Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde summary

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Chapter 1: The mysterious door

Richard Enfield (cousin)Mr. Utterson(lawyer)

The man walked all over the child’s body paid in punishment with a check made by Dr. Jekyll

Man --> crash! <-- Child

went together for a walk in London and saw a windowless building reminded Enfield of a story

BF

(Mr. Hyde)

Chapter 2: In search of Mr. Hyde

Red Dr. Jekyll’s will in which there was stated that he wanted Hyde to stay with everything he has when he’s dead or disappeared for more than 3 months.

Mr. Utterson

Found him after a long time and found out that Hyde was surprisingly scared and bothered that Utterson knew him.

Utterson told himself he was going to find Hyde

Then he visited his friend Dr. Lanyon he had never heard of Hyde but told him that because Jekyll was turning too imaginative and unscientific he has lost touch with him.

In a party organised by Jekyll, Dr. Jekyll asked Utterson to help Hyde when he’s gone.

Chapter 3: The Carew Murder

Saw how Hyde killed a man with a stick a half of the stick remained in the crime sceneServant

Now they needed to find him

Went to Hyde’s place and found the other half of the stick and a cheque book

Utterson and a policeman

It belonged to Jekyll

Chapter 4: Dr. Jekyll receives a letter

“I am sorry that I have been so ungrateful in the past for your many generous acts. Please don’t worry about me. I am quite safe and I am certain that I can escape unharmed whenever I wish.”

Mr. Utterson visited Jekyll who had received a letter from Hyde

Utterson reunited with his clerk and Mr. Guest who studied Hyde’s handwriting.

Utterson realised that Hyde wanted to kill Jekyll

Utterson found out that the content in Jekyll’s will was the idea of Hyde.

Then he compared it to Jekyll’s and said that both handwritings were very similar.

Chapter 5: A friend’s death

Jekyll, Utterson and Lanyon seemed happierHyde was disappeared

Utterson received a letter from Jekyll which said he was in agreement with Lanyon to not keep in touch with him and that he was in a difficult and dangerous situation.

Utterson visited, first, Lanyon who said he was about to die and that he wanted to now nothing about Jekyll and, then, Jekyll who refused to see anybody.

Dr.Lanyon became ill and Jekyll turned to be a lonely person and, seemingly, ill too.

Lanyon passed away.

Mr. Utterson visited Jekyll several times but he would always refuse to see him.

Chapter 6: The face at the window

Passed next to Jekyll’s place so they stopped in front of his window and called him

Mr.Utterson and Enfield went for a walk

Utterson and Enfield were truly worried for Jekyll.

Dr.Jekyll talked to them but, all of a sudden, his face was filled with frightening and horror.

Chapter 7: The last night

Together, they went to Jekyll’s placePoole (Jekyll’s servant) visited Utterson asking for help

They went to Jekyll’s study and saw a letter to Utterson from Jekyll and Jekyll’s confession.

Utterson and Poole entered the laboratory by force and found Hyde laying on the floor apparently dead and Jekyll nowhere, disappeared.

Poole said he thought something horrible had happened because his master spent even more time indoors in his lab. and study and his voice had changed. Consequently he thought someone had murdered Jekyll and that this person was Hyde because he saw him looking for some chemicals.

Chapter 8: Dr. Lanyon’s letter Wrote Utterson that Jekyll had sent him a letter in which there was stated that he said that Lanyon had to take some packets of chemical powder, a bottle and a book. Then, by midnight, a man would head to his house to take the objects.

Dr. Lanyon

Utterson, filled with fear in his heart, put away Dr. Lanyon’s letter and red Henry’s confession.

The stranger’s body, who was Mr. Hyde’s, turned into Henry Jekyll’s! By midnight the man came

and asked for the chemicals. Then, poured the red liquid and chemicals into a glass and drank it.

Chapter 9: Dr. Jekyll’s confession Wanted to give his two personalities different bodies.

Jekyll , when he was younger, he had two sides:1.Serious and successful Dr.2.Wild, fun-loving, irresponsible man

Hyde murdered Danvers and he was wanted for the police. One day Jekyll was sitting in the park when, all of a sudden, he turned into Hyde. Then, when he was about to head to his study, he remembered that it was locked so he could not enter.

He prepared some chemicals and drank the mixture. Then his body turned into Hyde’s body (an evil man) and started to change into both body’s and every time Hyde took more control of him.

Thought about it and dedicated a lot of time and hard work and then realised it was possible.

Decided to write Lanyon and Poole to take the chemicals and stuff for him. Then, with Hyde’s body, he went to Lanyon’s house, drank the chemicals and turned again into Jekyll.

The next days he started to turn into Hyde more frequently. They hated each other. Jekyll gave up on keeping up with the chemicals (because he ran out of them) and let Hyde take the control of his body so Jekyll died.