How does Stevenson create fear in Chapter 4?
Earlier in chapter 4, Stevenson creates fear when the setting is described as ‘brilliantly lit by the full moon’. The great contrast between the door and its surrounding immediately create a sense of mystery for the contemporary readers who would be shocked to see the door in a reputable area.
What is Chapter 4 called in Jekyll and Hyde?
“Chapter 4: The Carew Murder Case” The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Who did Hyde kill?
Sir Danvers Carew
Then, one night, a servant girl witnesses Hyde brutally beat to death an old man named Sir Danvers Carew, a member of Parliament and a client of Utterson.
Why did Jekyll Hyde kill himself?
Ultimately, when Jekyll commits suicide in order to get rid of Hyde (suicide is an evil act in the eyes of the church), this allows Hyde to become the dominant evil figure, and the dying Jekyll becomes Hyde in the final death throes.
What happens to Doctor Lanyon?
Lanyon dies a few weeks later, fulfilling his prophecy. After the funeral, Utterson takes from his safe a letter that Lanyon meant for him to read after he died. Inside, Utterson finds only another envelope, marked to remain sealed until Jekyll also has died.
Who is Jekyll’s lawyer?
Mr Gabriel Utterson
Mr Gabriel Utterson in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Most of the novel is seen from Mr Utterson’s perspective. Utterson is a lawyer and therefore a respectable, wealthy man in Victorian London. Stevenson shows Utterson’s personality to be rational, calm and curious.
How does Lanyon describe Hyde?
Dr Lanyon witnessed Jekyll’s transformation into Hyde and it scarred him deeply. He couldn’t believe what Jekyll had done and he thought it was unnatural. Dr Lanyon describes Dr Jekyll’s experiments as ‘unscientific balderdash’, claiming that Jekyll’s experiments are ridiculous and not the ‘correct’ science.
Why is Hyde evil?
Mr Hyde is described as devilish, evil and a criminal mastermind. Stevenson makes Hyde more mysterious by only hinting at his physical appearance – he is smaller than Jekyll and whenever people see him, they are deeply affected by his looks and spirit. He is selfish and wishes for complete dominance over Jekyll.
What happens when Jekyll finally lets Hyde?
Hyde is not to be denied because, secretly, Jekyll still desires his presence and his activities. But he also knows that if he lets “Hyde peep out an instant . . . the hands of all men would be raised to take and slay him.” Therefore, Hyde is trapped by his own evil ways and is confined to the laboratory.
What happened at the end of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
Jekyll tries to control his alter ego, Hyde, and for a while, Jekyll has the power. However, towards the end of the novel, Hyde takes over and this results in their deaths.
Who killed Lanyon?
Thus Hyde and, ultimately, Jekyll both have their revenge. The horror of the transformation is not, we assume, the only thing that kills Lanyon. After the transformation, Jekyll talks to Lanyon for an hour, and we must assume that he tells Lanyon everything that we hear in Chapter 10.