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1. Briefly identify the following characters introduced in this chapter.
Mr. Utterson
Mr. Richard Enfield ✔️✔️Mr Utterson- He is a lawyer, trustworthy, capable of long-time friendships,
reserved, a man of few words, and the last to judge a person
Mr. Richard Enfield- He is a relative of Mr. Utterson, a concerned citizen, an active
member of high society, and his relatives walking companion. In his style and
personality, he is the opposite of Utterson.
2. Find an example of an allusion in the first paragraph. In what way might this allusion relate to the
story line? ✔️✔️The author refers to the Biblical story of Cain and Abel, in which Cain, the evil
brother, kills Abel, the good one.
3. Find an example of a simile in the description of a London neighborhood. ✔️✔️"... So that the shop
fronts stood along that thoroughfare with an air of invitation, like rows of smiling saleswoman." (Pg. 10)
4. What triggers Enfield's strange story? ✔️✔️He sees a neglected door on a London street.
5. Define "Juggernaut." Why does Enfield compare Mr. Hyde's actions to a Juggernaut? ✔️✔️A
Juggernaut is the incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, whose idol excites the worshippers to the level
that they throw themselves under the wheels of the vehicle carrying it and are crushed. Nowadays, a
juggernaut refers to a large destructive force or object that is difficult to sto. Hyde runs over the child's
body without any emotion or regard for her as a person, the same way a Juggernaut crushes its
worshippers.
6. Why do Enfield and the doctor attending the child decide to extract a punishment from Mr. Hyde,
even though the child is not seriously injured? What is the punishment? ✔️✔️There is something
about Mr. Hyde that makes them both dislike him. They have a strong desire to kill him. Since they
cannot kill him, they decide to threaten him with a scandal unless he pays the child's family 100 pounds.
, 7. Define "apocryphal." Why does Enfield accompany the man to the bank to cash the check?
✔️✔️Apocryphal- of doubtful authorship or authenticity. He does not believe the check is good
because it is not signed by Mr. Hyde, but is signed by Dr. Jekyll. He cannot understand why Dr. Jekyll
would give Mr. Hyde money.
8. Why does Enfield refer to the house as the Black Mail House? ✔️✔️Because the check is genuine,
Enfield thinks that the only explanation is that Dr. Jekyll is being blackmailed by Mr. Hyde
9. What is unusual in Mr. Enfield's description of Mr. Hyde? ✔️✔️Hyde seems to be deformed, but
Enfield cannot think of or see any deformity
10. Why do you suppose Mr. Utterson is concerned about the fact that Mr. Hyde has a key to the
residence? ✔️✔️He suspects that Hyde knows the owner and fears the owner is being blackmailed by
Hyde.
11. What does Mr. Utterson mean when he says "your tale has gone home"? ✔️✔️He is admitting he
knows something about the inhabitant of the house, but he is not able to discuss it because of his
professional ethics.
1. Define "holograph." Why is this document referred to as "the lawyer's eyesore"? (Pg. 15)
✔️✔️Holograph- written in the writer's own handwriting. The will is very unusual because it leaves all
of Dr. Jekyll's wealth to Mr. Hyde in case of Jekyll's death or disappearance. Mr. Utterson was not
consulted as to its consent, nor does he now approve of the will; it is not customary, and he does not
know Mr. Hyde.
2. Briefly describe Dr. Lanyon. Why does Mr. Utterson visit him? What does he learn of Lanyon's
relationship with Jekyll? ✔️✔️Dr. Lanyon is described as a healthy man with white hair, who is
genuinely glad to see Mr. Utterson. He wants to find out more about Mr. Hyde and his connection to Dr.
Jekyll. Lanyon learns that the two friends are estranged because Lanyon disapproves of the direction
Jekyll's experiments have gone.
3. Find an example of an allusion in this chapter ✔️✔️Dr. Lanyon compares his friendship with Dr.
Jekyll with that of Damon and Pythias. Pythias, condemned to death, wants to leave jail to put his affairs
in order. Damon will lose his life is Pythias does not return to prison. Dr. Lanyon says his problem with
Dr. Jekyll's science is enough to split even a friendship as strong as that of Damon and Pythias.
