J&H
Summary
Chapter 1 (Story of the Door) — Mr Enfield tells Mr Utterson about a strange man — Mr Edward Hyde —
trampling a little girl near the door. H used a cheque signed by a friend of U — Dr Henry Jekyll.
Chapter 2 (Search for Mr Hyde) — U reads J’s will, which leaves everything to H. Concerned, he tracks down
H and is deeply unsettled by him. J assures U but doesn’t explain.
Chapter 3 (Dr Jekyll Was Quite at Ease) — J hosts a dinner and appears sociable and normal. When
questioned about H, he avoids the topic but insists that he can be rid of H whenever he wants.
Chapter 4 (The Carew Murder Case) — H brutally murders Sir Danvers Carew in public. H becomes a wanted
criminal, and evidence links him to J.
Chapter 5 (Incident of the Letter) — J claims H has disappeared and shows U a letter from him however, U’s
clerk suspects that the letter was forged by J.
Chapter 6 (Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon) — J suddenly isolates himself and stops seeing friends. L
becomes ill and dies, leaving a letter explaining the truth.
Chapter 7 (Incident at the Window) — U and E see J at the window looking distressed.
Chapter 8 (The Last Night) — Poole tells U that something is wrong with J. They break into his laboratory and
find H dead, in J’s clothes, and J missing.
Chapter 9 (Dr Lanyon’s Narrative) — L’s letter reveals he saw H transform into J.
Chapter 10 (Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement) — J’s confession.
Context
- S was Scottish (from Edinburgh)
↪ Scots were mostly Calvinist, which came from John Calvin who had a Manichean view (believed
that there was simply good and bad, right and wrong)
- post-Darwinian — theory of evolution (Darwinism)
↪ fear of degeneration
↪ fear of science replacing religion
- respectability was very important in Victorian society
- unspeakable often meant something to do with sexuality
- S was a lawyer and, as a student, enjoyed a Bohemian lifestyle
- London itself was divided
↪ wealthy vs poor
↪ respectable vs criminal
- believed in physiognomy (that morality could be determined by appearance alone and was inherited)
Writer’s Intentions
Stevenson aims to:
- present the events as a case study, mirroring the real-life hidden immorality within reputable Victorian society
(Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde)
↪ critique repression
↪ challenge idea of respectability
↪ warn society
- suggest that all humans contain the propensity to evil and have a natural dual nature
- warn against unchecked scientific ambition, reflecting fears of degeneration
,Buzzwords
Duality
- dual / duality
- dichotomy / dichotomous
- conflicted
- divided self
- fragmentation
- bifurcation
Reputation vs Reality
- respectable
- propriety
- decorum
- conformity
- reputation
- facade
- veneer
- hypocrisy
- moral turpitude
- duplicity / duplicitous
- physiognomy
- civilisation
Secrecy, Concealment, and Repression
- repressed / repression
- suppressed / suppression
- concealment
- secrecy
- clandestine
- inhibited
Good vs Evil
- savage
- primitive
- animalistic
- depraved
- debased
- degenerate / degeneration
- atavistic
- decadent
- inscrutable
- uncanny
- repulsive
- grotesque
- otherness
Science vs Religion / Morality
- moral / immoral
- pious
- unorthodox
- savage
- degenerate / degeneration
, - physiognomy
- Darwinism
- primitive
- atavistic
- animalistic
- evolution
- sin
- transgression
- heresy
- divine
- damnation
- subconscious
- instinct
- psyche
- morality
- civilisation
Characters
Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde
- J — represent respectability and repression
↪ show danger of separating man’s dual nature
↪ act as a moral warning
- H — represent primitive, animalistic instincts
↪ embodies pure evil
↪ consequence of repression
Mr Utterson
- represents rationality and Victorian restraint
↪ reliable narrator
Dr Lanyon
- represents traditional science and reason
↪ J’s foil
↪ consequence of truth
Poole
- represents loyalty and intuition
Mr Enfield
- represents social codes and repression
Sir Danvers Carew
- represents innocence and respectability
↪ victims of escalating violence
Quotes
Chapter 1 — Story of the Door
- ‘rugged countenance’ — describing U
- ‘never lighted by a smile’ — describing U
- ‘cold, scanty, and embarrassed in discourse’ — describing U
- ‘backward in sentiment’ — describing U
- ‘yet somehow loveable’ — describing U
- ‘something eminently human beaconed from his eye’ — describing U
Summary
Chapter 1 (Story of the Door) — Mr Enfield tells Mr Utterson about a strange man — Mr Edward Hyde —
trampling a little girl near the door. H used a cheque signed by a friend of U — Dr Henry Jekyll.
