Utterson, prompted by his conversation with Enfield, goes home to study a will that he drew up for his close friend Dr. Jekyll. It states that in the event of the death or disappearance of Jekyll, all of his property should be given over immediately to a Mr. Edward Hyde. This strange will had long troubled Utterson, but now that he has heard something of Hyde’s behavior, he becomes more upset and feels convinced that Hyde has some peculiar power over Jekyll. Seeking to unravel the mystery, he pays a visit to Dr. Lanyon, a friend of Jekyll’s. But Lanyon has never heard of Hyde and has fallen out of communication with Jekyll as a result of a professional dispute. Lanyon refers to Jekyll’s most recent line of research as “unscientific balderdash.”
Later that night, Utterson is haunted by nightmares in which a faceless man runs down a small child and in which the same terrifying, faceless figure stands beside Jekyll’s bed and commands him to rise. Soon, Utterson begins to spend time around the run-down building where Enfield saw Hyde enter, in the hopes of catching a glimpse of Hyde. Hyde, a small young man, finally appears, and Utterson approaches him. Utterson introduces himself as a friend of Henry Jekyll. Hyde, keeping his head down, returns his greetings. He asks Hyde to show him his face, so that he will know him if he sees him again; Hyde complies, and, like Enfield before him, Utterson feels appalled and horrified yet cannot pinpoint exactly what makes Hyde so ugly. Hyde then offers Utterson his address, which the lawyer interprets as a sign that Hyde eagerly anticipates the death of Jekyll and the execution of his will.
After this encounter, Utterson pays a visit to Jekyll. At this point, we learn what Utterson himself has known all along: namely, that the run-down building that Hyde frequents is actually a laboratory attached to Jekyll’s well-kept townhouse, which faces outward on a parallel street. Utterson is admitted into Jekyll’s home by Jekyll’s butler, Mr. Poole, but Jekyll is not at home. Poole tells Utterson that Hyde has a key to the laboratory and that all the servants have orders to obey Hyde. The lawyer heads home, worrying about his friend. He assumes Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll, perhaps for some wrongdoings that Jekyll committed in his youth.
Summary — Chapter 3: “Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease”
Two weeks later, Jekyll throws a well-attended dinner party. Utterson stays late so that the two men can speak privately. Utterson mentions the will, and Jekyll begins to make a joke about it, but he turns pale when Utterson tells him that he has been “learning something of young Hyde.” Jekyll explains that the situation with Hyde is exceptional and cannot be solved by talking. He also insists that “the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde.” But Jekyll emphasizes the great interest he currently takes in Hyde and his desire to continue to provide for him. He makes Utterson promise that he will carry out his will and testament.
Analysis — Chapters 2–3
Utterson behaves here like an amateur detective, as he does throughout the rest of the novel. However, unlike most detectives, he faces a gulf between what seems to be the factual evidence of the case and the supernatural reality behind it. This gulf is apparent in Utterson’s reading of the will, for instance. On the face of it, Jekyll’s stipulation that all his property be handed over to Hyde and his later horror at the thought of Utterson “learning something of young Hyde” seem to point squarely at blackmail of some sort. Of course, Utterson never imagines the situation that lies behind these behaviors. Similarly, the will’s reference to “death or disappearance” (emphasis added) makes Utterson immediately think of the possibility of murder. The idea that Jekyll could literally transform himself into another and thereby disappear simply does not occur to Utterson, as it would not occur to any rational person. Utterson’s failure to detect the truth does not demonstrate any failure in logic.
However, Stevenson does contrive to have his hardheaded lawyer access the dark supernatural undercurrents at work in the case of Jekyll and Hyde—if only in a limited way. Stevenson enlightens Utterson through the use of the dream sequence. In Utterson’s dreams, the faceless figure of Hyde stalks through the city: “if at any time [Utterson] dozed over,” the author writes, “it was but to see [Hyde] glide more stealthily through sleeping houses, or move the more swiftly … through wider labyrinths of lamp-lighted city, and at every street corner crush a child and leave her screaming.” In Utterson’s dreams, then, Hyde appears ubiquitous, permeating the city with his dark nature and his crimes. This idea of Hyde as a universal presence suggests that this faceless figure, crushing children and standing by Jekyll’s bed, symbolizes all the secret sins that lurk beneath the surface of respectable London. This notion of hidden crimes recurs throughout the novel. I
