Utterson

• What role does Utterson play in the novel, that genre became popular later on in the Victorian era with characters like Sherlock Holmes?

  A Detective
• Which thematic links link to Utterson?

  • Friendship
  • Reputation
  • Good Vs. Evil
• What metaphor does Utterson use at the start of the novel to describe how he does not interfere with his friends' actions?


  "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way"
• What does Utterson say before he goes to search for Hyde?


  "If he shall be Mr Hyde, I shall be Mr Seek"
• What does Utterson say to Mr Guest to protect Jekyll's reputation after they find Hyde's handwriting to be very similar to Jekyll's?

  "I wouldn't speak of this note, you know"
• Throughout the novel Utterson is trying to protect Jekyll's reputation. What does this show about Utterson?

  • His loyalty to Jekyll
  • His friendship with Jekyll
  • Victorian society has an affect on him
• What does Utterson say to Poole when Poole comes to ask Utterson for help in getting Jekyll out of his cabinet in Chapter 8 which shows Utterson's loyalty?

  "if you say that, it will become my duty to make certain"
• What quote at the start of the novel shows the close and long-lasting relationships Utterson has?

  "His friends were of his own blood or those whom he had knew the longest"