Plot summary
Strange Case of Dr . Jekyll and My Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is a narrative about the complexities of science and the duplicity of human nature. Dr.Jekyll is a kind, well-respected and intelligent scientist who meddles with the darker side of science, as he wants to bring out his second nature.
He does this through transforming himself into Mr. Hyde (his evil alter ego) who doesn’t repent or accept responsibility for his evil crimes and ways. Jekyll tries to control his alter ego, Hyde, and for a while Jekyll has the power. However, towards the end of the novel, Hyde takes over and this results in their deaths.
Mr. Enfield and Mr. Utterson go on a walk and see a creepy eerie door. Enfield tells Utterson about a young girl being violently trampled by an evil looking man called Mr. Hyde who has the key to the door.
Utterson searches for Mr. Hyde and discovers that Mr. Hyde is friends and works with the well respected Dr. Jekyll. Dr. Jekyll’s will states that if he dies or disappears Mr. Hyde will inherit everything. Utterson visits their mutual friend Dr. Lanyon who states that he is no longer friends with Dr. Jekyll because of his ‘unscientific balderdash’.
2 weeks later at a dinner party, Utterson is worried about Jekyll and asks him about his will. Jekyll laughs it off and asks him to speak no more of the matter as he has it all under control. Utterson puts the letter into his safe
One year later Hyde viciously beats an old man, Sir Danvers Carew (former politician) to death with a cane while a maid witnesses. Utterson comes to the crime scene and recognises that the cane belongs to Jekyll. Utterson and the inspector go to Hyde’s house and finds burnt papers and a check. Meanwhile Hyde goes missing. Utterson puts the letter into his safe.
Utterson visits Dr Jekyll to find out about Mr. Hyde, he goes through the laboratory and there is a red door that leads to Dr. Jekyll’s study. Dr. Jekyll has now changed from quite at ease to looking ‘deadly sick’, and makes it clear that he is ‘quite done’ with Hyde after the matter and hands him a letter from Hyde that confirms he is gone for good.
Utterson and Mr Guest figure out that the handwriting from the letter is actually Dr. Jekyll’s. And he forged it for Mr Hyde.
Dr. Jekyll recovers and builds up his reputation. Then soon isolates himself from everyone. Utterson visits Lanyon who was looking close to death and says he is suffering from shock and is ‘quite done’ with Jekyll. 2 weeks later dies from shock. Utterson is left with a letter from Lanyon that should only be opened after the disappearance/death of Dr. Jekyll.
Utterson and Enfield are taking a walk. Utterson hasn’t seen Dr. Jekyll as he’s been isolating himself.
They walk past one of Dr. Jekyll’s window and sees him. They say hi but then shortly Dr. Jekyll’s face changes and he quickly closes the window. Both of them agree to never discuss what happened.
Poole (Jekyll’s butler) begs Utterson to go with him to Jekyll's lab as he fears Jekyll has been murdered. They eventually decide break the door down with a bat and find Hyde's body with Dr. Jekyll’s clothes on, on the floor; he has just killed himself by taking poison.
After the disappearance of Dr. Jekyll. Utterson decides to read the letter from Dr. Lanyon which has a letter from Dr. Jekyll inside. The letter involves Dr. Jekyll asking Lanyon -
breaking into Dr. J’s study, taking out a drawer from his desk, taking it to Lanyon’s house where a man (Hyde) will meet him at midnight.
When Hyde comes he takes the chemicals from the drawer and drinks them, turning into Dr. Jekyll.
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde are the SAME person.
Strange Case of Dr . Jekyll and My Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is a narrative about the complexities of science and the duplicity of human nature. Dr.Jekyll is a kind, well-respected and intelligent scientist who meddles with the darker side of science, as he wants to bring out his second nature.
He does this through transforming himself into Mr. Hyde (his evil alter ego) who doesn’t repent or accept responsibility for his evil crimes and ways. Jekyll tries to control his alter ego, Hyde, and for a while Jekyll has the power. However, towards the end of the novel, Hyde takes over and this results in their deaths.
Mr. Enfield and Mr. Utterson go on a walk and see a creepy eerie door. Enfield tells Utterson about a young girl being violently trampled by an evil looking man called Mr. Hyde who has the key to the door.
Utterson searches for Mr. Hyde and discovers that Mr. Hyde is friends and works with the well respected Dr. Jekyll. Dr. Jekyll’s will states that if he dies or disappears Mr. Hyde will inherit everything. Utterson visits their mutual friend Dr. Lanyon who states that he is no longer friends with Dr. Jekyll because of his ‘unscientific balderdash’.
2 weeks later at a dinner party, Utterson is worried about Jekyll and asks him about his will. Jekyll laughs it off and asks him to speak no more of the matter as he has it all under control. Utterson puts the letter into his safe
One year later Hyde viciously beats an old man, Sir Danvers Carew (former politician) to death with a cane while a maid witnesses. Utterson comes to the crime scene and recognises that the cane belongs to Jekyll. Utterson and the inspector go to Hyde’s house and finds burnt papers and a check. Meanwhile Hyde goes missing. Utterson puts the letter into his safe.
Utterson visits Dr Jekyll to find out about Mr. Hyde, he goes through the laboratory and there is a red door that leads to Dr. Jekyll’s study. Dr. Jekyll has now changed from quite at ease to looking ‘deadly sick’, and makes it clear that he is ‘quite done’ with Hyde after the matter and hands him a letter from Hyde that confirms he is gone for good.
Utterson and Mr Guest figure out that the handwriting from the letter is actually Dr. Jekyll’s. And he forged it for Mr Hyde.
Dr. Jekyll recovers and builds up his reputation. Then soon isolates himself from everyone. Utterson visits Lanyon who was looking close to death and says he is suffering from shock and is ‘quite done’ with Jekyll. 2 weeks later dies from shock. Utterson is left with a letter from Lanyon that should only be opened after the disappearance/death of Dr. Jekyll.
Utterson and Enfield are taking a walk. Utterson hasn’t seen Dr. Jekyll as he’s been isolating himself.
They walk past one of Dr. Jekyll’s window and sees him. They say hi but then shortly Dr. Jekyll’s face changes and he quickly closes the window. Both of them agree to never discuss what happened.
Poole (Jekyll’s butler) begs Utterson to go with him to Jekyll's lab as he fears Jekyll has been murdered. They eventually decide break the door down with a bat and find Hyde's body with Dr. Jekyll’s clothes on, on the floor; he has just killed himself by taking poison.
After the disappearance of Dr. Jekyll. Utterson decides to read the letter from Dr. Lanyon which has a letter from Dr. Jekyll inside. The letter involves Dr. Jekyll asking Lanyon -
breaking into Dr. J’s study, taking out a drawer from his desk, taking it to Lanyon’s house where a man (Hyde) will meet him at midnight.
When Hyde comes he takes the chemicals from the drawer and drinks them, turning into Dr. Jekyll.
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde are the SAME person.
