Poole, Enfield & Mr Guest

Key quote - Poole

Here is the key quote from Mr Poole:

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"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."
- Poole is loyal and has worked for Jekyll for over two decades
- He is the one that notices when Jekyll’s behaviour starts to change, so he notifies Utterson for help.

Key quote - Mr Enfield

Here is a key quote from Mr Enfield, after he and Mr Utterson pass a “sinister block of building” that looks different from the rest.

Enfield tells Utterson that he once “saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street.” (1)
- This strange recount of events starts the investigation into Hyde, and invokes Utterson’s curiosity.

Key quote - Mr Guest

Here is a key quote from Mr Guest, when he compares the handwriting of a letter written by Hyde with that of an invitation sent by Jekyll:

"Well, sir...there's a rather singular resemblance; the two hands are in many points identical: only differently sloped.” (5)
Utterson locks the letter into his safe that night, and thinks "Henry Jekyll forge for a murderer!" His blood runs cold in his veins.

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

8Recap: Main Quotes

8.1Characters Quotes

8.1.1Dr Henry Jekyll

8.1.2Mr Edward Hyde

8.1.3Mr Edward Hyde 2

8.1.4Utterson & Lanyon

8.1.5Poole, Enfield & Mr Guest

8.2Text Structure - Quotes

8.2.1Jekyll's House & London

8.2.2Victorian Repression

8.2.3Religion

8.2.4Violence

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