane. The girl saw him and fainted. Upon waking, she observed the victim lying on the floor and a piece of the cane that had killed him. She called the police. The dead man had an envelope with the lawyer's name on it. The police went to ask questions and, based on the description, knew it was Hyde. They went to his house, but only the maid was there, and all the rooms were in disarray, as recorded.