Dr Jekyll And Hyde Chapter 1 Summary

Two men, Mr. Utterson and his cousin Mr. Richard Enfield, are walking through London when they pass a basement cellar door. Mr Enfield then mentions a story about an occurence related to the same door. After they talk, Enfield runs into a small man on the way home, and he then recognizes the man is physically deformed as well. The man had just beat a girl into the street who was on her way to get a doctor, so the girl’s family and Mr. Enfield find and capture the man. But, instead of calling the police and having them handle it, the group decides to force the man to give the girl’s family money. So the man goes back to his door, then comes back revealing a check bearing not his name but that of a respectful man by the name of Dr. Jekyll. Enfield

Henry Jekyll's mysterious will, which Jekyll recently filed. We learn that the will details that in case of Dr. Jekyll’s death, his exuberant estate would be passed to Mr. Edward Hyde, whom Utterson has not met before. HE assumes that this man is the same deformed figure we hear about in Mr. Enfield’s story. Even though he’s a stranger, the will states that in case of Jekyll's disappearance for more than three months, Hyde will assume Jekyll's estate without delay. Utterson also unexpectedly finds out that the mysterious door is connected, in an L shaped way, to Jekyll's home. Utterson reaches upon the conclusion that Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll and he decides to find him so he can understand why he would go to such lengths for this craziness. After he finds Hyde, he starts to act civil but turns angry when Utterson changes the conversation, asking questions about Mr. Hyde’s relationship with Dr.

Dr. Jekyll has become noticeably more social and extroverted, and has even returned to his “pre-Hyde” days of cordially meeting with friends and going to gatherings. One day, Utterson attends a dinner party at Jekyll's home and sees Dr. Lanyon there. Shortly thereafter, Jekyll excuses himself and Dr. Lanyon falls severely ill due to "shock" and dies. After his death, Dr. Lanyon leaves Utterson a letter instructing him only to read it after Dr. Jekyll's death or disappearance. Soon after these strange and eery events, Enfield and Utterson once again walk by the mysterious door and get a rare glimpse at Dr. Jekyll, who is sitting by a window in the apartment. The men have a brief conversation, but Jekyll abruptly shuts the window as he begins to suffer what appears to be a seizure. Enfield and Utterson are struck by the disgusting look of Jekyll's face as he withdraws himself from the