Chapter Analysis

• You're first introduced to Gabriel Utterson, a well respected laywer, and the character of Mr Enfield. 
• These two characters have nothing in common, however spend time together by going on walks, in silence. Their silence creates suspense and a lack of information.

• Utterson and Enfield walk down a prosperous street: "freshly painted shutters" / "well polished brasses."
• A building with no door contrasts with the other clean, smart houses. Negative adjectives are used, "sinister" and "sordid", to make it stand out from its surroundings.
• The building with no door is a representation of Mr Hyde, as he is also 'sinister'.
• Enfield then tells a story about seeing Hyde trample a young girl. Enfield emphasises on how evil he is by describing him as 'like satan'. Hyde trampled 'calmly' over the girl, showing he finds it easy to do violent things.
• He produces a cheque, signed by a person that Enfield won't mention, which creates mystery.
• Enfield: "I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why."

• Utterson finds Jekyll's will and he suspects that Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll.
• Utterson finds out that Lanyon and Jekyll fell out over Jekyll's scientific work ("unscientific balderdash"), hinting Jekyll's work has taken a darker path than normal science.
• The lack of information about Hyde leaves Utterson unsettled; he has haunted dreams about a man with no face- this shows Hyde is affecting his subconscious and Utterson wants to see his face so that "the mystery would lighten."

• Utterson waits around the door he saw Hyde for the first time. When Hyde appears, it's night and the street is "solitary"- it creates a feeling of expectation.
• Hyde is described as: "pale and dwarfish" with a "savage laugh". He seems "hardly human", and like Enfield, can't explain why he's so unsettling.
• The audience only just finds out the building Hyde entered is Jekyll's laboratory- Jekyll's house has a "great air of wealth and comfort", symbolising his respectable nature and successful life.
• Jekyll's house contrasts with the laboratory, but they're connected which symbolises Jekyll and Hyde's dual nature- two sides of the same person.

• Two weeks later, Jekyll invites Utterson and some upper-class men to a dinner party. This reflects the social circle Jekyll is in. These show the audience he is a sociable man who fits in with the upper-class Victorian society.
• Jekyll is described as a kind man but he also has a "slyish cast" - hinting he's hiding a darker side to himself.

• Utterson tries to question Jekyll about his will, but he changes the subject to talk about Lanyon, attempting to cover up that he doesn't want to discuss it. The reader becomes curious as Jekyll can't even tell his close friend about it.
• Jekyll says Lanyon is "ignorant" as he dismisses his work, which shows he'll lose friends over "fanciful" experiments.
• Jekyll tries to avoid explaining the will- he says he's in a situation that "can't be mended by talking". This secrecy builds suspense.
• He tells Utterson he has a "very great interest" in Hyde, but won't explain why. He says he can be rid of Mr Hyde when he wants. 
• Utterson tries to help Jekyll, he wants to preserve his reputation, which was important in Victorian Society.

• This chapter is from a year later- it's a maid's account of Carew's murder, written like a police statement. We're llimited to the maid's perspective, she's "romantically given" so it's hard to know how much is reliable.
• The description is a shocking change of tone from her peaceful account- she faints which emphasises how shocking it was.
• Carew appears to be polite and full of "old-world kindness" showing how evil Hyde is, attacking someone so innocent.
• Hyde tramples Carew with "ape-like fury" - animalistic description shows he's primal and behaves like a wild animal.
• There's a lot of gruesome detail: "clubbed" / "storm of blows" / his body "jumped upon the roadway" / Carew's bones were "audibly" shattered- this makes the attack more horrific and you imagine how horrible it would be to hear someone's bones break; it's brutal and vivid.

Police reaction:

• The policeman is initially concerned but then his "professional ambition" takes over to turn it to his advantage. Utterson leads him to Hyde's house, where he lives in a "dismal quarter of Soho." It's a place of darkness and reflects Hyde as a character.

• Utterson visits Jekyll in his laboratory, which he's never done before. This "dingy" building is associated with Hyde, and Utterson feels a "sense of strangeness" when entering, creating tension and unease.
• Jekyll looks sick and this shows how agitated he is about the murder- he's determined to be rid of Hyde but he still holds back information, which increases the mystery about Hyde.