1. Briefly identify the following characters introduced in this chapter.
Mr. Utterson
Mr. Richard Enfield ✔️✔️Mr Utterson- He is a lawyer, trustworthy, capable of long-time friendships,
reserved, a man of few words, and the last to judge a person
Mr. Richard Enfield- He is a relative of Mr. Utterson, a concerned citizen, an active
member of high society, and his relatives walking companion. In his style and
personality, he is the opposite of Utterson.
2. Find an example of an allusion in the first paragraph. In what way might this allusion relate to the
story line? ✔️✔️The author refers to the Biblical story of Cain and Abel, in which Cain, the evil
brother, kills Abel, the good one.
3. Find an example of a simile in the description of a London neighborhood. ✔️✔️"... So that the shop
fronts stood along that thoroughfare with an air of invitation, like rows of smiling saleswoman." (Pg. 10)
4. What triggers Enfield's strange story? ✔️✔️He sees a neglected door on a London street.
5. Define "Juggernaut." Why does Enfield compare Mr. Hyde's actions to a Juggernaut? ✔️✔️A
Juggernaut is the incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, whose idol excites the worshippers to the level
that they throw themselves under the wheels of the vehicle carrying it and are crushed. Nowadays, a
juggernaut refers to a large destructive force or object that is difficult to sto. Hyde runs over the child's
body without any emotion or regard for her as a person, the same way a Juggernaut crushes its
worshippers.
6. Why do Enfield and the doctor attending the child decide to extract a punishment from Mr. Hyde,
even though the child is not seriously injured? What is the punishment? ✔️✔️There is something
about Mr. Hyde that makes them both dislike him. They have a strong desire to kill him. Since they
cannot kill him, they decide to threaten him with a scandal unless he pays the child's family 100 pounds.
, 7. Define "apocryphal." Why does Enfield accompany the man to the bank to cash the check?
✔️✔️Apocryphal- of doubtful authorship or authenticity. He does not believe the check is good
because it is not signed by Mr. Hyde, but is signed by Dr. Jekyll. He cannot understand why Dr. Jekyll
would give Mr. Hyde money.
8. Why does Enfield refer to the house as the Black Mail House? ✔️✔️Because the check is genuine,
Enfield thinks that the only explanation is that Dr. Jekyll is being blackmailed by Mr. Hyde
9. What is unusual in Mr. Enfield's description of Mr. Hyde? ✔️✔️Hyde seems to be deformed, but
Enfield cannot think of or see any deformity
10. Why do you suppose Mr. Utterson is concerned about the fact that Mr. Hyde has a key to the
residence? ✔️✔️He suspects that Hyde knows the owner and fears the owner is being blackmailed by
Hyde.
11. What does Mr. Utterson mean when he says "your tale has gone home"? ✔️✔️He is admitting he
knows something about the inhabitant of the house, but he is not able to discuss it because of his
professional ethics.
1. Define "holograph." Why is this document referred to as "the lawyer's eyesore"? (Pg. 15)
✔️✔️Holograph- written in the writer's own handwriting. The will is very unusual because it leaves all
of Dr. Jekyll's wealth to Mr. Hyde in case of Jekyll's death or disappearance. Mr. Utterson was not
consulted as to its consent, nor does he now approve of the will; it is not customary, and he does not
know Mr. Hyde.
2. Briefly describe Dr. Lanyon. Why does Mr. Utterson visit him? What does he learn of Lanyon's
relationship with Jekyll? ✔️✔️Dr. Lanyon is described as a healthy man with white hair, who is
genuinely glad to see Mr. Utterson. He wants to find out more about Mr. Hyde and his connection to Dr.
Jekyll. Lanyon learns that the two friends are estranged because Lanyon disapproves of the direction
Jekyll's experiments have gone.
3. Find an example of an allusion in this chapter ✔️✔️Dr. Lanyon compares his friendship with Dr.
Jekyll with that of Damon and Pythias. Pythias, condemned to death, wants to leave jail to put his affairs
in order. Damon will lose his life is Pythias does not return to prison. Dr. Lanyon says his problem with
Dr. Jekyll's science is enough to split even a friendship as strong as that of Damon and Pythias.
