Minor Characters

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Minor Characters

Here are some short descriptions of minor characters of the story:

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

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 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

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.

1Plot Summary

1.1Chapters 1-10

1.1.1Chapters 1 & 2

1.1.2Chapters 3 & 4

1.1.3Chapters 5 & 6

1.1.4Chapters 7 & 8

1.1.5Chapters 9 & 10

1.1.6End of Topic Test - Chapters 1-6

1.1.7End of Topic Test - Chapters 7-10

2Characters

2.1Jekyll & Hyde

2.1.1Dr Henry Jekyll

2.1.2Jekyll - Name & Quotes

2.1.3Mr Edward Hyde

2.1.4Jekyll/Hyde Quotes - Chapters 1-9

2.1.5Jekyll/Hyde Quotes - Chapter 10

2.1.6End of Topic Test - Jekyll & Hyde

2.1.7Exam-Style Questions - Mr Hyde

2.2Other Characters

2.2.1Mr Gabriel John Utterson

2.2.2Dr Hastie Lanyon

2.2.3Minor Characters

2.2.4End of Topic Test - Other Characters

3Gothic Genre

3.1Gothic Elements

3.1.1Gothic Conventions

3.1.2Gothic Settings & Symbolism

3.1.3End of Topic Test - Gothic Conventions

4Key Themes

4.1Key Themes & Quotes

4.1.1Science

4.1.2Dual Nature of Man

4.1.3Religion & Sin

4.1.4Violence & Horror

4.1.5Victorian Gentlemen

4.1.6End of Topic Test - Key Themes & Quotes

5Context & Author

5.1Context & Author

5.1.1The Victorian Era

5.1.2Deacon Brodie & Freud

5.1.3End of Topic Test - Context & Author

6Literary Techniques

6.1Literary Techniques

6.1.1Language

6.1.2Structure & Form

6.1.3End of Topic Test - Literary Techniques

7Grade 9 - Key Character & Theme Questions

7.1Key Character & Themes - Linked Questions

7.1.1Grade 9 - Key Characters & Themes

7.1.2Extract Analysis - Jekyll

7.1.3Extract Analysis - Duality

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