Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Jekyll and Hyde
Chapter 5
- Jekyll acts strangely after Carew's murder
- When Utterson visits Jekyll, he finds him behaving
oddly
- Jekyll is in his lab when Utterson goes to
see him - unusual because Utterson
hasn't visited his friend there beofre
- This is in the "dingy" building we associate
with Hyde, and Utterson feels a "sense of
strangeness"
- This creates tension and
unease
- Jekyll looks "sick" and speaks
in a "feverish manner"
- Shows how agitated he is about the murder
- He's determined to be rid of Hyde,
swearing to God that he'll never see
him again
- But he's still holding back information
- He says he has "grounds for certainty"
that Hyde will not return
- But he "cannot share with anyone"
what these are - increases the
mystery
- Stevenson includes letters in his narrative
- Jekyll claims that he's received a letter from
Hyde, which he gives to Utterson because he's
worried it will affect his reputation
- Utterson is relieved - he was concerned that Jekyll's
name would be dragged into a scandal
- Initially Utterson is convinced by the letter's
authenticity, but when Poole says that nothing
was delivered, he starts to doubt it
- Shows that even when written
documents can't be trusted
- Stevenson gives the reader reasons to
doubt what we're told - creates atmosphere of intrigue
- Reader learns a lot through
letters and documents - makes
the gradual unravelling events
of the story more realistic
- Secrecy
- Utterson usually keeps problems to himself
- Even when he asks for Guest's help, he does it indirectly
- It's all part of the Victorian code of restraint and concealing emotions
- Utterson leaps to the wrong conclusion
- Utterson takes the letter home and shows it to Guest
- It's Guest who realises that Hyde's writing looks
very similar to Jekyll's
- Utterson "struggled" with himself before
asking Guest for more information
- Makes it seem as if Utterson is
reluctant to uncover what might
be an unpleasant truth
- Utterson warns Guest not to speak about the letter
- Adds another layer of secrecy to the case
- Utterson come to the conclusion that Jekyll has
forged the note for Hyde