Chapter 2 (Search for Mr Hyde) — U reads J’s will, which leaves everything to H. Concerned, he tracks down
H and is deeply unsettled by him. J assures U but doesn’t explain.
Chapter 3 (Dr Jekyll Was Quite at Ease) — J hosts a dinner and appears sociable and normal. When
questioned about H, he avoids the topic but insists that he can be rid of H whenever he wants.
Chapter 4 (The Carew Murder Case) — H brutally murders Sir Danvers Carew in public. H becomes a wanted
criminal, and evidence links him to J.
Chapter 5 (Incident of the Letter) — J claims H has disappeared and shows U a letter from him however, U’s
clerk suspects that the letter was forged by J.
Chapter 6 (Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon) — J suddenly isolates himself and stops seeing friends. L
becomes ill and dies, leaving a letter explaining the truth.
Chapter 7 (Incident at the Window) — U and E see J at the window looking distressed.
Chapter 8 (The Last Night) — Poole tells U that something is wrong with J. They break into his laboratory and
find H dead, in J’s clothes, and J missing.
Chapter 9 (Dr Lanyon’s Narrative) — L’s letter reveals he saw H transform into J.
Chapter 10 (Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement) — J’s confession.
Context
- S was Scottish (from Edinburgh)
↪ Scots were mostly Calvinist, which came from John Calvin who had a Manichean view (believed
that there was simply good and bad, right and wrong)
- post-Darwinian — theory of evolution (Darwinism)
↪ fear of degeneration
↪ fear of science replacing religion
- respectability was very important in Victorian society
- unspeakable often meant something to do with sexuality
- S was a lawyer and, as a student, enjoyed a Bohemian lifestyle
- London itself was divided
↪ wealthy vs poor
↪ respectable vs criminal
- believed in physiognomy (that morality could be determined by appearance alone and was inherited)
Writer’s Intentions
Stevenson aims to:
- present the events as a case study, mirroring the real-life hidden immorality within reputable Victorian society
(Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde)
↪ critique repression
↪ challenge idea of respectability
↪ warn society
- suggest that all humans contain the propensity to evil and have a natural dual nature
- warn against unchecked scientific ambition, reflecting fears of degeneration
,Buzzwords
Duality
- dual / duality
- dichotomy / dichotomous
- conflicted
- divided self
- fragmentation
- bifurcation
Reputation vs Reality
- respectable
- propriety
- decorum
- conformity
- reputation
- facade
- veneer
- hypocrisy
- moral turpitude
- duplicity / duplicitous
- physiognomy
- civilisation
Secrecy, Concealment, and Repression
- repressed / repression
- suppressed / suppression
- concealment
- secrecy
- clandestine
- inhibited
Good vs Evil
- savage
- primitive
- animalistic
- depraved
- debased
- degenerate / degeneration
- atavistic
- decadent
- inscrutable
- uncanny
- repulsive
- grotesque
- otherness
Science vs Religion / Morality
- moral / immoral
- pious
- unorthodox
- savage
- degenerate / degeneration
, - physiognomy
- Darwinism
- primitive
- atavistic
- animalistic
- evolution
- sin
- transgression
- heresy
- divine
- damnation
- subconscious
- instinct
- psyche
- morality
- civilisation
Characters
Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde
- J — represent respectability and repression
↪ show danger of separating man’s dual nature
↪ act as a moral warning
- H — represent primitive, animalistic instincts
↪ embodies pure evil
↪ consequence of repression
Mr Utterson
- represents rationality and Victorian restraint
↪ reliable narrator
Dr Lanyon
- represents traditional science and reason
↪ J’s foil
↪ consequence of truth
Poole
- represents loyalty and intuition
Mr Enfield
- represents social codes and repression
Sir Danvers Carew
- represents innocence and respectability
↪ victims of escalating violence
Quotes
Chapter 1 — Story of the Door
- ‘rugged countenance’ — describing U
- ‘never lighted by a smile’ — describing U
- ‘cold, scanty, and embarrassed in discourse’ — describing U
- ‘backward in sentiment’ — describing U
- ‘yet somehow loveable’ — describing U
- ‘something eminently human beaconed from his eye’ — describing U
