Did Mr Hyde kill himself?
He tells her they will marry when he is better, but when she leaves he monologues that he will die soon, then he transforms into Hyde. When Utterson and Poole come to the laboratory, Hyde commits suicide by drinking poison, declaring that he has also killed Jekyll.
What emotions did Jekyll experience when he first became Hyde?
At first, he experienced incredible pain and nausea. But as these symptoms subsided, he felt vigorous and filled with recklessness and sensuality. He had become the shrunken, deformed Mr. Hyde.
How much money does Hyde pay the girl and her family?
He said simply that he wanted to avoid a scene, and he offered to pay a generous sum to the child’s family. Then he took out a key, opened the strange door, and disappeared behind it. He emerged shortly with ten pounds in gold and a check for ninety pounds.
What city is Jekyll and Hyde set in?
London
What does Poole use to break down the door?
Poole says that he fears Jekyll was murdered eight days before, when he heard him cry out, and that the murderer is still in the cabinet. He has seen the man once and he was very short and wearing a mask. He believes it was Hyde. Utterson and Poole arm themselves with a poker and an axe and go to break down the door.
What order is Poole about Hyde?
Poole says that Hyde has been locked in Jekyll’s study, ordering Poole to get supplies from chemists all over London. Utterson and Poole rush over, break in, and find Hyde’s twitching body – he had committed suicide when he heard them forcing the door.
How does Lanyon react to meeting Hyde at his door?
Hyde, but Lanyon, never having seen the man before, did not recognize him. Hyde seemed nervous and excited. He avoided polite conversation, interested only in the contents of the drawer. Lanyon directed him to it, and Hyde then asked for a graduated glass.
How is the name Edward Hyde symbolic?
Hyde, as his name indicates, represents the fleshy (sexual) aspect of man which the Victorians felt the need to “hide” — as Utterson once punned on his name: “Well, if he is Mr. Hyde, I will be Mr. Seek.” Hyde actually comes to represent the embodiment of pure evil merely for the sake of evil.
What is Hyde afraid?
We know that Hyde is afraid of death (and probably the Hell that, according to Victorian England, awaits him) and that the threat of suicide is Jekyll’s only weapon against him. After all, it is Hyde’s dead body that we see, not Jekyll’s.
What assurances does Dr Jekyll give Mr Utterson to get him to stop worrying about Mr Hyde?
He says that he has “a very great interest in Hyde,” and that if he is “taken away,” he wants Utterson to promise him that Hyde will get everything entitled to him in Jekyll’s will. Utterson is blunt; he is sure that he can never like Hyde.
How does Jekyll live for the next two months?
Lanyon” As time passes, with no sign of Hyde’s reappearance, Jekyll becomes healthier-looking and more sociable, devoting himself to charity. After two months of this placid lifestyle, Jekyll holds a dinner party, which both Utterson and Lanyon attend, and the three talk together as old friends.
Why is Chapter 7 of Jekyll and Hyde important?
The horror that Jekyll experiences is made evident here in the response of Enfield and Utterson, too shocked by the change they have seen in his face even to speak until they have gone some distance away. This is the last time that Utterson will see Jekyll.
Why is Chapter 6 of Jekyll and Hyde important?
Why is this chapter important? Hyde seems to have disappeared without trace, and Jekyll’s mood lightens, reinforcing the suggestion that the link between them is damaging to Jekyll. Lanyon dies, first suffering a severe physical and emotional change.