No sir, I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask.". He is welcoming and seems quite upbeat. Too much time spent in front of screens returned Mr. Enfield. I stretched out my hands, exulting in the freshness of these sensations; and in the act, I was suddenly aware that I had lost in stature. said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, "and what was that? Your group members can use the joining link below to redeem their group membership. "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson 2. Well, the child was not much the worse, Read the following passage and answer the question that follows. court on the first floor[21]; none below; the windows are always shut Uttersons first meeting with Hyde shows them as both being stand-offish and wary. "I feel very The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. ", Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the 4. "[5] In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of downgoing men. Donec aliquet. No, sir: I had a delicacy, was the reply. only genuine. killing being out of the question, we did the next best. His friends were those of his own blood or those whom he had known the longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object. Hes an extraordinary-looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way. However there is one word that changes this opinion and depiction of him the word lovable. 6. Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment . The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. 1) - Genius The word choice here evokes emotions of pure hatred and repugnance. Photo by Dimitri de Vries on Unsplash. llentesque dapibus efficitur laoreet. Mr. Utterson had few comrades, and they were cruel. Misconceptions for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. he asked; and when his companion had replied in the affirmative, "It is connected in my mind," added he, "with a very odd story. Continue to start your free trial. c. in this old house Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them Utterson goes to warn Dr Jekyll but Poole says he is not around and Jekyll has ordered them all to let Mr Hyde come and go as he pleases. We wonder what the connection is between the two men. However everything else about the building suggests that the owner would like to be unobtrusive. I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; starting a stone. This increases the sense of mystery and secrecy because we now believe Jekyll is hiding something bad. He's an extraordinary looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Grades 9-1) York Notes [19] You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away The cheque was genuine.. call it. But he had an approved[4] tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove. Sunday walks, that they said nothing, looked singularly dull and It was two stories high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower story and a blind forehead of discoloured wall on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence. These are all words which have connotations of something that is old, hermitic, abandoned, worn and bored or boring. Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the sawbones; and there you might have supposed would be an end to it. undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be the weekdays. It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyers way. 3. 'Name your Part 1. lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church shows the repressed side of Utterson, he drinks alone due to the societal expectations. People who want to solve the problem can't seem to agree about what to do or how it should be done. The door, which was equipped with neither I saw him use it not a week ago. Again, in the course of my life, which had been, after all, nine tenths a life of effort, virtue and control, it had been much less exercised and much less exhausted. There is no other door, and nobody goes in or out of that one but, once in a great while, the gentleman of my adventure. If you have been inexact in any point, you had better correct it., I think you might have warned me, returned the other, with a touch of sullenness. This means he seems abrasive and rough and tough. He is not ashamed of his own "dark" side. 1. description of Mr Utterson, the lawyer. "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's This suggests that it had undergone a long period of neglect. he was like the rest of us; every time he looked at my prisoner, I Mr. Utterson is incredulous that the "heir to a quarter of a million sterling" would live in such an obviously shabby (and shady) neighborhood. for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that "It is connected in my mind," added he, "with a very odd story." Enfield's opinion of Jekyll as he believes Jekyll is being blackmailed possibly for previous homosexual relationships. "You are sure he used a key?" had every reason to believe it was a forgery. But there was one curious The title of the chapter is Dr Jekyll was quite at ease. | Continuous access to social media into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept "It seems scarcely a house. Dr. Jekyll has real human impulses; Mr. Hyde is only evil. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable. Purchasing Mr. Utterson wanted to go to the theatre more often. Lanyon and Jekyll have not spoken in some time, it turns out as Lanyon feels Jekyll has become too fanciful for science. gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,' says he. suddenly: "And you don't know if the drawer of the cheque lives Yes, its a bad story. Save over 50% with a SparkNotes PLUS Annual Plan! Dr. Jekyll argues that Mr. Hyde is the perfect physical embodiment of the evil in his (Dr. Jekylls) character. by Robert Louis Stevenson. Hence, no doubt the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town. is the correct answer! 'If you choose to make capital out of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless. "[22], The pair walked on again for a while in silence; and then saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with desire to kill him. Excerpt 1: Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable. "But I D.) The poet judges that all that was good and decent in the past has been completely destroyed. Two doors from one corner, on the left hand going east the line was broken by the entry of a court; and just at that point a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. Fusce dui lectus, congue vel laoreet ac, dictum vitae odio. An incarnation of evil, there is a semantic field of 'hell' which exaggerates the situation. We are also told that he never smiles. For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief jewel of each week, and not only set aside occasions of pleasure, but even resisted the calls of business, that they might enjoy them uninterrupted. 7. Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed. The fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party, it is because I know it already. [13] Well, sir, Read these excerpts from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. see him this moment.". What sort of a man is he to see?, He is not easy to describe. circumstance. street. Utterson's physical appearance is . Which statement best describes how Dr. Jekyll is different than Mr. Hyde in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Mr. Utterson[1] the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable. Fusce dui lectus, congue vel laoreet ac, dictum vitae odio. If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them. 1. I Want to Hold Your Hand was a great beatles hit. "[23], "Hm," said Mr. Utterson. Uttersons physical appearance is described as being of rugged countenance. Please read our Cookie Policy. "And you never asked about theplace with the door?" And indeed the worst of my faults was a certain impatient gaiety of disposition, such as has made the happiness of many, but such as I found it hard to reconcile with my imperious desire to carry my head high, and wear a more than commonly grave countenance before the public.