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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Study Questions (Chapters 2, 3, 8, & 10, only)
Jekyll and Hyde, Chapter 2: “Search for Mr. Hyde”; and Chapter 3: “Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease”
Chapter 2: “Search for Mr. Hyde”
2. Author’s use rhetorical devices (like imagery) to develop the tone of the work. Aside from imagery, identify a
rhetorical device used multiple times by the author and explain the devices function (aside from tone).
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3. Read the re-telling of the Greek myth Damon and Pythias by Professor K.E. Carr via the University of
Portland. After reading the myth and using just the information gathered from the text in chapters ½, compare
the theme evident in this myth to that of the developing theme in Jekyll and Hyde.
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4. A minor character is included in chapter two. Cite who the minor character is using context clues from the
text and explain this minor character’s role/function within the text at this given point.
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5. Mr. Utterson wants to see Hyde’s face, why do you suppose Utterson goes to so much trouble to investigate
Hyde? Consider the reason why Utterson needs to see his face (think back to The Outsiders and how S.E.
Hinton went to so much trouble to characterize all the characters based on their facial
appearances/eyes/etc…)
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6. Using evidence from the text, directly characterize Hyde. What does his name suggest?
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7. The author uses word play when he writes, “ If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought. “I shall be Mr. Seek.” How
does this simple play on words reveal something greater within the text?
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8. Consider Hyde’s actions, the effect his appearance has on how people view him, and the effect he has on
Enfield and the doctor (remember they both feel like murdering him). What can we conclude about Hyde and
the motif of evil?
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9. Since Hyde’s presence arouses evil thoughts and feelings in others, what is the author ultimately saying
about evil and human beings?
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Chapter 3: “Dr. Jekyll Was Quite At Ease”
1. Define “hide-bound pedant”. Why does Jekyll call Lanyon hide-bound?
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2. What does Dr. Jekyll say to convince Mr. Utterson that he (the doctor) can handle Mr.Hyde?
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3. What does Mr. Utterson promise Dr. Jekyll?
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4. How is Jekyll’s physical appearance described? How does this compare and contrast to Dr. Hyde’s
appearance? Use evidence from the text to answer this question.
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Jekyll and Hyde, Chapter 8: “The Last Night”
1. Re-read the following lines from chapter 8:
“It was a wild, cold, seasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had
tilted her…. The wind made talking difficult, and flecked the blood into the face. It seemed to have swept the streets
unusually bare of passengers, besides; for Mr. Utterson thought he had never seen that part of London so deserted… But
for all the hurry of his coming, these were not the dews of exertion that he wiped away, but the moisture of some
strangling anguish; for his face was white and his voice, when he spoke, harsh and broken.”
Part One: The tone of this particular passage is best described as ____________________________. This tone is created
by the author’s use of _____________________(identify one rhetorical device).
Part Two: Using only the passage above, identify and record the most specific lines that prove/support your answer
above.
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2. Upon Utterson and Poole’s arrival to Dr. Jekyll’s home they find “about the hearth the whole of the servants, men and
women, stood huddled together like a flock of sheep.” Think like Utterson. What would Utterson think is the cause of
this scene?
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3. Poole tries relentlessly to convince Utterson that the person in the room is not his Master, Dr. Jekyll. Poole pleads
when he states, “Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face? If it was my master, why did he cry out
like a rat and run from me?” Find Mr. Utterson’s response to these questions posed by Poole. Based on Utterson’s
response to Poole’s questions, what can the reader infer about Utterson’s thought process?
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4. The author consistently uses animal references whenever a character is describing Hyde. Find the animal references
to Hyde in this chapter and explain why these references are effective.
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5. The “imposter” in the room is described in this chapter as a “creature” of “monkey-like” semblance and one of pure
“Evil.” Yet, Poole points out that the imposter is heard, “weeping like a woman or a lost soul.” The weeping even made
Poole come away with “…that upon my heart, that I could have wept too.” What rhetorical device does the author use
to create this stark contrast between animal and woman, and why is it being done at this moment in the story?
Consider the purpose of rhetorical devices: Literary devices are the tools and techniques of language that authors use to
convey meaning. Skilled use of literary devices brings richness and clarity to a text.
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6. Inside the envelope there were three enclosures, the will, a letter from Jekyll, and Dr. Lanyon’s narrative. Finally, this
“mystery” was now to be explained. Based on your own understandings of the events in chapter 8, what has become of
Dr. Jekyll and what has become of Hyde?
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Jekyll and Hyde, Chapter 10: “Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case”
1. What aspect of Dr. Jekyll’s own character inspires his research?
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2. How does Dr. Jekyll feel after drinking the potion for the first time? How has he changed physically?
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3. What explanation does Dr. Jekyll give for this change in size and age? Why are other people repelled by his
appearance?
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4. If other people are repulsed by Hyde’s appearance, why is Jekyll not repulsed when he sees Hyde’s image in
the mirror?
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5. Since the drug changes his personality, why is he not changed into a completely good man instead of an evil
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6. In what way did Dr. Jekyll begin to lose control?
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