utterson

• "austere with himself, drank gin alone, mortify taste for vintages"


  "austere" - self imposed control, repressive nature of Victorian society.

  "gin" - restricting himself from indulging in wine, drank gin alone as representative of lower class so didn't want to tarnish is reputation
• "he cherished Mr Utterson a sincere and warm affection"

  "warm affection"- quintessential Victorian gentlemen, trustworthy and moral nature

  "sincere" - reinforces his trust and honesty, however this trust becomes his fatal flaw as he's blind to the evil of Jekyll.
• "if he be Mr Hyde I shall be Mr seek"

  "Hyde" and "seek - inherent duality of man, fascination and curiosity behind the façade of all Victorian gentlemen.

  "Hyde" - homophone introduce concealment and illusion, exposes limitations of Victorian physiognomy.
• "one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it"

  "conquer" - creates image of battle, Utterson presents the struggle like warfare to contain his dual nature.

  "Mortify" - juxtaposes "conquer", difference between subduing and eradicating the temptations.
• "there was borne in upon his mind a crushing anticipation of calamity" 


  "Borne" - links to idea of creation associated with god, however in this context is used to present how religion is being usurped by science.

  "crushing" - impending doom as religion is being replaced by science which will bring chaos.