Chapter 3 Key Quotations

Question 1

Alludes to the theme of reputation at Jekyll’s dinner:

Answer 1

“all intelligent reputable men, and all judges of good wine”

Question 2

Utterson’s respectable public image:

Answer 2

“Where Utterson was liked, he was liked well”

Question 3

Utterson’s composed, rational character:

Answer 3

• “unobtrusive company”
• “the man’s rich silence”

Question 4

Jekyll’s description as vibrant, handsome, and generous (contrasts heavily with “disconsolate prisoner” at the end):

Answer 4

“a large, well-made, smooth-faced man [with] every mark of capacity and kindness”

Question 5

Suggestion of duality in Jekyll’s nature (foreshadows the revelation of his darker side):

Answer 5

“something of a slyish cast perhaps”

Question 6

Difference in opinion about science (Lanyon vs Jekyll):

Answer 6

• Lanyon calls Jekyll’s work “scientific heresies”
• “an ignorant, blatant pedant”

Question 7

Jekyll’s change in facial expression after Hyde is mentioned (structural feature and theme of gothic conventions, also perhaps theme of duality):

Answer 7

“The large handsome face of Dr Jekyll grew pale to the very lips, and there came a blackness about his eyes”

Question 8

Jekyll’s position is difficult and torments him (foreshadows his entrapment):

Answer 8

• “I am painfully situated”
• “My position is a very strange one”

Question 9

Utterson is trustworthy:

Answer 9

“I would trust you before any man alive, ay, before myself”

Question 10

Jekyll is in denial about his situation; also ironic:

Answer 10

“The moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr Hyde”

Question 11

Jekyll wants Utterson to forget about the issue:

Answer 11

“I beg of you to let it sleep”

Question 12

Perhaps a tone of mystery:

Answer 12

• “If I am taken away” (in reality, by the irrepressible temptation of Hyde)
• “When I am no longer here”