Mr. Utterson: presented as a reliable and trustworthy character through the initial
description, this is significant because he is the narrator of the story and the reader
learns about the events through his perspective. His profession as a lawyer adds to this
idea by letting the reader know that he is a professional and knows how to handle
mysterious situations to an extent, and he’s familiar with crime. He also is a respected
gentleman of society and is loyal to his friends. He is rather tolerative of others’
mistakes and chooses to ignore them at times, contrastingly, he is quite strict with
himself. He feels responsible for his friends and cares about them, Jekyll in this case so
much that he crosses his own boundaries to ensure his safety by revealing the mystery
surrounding Hyde. He fits in with the idea of a Victorian gentleman. He lives morally,
respectably and religiously. Unlike Hyde, he cares about his public appearance. He has
a close friendship with Jekyll and Lanyon, and he acts as a bound between the two.
Quotes:
“Cold, scanty, and embarrassed”
“A rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile”
“Lean, long, dusty, dreary, yet somehow lovable”
“If he be Mr Hyde I shall be Mr Seek”
“He cherished for Mr Utterson a sincere and warm affection”
“I let my brother go to the devil in his own way”
“I shall consider it my duty to break in through that door”
“I felt bound to do as he requested”
“You must suffer me to fo my own dark way”
“God bless me the man seems hardly human”
“Satan’s signature upon a face”
“Something troglodytic”
“He gives a strong feeling of deformity”
“I incline to Cain’s heresy”
“Where Utterson was liked, he was liked well”
“They were both pale and there was an answering horror in their eyes”
description, this is significant because he is the narrator of the story and the reader
learns about the events through his perspective. His profession as a lawyer adds to this
idea by letting the reader know that he is a professional and knows how to handle
mysterious situations to an extent, and he’s familiar with crime. He also is a respected
gentleman of society and is loyal to his friends. He is rather tolerative of others’
mistakes and chooses to ignore them at times, contrastingly, he is quite strict with
himself. He feels responsible for his friends and cares about them, Jekyll in this case so
much that he crosses his own boundaries to ensure his safety by revealing the mystery
surrounding Hyde. He fits in with the idea of a Victorian gentleman. He lives morally,
respectably and religiously. Unlike Hyde, he cares about his public appearance. He has
a close friendship with Jekyll and Lanyon, and he acts as a bound between the two.
Quotes:
“Cold, scanty, and embarrassed”
“A rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile”
“Lean, long, dusty, dreary, yet somehow lovable”
“If he be Mr Hyde I shall be Mr Seek”
“He cherished for Mr Utterson a sincere and warm affection”
“I let my brother go to the devil in his own way”
“I shall consider it my duty to break in through that door”
“I felt bound to do as he requested”
“You must suffer me to fo my own dark way”
“God bless me the man seems hardly human”
“Satan’s signature upon a face”
“Something troglodytic”
“He gives a strong feeling of deformity”
“I incline to Cain’s heresy”
“Where Utterson was liked, he was liked well”
“They were both pale and there was an answering horror in their eyes”
