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Minor Characters

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Minor Characters

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Mr Enfield

Mr Enfield

  • Enfield is a life-long friend of Utterson.
  • Like Utterson, Enfield is reserved, and an archetypal gentleman who does not engage in gossip.
  • He is a good-willed man and the person that narrates the first description of Hyde in Chapter 1: Story of the Door.
  • Enfield embodies typical Victorian values - he understands the importance of reputation and he forces Hyde to pay for his crime by threatening to ruin his reputation.
Mr Poole

Mr Poole

  • Jekyll is a wealthy man, so he has a butler.
  • Mr Poole is also a servant in his household.
  • He is loyal and he has worked for Jekyll for over two decades.
  • Poole is the one that notices when Jekyll’s behaviour starts to change, so he notifies Utterson for help.
    • "O, sir...do you think I do not know my master after twenty years? Do you think I do not know where his head comes to in the cabinet door, where I saw him every morning of my life? No, sir, that thing in the mask was never Dr Jekyll."
Mr Guest

Mr Guest

  • Mr Guest is Utterson’s clerk and friend.
  • Guest is also an expert in reading people’s handwriting and deciphering what type of character they are. Utterson wants him to inspect a letter with Hyde’s handwriting, and this is his main role in the plot. Guest notices that Hyde’s script is the same as Jekyll’s, but it slants in a different direction.
Sir Danvers Carew

Sir Danvers Carew

  • Carew is a member of Parliament and friend of Utterson.
  • He is murdered by Hyde, who attacks him with a walking stick.
  • He is a minor character in the novella and a victim of Hyde’s cruelty.
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1

Plot Summary

1.1

Chapters 1-10

1.1.1Chapters 1 & 21.1.2Chapters 3 & 41.1.3Chapters 5 & 61.1.4Chapters 7 & 81.1.5Chapters 9 & 101.1.6End of Topic Test - Chapters 1-61.1.7End of Topic Test - Chapters 7-10
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Characters

2.1

Jekyll & Hyde

2.1.1Dr Henry Jekyll2.1.2Jekyll - Name & Quotes2.1.3Mr Edward Hyde2.1.4Jekyll/Hyde Quotes - Chapters 1-92.1.5Jekyll/Hyde Quotes - Chapter 102.1.6End of Topic Test - Jekyll & Hyde2.1.7Exam-Style Questions - Mr Hyde
2.2

Other Characters

2.2.1Mr Gabriel John Utterson2.2.2Dr Hastie Lanyon2.2.3Minor Characters2.2.4End of Topic Test - Other Characters
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Gothic Genre

3.1

Gothic Elements

3.1.1Gothic Conventions3.1.2Gothic Settings & Symbolism3.1.3End of Topic Test - Gothic Conventions
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Key Themes

4.1

Key Themes & Quotes

4.1.1Science4.1.2Dual Nature of Man4.1.3Religion & Sin4.1.4Violence & Horror4.1.5Victorian Gentlemen4.1.6End of Topic Test - Key Themes & Quotes
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Context & Author

5.1

Context & Author

5.1.1The Victorian Era5.1.2Deacon Brodie & Freud5.1.3End of Topic Test - Context & Author
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Literary Techniques

6.1

Literary Techniques

6.1.1Language6.1.2Structure & Form6.1.3End of Topic Test - Literary Techniques
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Grade 9 - Key Character & Theme Questions

7.1

Key Character & Themes - Linked Questions

7.1.1Grade 9 - Key Characters & Themes7.1.2Extract Analysis - Jekyll7.1.3Extract Analysis - Duality
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Recap: Main Quotes

8.1

Characters Quotes

8.1.1Dr Henry Jekyll8.1.2Mr Edward Hyde8.1.3Mr Edward Hyde 28.1.4Utterson & Lanyon8.1.5Poole, Enfield & Mr Guest
8.2

Text Structure - Quotes

8.2.1Jekyll's House & London8.2.2Victorian Repression8.2.3Religion8.2.4Violence

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  1. 1
    Which of these are true of Enfield?True / false
  2. 2
    Characterisation of Poole:Fill in the list
  3. 3
    Which of these is <b>NOT</b> true of Mr Guest?Multiple choice
  4. 4
    Role of Carew:True / false
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Dr Hastie Lanyon

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