Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 7th period (Scott Crain, Phillip Martinez, Eileen Rock, Trystan Kerr, Alexander Tang)

Vocabulary Sawbones - Another term for doctor Apocryphal - Of doubtful sincerity or truth Holographic Will - A will written by the person whose name appears upon it; written without the assistance of a lawyer or clerk Troglodytic- Resembling a cave- or ape-man The old story of Doctor Fell - Doctor Fell was an unprepossessing person with a marvelous talent Map-engravers - people who make maps Cheval-glass - A mirror M.P. - Member of Parliament Pounds - British Currency Termination - Reminder Balance - Course  

Theme The duality of human nature is the major theme of Stevenson's novel. Dr. Jekyll, is a kind and respected man. His friends, however, cannot understand his companionship with the wicked and mysterious Mr. Hyde, who seems to have come from nowhere and has a terrible hold on the doctor. Even as Hyde commits crimes that shock all of London, nobody can guess how and why the two men are so close to each other. Only at the end of the novel is the incredible truth revealed -- that Jekyll and Hyde are one. Moods Mystery Terror Depression

Characters Poole (Butler) Utterson (Lawyer) No “real” personality, main protagonist, and narrator. A device for the reader to connect with the story. Cares for the reputations of others, and was acquaintance to many a falling soul. Jekyll (Scientist) Brilliant scientist/doctor who focuses on “Transcendental Medicine” Developed the potion that causes the change between Jekyll and Hyde. Commits suicide, killing Hyde as well. Hyde (Madman) Gives off an unspeakable, unknown sense of deformity. Evil personified. Tramples and murders for no apparent reason or care. Lanyon (Scientist) Jekyll’s old friend, an acquaintance of Utterson. Dismisses Jekyll’s research as “Unscientific Balderdash” until he sees the truth  Dies of Shock Poole (Butler) Cares for Jekyll. Very loyal to Jekyll.

Plot Summary The story starts with Utterson and his cousin Enfield walking down the London street, mostly silently. When they walk by a door, Enfield recounts the tale of Hyde trampling a young girl. His so-called “Blackmail” story. Afterwards, Utterson seeks out Jekyll to speak on several topics– Jekyll’s will, Hyde, and so forth. Utterson promises to execute Jekyll’s peculiar will, but is deeply worried about Jekyll Flash forward a year. The scene opens to Hyde talking to an apparently well-to-do man, before going crazy and murdering him. He turns out to be Danvers Carew, a M.P. and client of Utterson. Afterwards, Hyde vanishes without a trace. Utterson talks to Jekyll, now looking deathly ill, who assures Utterson that his relationship with Hyde is done and the police won’t find him. He turns a letter over to Utterson for safekeeping, fearing for his reputation. On his way out, Poole says that no letters were delivered, and, upon Utterson’s return, he has it analyzed by a friend and finds that Jekyll wrote it. Two months later, Jekyll has recovered, and hosts another dinner party, attended by Utterson and Lanyon. But, afterwards, Jekyll resumes refusing entry to Utterson. When Utterson confronts Lanyon about this, Lanyon, now in very poor health, refuses to talk of it, saying he has been greatly shocked and will die soon. Sure enough, he dies a few weeks later. After Lanyon dies, we find Utterson and Enfield taking another walk, on which they end up walking by Jekyll’s house. The three talk for a time, but Jekyll, starting to look sickly again, refuses the invitation to come with the two men, and seconds later, runs off, looking very terrified. Utterson and Enfield continue in stunned silence. Some time later, Poole summons Utterson to Jekyll’s house, where they chat. Poole states his suspicion of foul play surrounding Jekyll, since the man hasn’t been seen in days and the voice in the lab doesn’t match Jekyll’s. The two resolve to break into the lab, where they find Hyde, who appears to have committed suicide, a note, and two letters. The note says to read the first letter, and if Utterson still isn’t satisfied, to read the second. The first letter was written by Lanyon before he died. It details his shock and eventual death. Through some large, flowery language, Lanyon states that his shock was from witnessing Hyde transform into Jekyll via the potion. He says that it is unspeakable to go any further and that he would be dead soon, which happens. The other letter is Jekyll’s obligatory tell all. It details his efforts to split the personalities of good and evil from within a person, and his many failures, before finally getting it right. His potion was the main means of the transformation, but there were several instances where Jekyll would go to bed as himself and awake as Hyde. These instances deeply disturbed him, to the point where he end up committing suicide after giving in to the temptation of the potion one last time. It is said that there was an unknown impurity causing the success, and it was unreplicatable.