Utterson ได้รับการพร้อมท์ โดยการสนทนาของเขากับแอนฟิวส์ กลับบ้านไปศึกษาจะที่เขาวาดขึ้นที่เขาปิดเพื่อนดร.ลคิล ระบุว่า ในกรณีตายหรือสูญหายของลคิล ทรัพย์สินทั้งหมดควรจะให้ผ่านทันทีที่นายเอ็ดเวิร์ดไฮด์ นี้จะแปลกได้นานทุกข์ Utterson แต่หลังจากที่เขาได้ยินสิ่งที่ลักษณะการทำงานของไฮด์ เขากลายเป็นอารมณ์เสียมาก และรู้สึกมั่นใจว่า ไฮด์มีพลังแปลกลคิล มองหาการคลี่คลายความลึกลับ เขาจ่ายไปดร. Lanyon เพื่อนของลคิล แต่ Lanyon ไม่เคยได้ยินของไฮด์ และหลุดออกจากการสื่อสารกับลคิลเป็นผลมาจากความขัดแย้งระดับมืออาชีพ Lanyon หมายถึงของลคิลบรรทัดล่าสุดของการวิจัยว่า "เพียงแค่ balderdash"ภายหลังคืนนั้น ผีสิง โดยฝันร้ายที่คน faceless ยาวเด็กเล็ก Utterson และที่เดียวกันสยอง faceless รูปยืนอยู่ข้างเตียงของลคิล และสั่งเขาจะเพิ่มขึ้น เร็ว ๆ นี้ Utterson เริ่มที่จะใช้เวลารอบรับได้ที่ Enfield เห็นไฮด์ใส่ ในความหวังของการจับความไฮด์ ไฮด์ หนุ่มน้อย สุดท้าย และ Utterson ใกล้เขา Utterson แนะนำตัวเองเป็นเพื่อนของเฮนรีลคิล ไฮด์ รักษาศีรษะของเขาลง กลับคำทักทายของเขา เขาถามว่า ไฮด์จะแสดงใบหน้าของเขา เขาเพื่อที่เขาจะรู้เขาถ้าเขาเห็นเขาอีกครั้ง สอดคล้องไฮด์ และ เช่น Enfield ก่อน Utterson รู้สึกกลัว และกลัวกับ ยังไม่สามารถระบุสิ่งที่ทำให้ไฮด์ง่าม ไฮด์แล้วมี Utterson อยู่ของเขา ซึ่งทนาย interprets เป็นเครื่องหมายว่า ไฮด์คาดการณ์ตายของลคิลกระหาย และการดำเนินการของเขาจะหลังจากนี้พบ Utterson จ่ายไปประพฤติ ที่จุดนี้ เราเรียนรู้อะไร Utterson ตัวเองได้รู้จักตลอด: คือ วิ่งลงอาคารไฮด์ที่ frequents เป็นจริงในห้องปฏิบัติการแนบของลคิลแห่งมหาวิทยาลัยทาวน์เฮ้าส์ หันหน้าออกไปด้านนอกบนถนนคู่ขนาน Utterson เข้าเข้ากับบ้านของลคิล โดยลคิลของบัตเลอร์ นาย Poole แต่ประพฤติไม่ได้อยู่ที่บ้าน พูลบอก Utterson ว่า ไฮด์มีคีย์เพื่อห้องปฏิบัติการ และข้าราชการทั้งหมดมีใบสั่งฟังไฮด์ หัวทนายความกังวลเกี่ยวกับเพื่อนของเขา บ้าน เขาอนุมานไฮด์แบล็คเมล์ลคิล บางทีสำหรับบางความผิดที่กำหนดประพฤติในวัยหนุ่มSummary — Chapter 3: “Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease”Two weeks later, Jekyll throws a well-attended dinner party. Utterson stays late so that the two men can speak privately. Utterson mentions the will, and Jekyll begins to make a joke about it, but he turns pale when Utterson tells him that he has been “learning something of young Hyde.” Jekyll explains that the situation with Hyde is exceptional and cannot be solved by talking. He also insists that “the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde.” But Jekyll emphasizes the great interest he currently takes in Hyde and his desire to continue to provide for him. He makes Utterson promise that he will carry out his will and testament.Analysis — Chapters 2–3Utterson behaves here like an amateur detective, as he does throughout the rest of the novel. However, unlike most detectives, he faces a gulf between what seems to be the factual evidence of the case and the supernatural reality behind it. This gulf is apparent in Utterson’s reading of the will, for instance. On the face of it, Jekyll’s stipulation that all his property be handed over to Hyde and his later horror at the thought of Utterson “learning something of young Hyde” seem to point squarely at blackmail of some sort. Of course, Utterson never imagines the situation that lies behind these behaviors. Similarly, the will’s reference to “death or disappearance” (emphasis added) makes Utterson immediately think of the possibility of murder. The idea that Jekyll could literally transform himself into another and thereby disappear simply does not occur to Utterson, as it would not occur to any rational person. Utterson’s failure to detect the truth does not demonstrate any failure in logic.However, Stevenson does contrive to have his hardheaded lawyer access the dark supernatural undercurrents at work in the case of Jekyll and Hyde—if only in a limited way. Stevenson enlightens Utterson through the use of the dream sequence. In Utterson’s dreams, the faceless figure of Hyde stalks through the city: “if at any time [Utterson] dozed over,” the author writes, “it was but to see [Hyde] glide more stealthily through sleeping houses, or move the more swiftly … through wider labyrinths of lamp-lighted city, and at every street corner crush a child and leave her screaming.” In Utterson’s dreams, then, Hyde appears ubiquitous, permeating the city with his dark nature and his crimes. This idea of Hyde as a universal presence suggests that this faceless figure, crushing children and standing by Jekyll’s bed, symbolizes all the secret sins that lurk beneath the surface of respectable London. This notion of hidden crimes recurs throughout the novel. I
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