Characters Flashcards

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What is Mr Utterson’s job?

He is a lawyer.

How is Utterson described in the novel’s first sentence?

“a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile”

What does Utterson drink when alone, to curb his taste for fine wine?

Gin.

Who is Richard Enfield?

Utterson’s distant kinsman, “the well-known man about town”.

What is Henry Jekyll’s profession?

A doctor and scientist (M.D., F.R.S.).

How old is Jekyll in Chapter 3?

About fifty.

How is Hyde’s size described?

Small: “pale and dwarfish”.

What is Hyde’s first name?

Edward.

What is Dr Lanyon’s first name?

Hastie.

Where does Dr Lanyon live and work?

Cavendish Square, “that citadel of medicine”.

What did Lanyon and Jekyll fall out over, more than ten years before?

Over Jekyll’s science, which Lanyon calls “unscientific balderdash”.

Who is Poole?

Jekyll’s butler, who has served him for twenty years.

Who is Mr Guest?

Utterson’s head clerk, an expert on handwriting.

Who is Sir Danvers Carew?

An elderly MP and Utterson’s client, murdered by Hyde.

Which Scotland Yard officer does Utterson take to Hyde’s house?

Inspector Newcomen.

Who is Bradshaw?

Jekyll’s footman.

How is the woman who keeps Hyde’s Soho house described?

Silver-haired, with “an evil face, smoothed by hypocrisy”.

Which surgeon owned Jekyll’s house and theatre before him?

Dr Denman.

Which character had been Utterson’s friend at school and college?

Lanyon.