The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.

Hyde I chose this topic for my OO speech because I have a test about this book on Tuesday. I thought it would help to prepare for the test by talking about the book. Written by Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of Treasure Island and Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde is a book about the two sides of humans. We have our good side, and then, there is our bad side. But enough about that; lets talk about the book. The book is about a doctor, Dr.Jekyll and his dark side, Mr.Hyde. The book begins, with a lawyer, Mr. Utterson talking to another man about an ugly door. The other, Mr. Enfield, say that the door is the door of a bad man named Hyde. Enfield goes on to say that saw Hyde trample a child, one early morning. But, Utterson stops him there and tells him that they should gossip, and they walk on in silence. With that, the first chapter ends, and the second chapter begins. In the second chapter, Utterson is at his office studying the will of Dr. Jekyll and he notices that all of Jekylls money and possessions are to go to Hyde. Utterson is worried about Jekyll, so he goes to Dr. Lanyons house. Dr. Lanyon is a friend of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Utterson. Because he is curious about Hyde, Utterson stakes out a place where Hyde visit and when he finally meets Hyde, he his surprised how ugly and displeasing Hyde looks. They talk for a while and Hyde and Hyde goes in the door and Utterson walks away. Utterson then goes to meet Poole, Jekylls butler and asks to see Jekyll. When he is told that Jekyll is not at home, Utterson finds out that Hyde had just gone into Jekylls lab. Utterson goes home and worries that Jekyll is being blackmailed by Hyde. 2 weeks later,

Jekyll throws a dinner part and after the party, Utterson and Jekyll talk. Utterson mentions the will and Jekyll starts joking about the will, but goes pale when Utterson mentions Hyde. Jekyll says that he is interested in Hyde and will continue to provide for him. Jekyll asks Utterson to uphold the will. Chapter 4 begins a year later, with a maid sitting at the window of a building and watching Hyde brutally beat, kick, stomp, and kill Sir Danvers Carew, a well-respected, politician. The people of London see the death as a personal injury and there is a mass search for Hyde. But he is not found. After that, Utterson goes to see Dr. Jekyll, who looks very pale and sickly. Jekyll assures Utterson that Hyde will never be back and that Hyde left a letter for Jekyll. Utterson borrows the letter and goes back to his office. There, Utterson gets some help from Mr. Guest, his trustworthy clerk. Guest, who is an expert in handwriting, says that the letter given to Utterson was written by Jekyll, not Hyde. Utterson is alarmed that Jekyll would forge a letter for a killer. In the next chapter, Jekyll has gotten a lot better and Hyde is no where to be found. A few weeks later, Jekyll hosts a dinner party and invites Utterson and Lanyon. They talk like old friends again. But a few days later, when Utterson requests o see Jekyll, Poole tells him that Jekyll will not take visitors right now. This happens for about a week, and Utterson, worried about Jekyll, goes to Dr. Lanyons house for help. But when he gets there, Lanyon is sick, and frightened. A few later, Lanyon dies. After the funeral, Utterson takes two letters written by Lanyon, but does not read them because there a instructions on the letters that say the letter should not be opened until the death or disappearance of Jekyll. Utterson still tries to see

Jekyll, but he is denied entry. The next chapter begins with Utterson and Enfield going on the weekly walk. They are talking about Hyde. Enfield remarks that Hyde will never be seen in London again, and that the door Hyde went into was the lab of Dr. Jekyll. When the two men go near Jekylls house, they see at the window, enjoying the fresh air. He tells them that he is very low. Utterson asks Jekyll whether he would like to come with them but Jekyll replies that he cannot. Just as they were about to talk again, a look of terror seized Jekyll and he quickly shut the window. The two men walk away in a shocked silence. In the next chapter, Poole, Jekylls butler visits Utterson. Very agitated, Poole says that there is foul play regarding Jekyll. Utterson quickly goes over to Jekylls house and finds all servants standing afraid in the main hall. Poole quickly leads the way to Jekylls lab and tells him that Utterson wants to meet him. A strange voice responds that he is not receiving any visitors. Back in the kitchen, Poole tells Utterson that voice isnt the voice of Jekyll. Poole begins to describe the errands that he ran for the strange voice and that the person is in a very bad need of some drug. Utterson asks if Poole has any of the notes and he hands one to Utterson. The handwriting is the same as Dr. Jekyll. But Poole says that he says the strange man and that he looked nothing like Jekyll. On heating this, Utterson resolves to break down the door to get into the lab. Before breaking the door, Utterson give the man some warning and the voice that begged Utterson for mercy was the voice of Hyde. They break the door open, but they find Hyde dead, with a crushed vial in his hand. The group conducts a massive search of the house for Dr. Jekyll, only to find that he is missing. But,

Utterson sees a letter, a will, and a large bundle of papers for him at a table. Utterson tells Poole to stay at the house and that he will be back before midnight. The next chapter is the letter from Lanyon. Lanyon tells Utterson that Hyde transforms into Jekyll, and that Lanyon is too shocked to live. Lanyon goes on to say that he will die very soon. The next and final chapter is Jekylls full statement on the case. Jekyll describes his life and the aspirations he had, the bad things he had done, the duality of man, and the evil side of man. He describes the potion, which will separate the good side from the bad side and if side effects. He describes his addiction for evil and his happiness when he hurts somebody. He rejoices in his newfound freedom in Hyde because Hyde has no conscience and feels no remorse. In short, Jekyll tells you how he became the monster known as Hyde. Well, how was it. I thought it was a pretty good book, except for the old English. I hope you enjoyed this book review.