Letters:

• Jekyll apparently received a letter from Hyde, which he gives to Utterson as he's worried it'll affect his reputation but Poole says nothing was delivered, and so Utterson starts to doubt the letter's authenticity- even written documents can't be trusted; it creates an atmosphere of intrigue.
• Utterson shows the letter to Guest (head clerk) who realises Hyde and Jekyll's writing are similar- Utterson struggled to ask for more information- meaning he may not want to discover the unpleasant truth.
• Utterson warns Guest not to speak of this, adding more secrecy- Utterson thinks Jekyll forged the note for Hyde

• Jekyll appears to be back to normal and it seems like Hyde "never existed". But he does exist, only within Jekyll, who's a model in the Victorian society.
• Jekyll begins a "new life" by holding dinner parties like the old days- he does good deeds and is "at peace".
• Two months later, he retreats from society again with no explanation- his odd behaviour adds to the atmospere of mystery.
• Utterson visits Lanyon, and he has changed shockingly: he appears older and bolder, and he seems to have a "deep-seated terror of the mind". He's been awfully affected by what he's seen, but the audience doesn't know what's happened which causes a build-up of suspense.
• Lanyon believes he'll die soon and his speech is now vague and cryptic.
• Utterson writes to Jekyll asking why Lanyon feels so negatively towards him, but Jekyll reply is "darkly mysterious".
• Two weeks later, Lanyon dies and leaves Utterson an envelope- another envelope inside says it can't be read until Jekyll's death or disappearance, but it contains the truth. Utterson is tempted, but he locks it in a safe which shows Uttersons moral principles above personal curiosity.

• Whilst speaking with Utterson and Enfield from his laboratory window, a look of "abject terror and despair" comes across Jekyll's face- a sign he's about to turn into Hyde.
• The look "froze the very blood" of Utterson and Enfield- they've witnessed something very inexplicable but they don't know the truth at this point.
• Utterson gets a surprise visit from Poole, who's worried about Jekyll's behaviour: Poole avoids Utterson's questions- the lack of information builds suspense.
• Poole openly admits he's afraid- this makes Utterson realise how serious the situation is.
• Poole's fear makes Utterson feel "frightened"; unusual for Utterson.
• When they arrive at Jekyll's house, a maid is "hysterical" with fear; "very irregular, very unseemly".
• Poole heard crying, he was given a note saying "For God's sake... find me some of the old". This shows Jekyll's desperation; there's a mystery about why he needs the medicine so much.
• The door to the cabinet remains unlocked- meals were left and taken when "nobody was looking" - the locked door is a barrier to revealing Jeky'll's secret.
• Poole saw someone outside the cabinet, who, if it was Jekyll, was wearing a mask. The mask explores the idea of dual personality- Hyde is a disguise which allows Jekyll to be evil.

• Poole is convinced that Hyde murdered Jekyll- he's sure it's Hyde due to the man's appearance and the sense of unease he felt around him.
• Utterson believes Jekyll has an illness which changed his appearance and caused him to withdraw from society- this shows Utterson's still looking for a rational explanation.
• Poole convinces Utterson that Hyde killed Jekyll, and so Utterson decides to break down the door. He approaches breaking down the door in a typical way- he delivers orders and tries to calm the servants.
• The locked door symbolises the barrier to finding and accepting the truth of man's dual nature- the men are "apalled" that they've broken in- it goes against their usual restraint showing how desperate they are.
• When they get in, they find Hyde dead on the floor from suicide- the glowing fire and cosy room contrats with the horrible discovery of Hyde's body.
• Utterson finds a letter from Jekyll which he goes home to read with Lanyon's account- we're told "this mystery was now to be explained".

End of plot

• Lanyon's letter is from the middle of the main narrative. This shifting narrative makes the story feel fragmented, as if the truth is only revealed in parts.
• We're told Jekyll sent a letter asking Lanyon to force open the cabinet and take one of his drawers, which is a strange request.
• When the messenger arrives, Lanyon doesn't know it's Hyde- the reader, however, does and this creates tension as we know what he's capable of. Lanyon experiences the odd feeling everyone does around him- Lanyon thought it was just "personal distaste" but realises later tht it's caused by something "much deeper in the nature of man".
• Hyde offers to let Lanyon watch him take the potion, and he witnesses Hyde transform into Jekyll- the transformation is described vividly: Hyde's face became "suddenly black" - this detail emphasises on how distressing it would be to see this.
• After, Lanyon says his "life is shaken on its roots" - everything he believes has been shattered; Jekyll proved the type of science he denied is real.
• Stevenson still doesn't explain why the transformation happened, which increases our anticipation.