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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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Dr. Henry Jekyll
Mr. Edward Hyde
Mr. Gabriel Utterson
Dr. Hastie Lanyon
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Characters
Meet the Cast
Dr. Henry Jekyll
Dr. Jekyll is a good guy who plays by the rules. He reads books about religion, he does charity work, and although he throws dinner parties for his bachelor friends. The focus of Dr. Jekyll’s...
Mr. Edward Hyde
Mr. Hyde is Dr. Jekyll’s evil alter ego who indulges in various undisclosed vices. He’s smaller, younger, more energetic, and just basically a malevolent, villainous guy. He’s frequently comp...
Mr. Gabriel Utterson
Mr. Utterson is not a fun guy. He is not the life of the party, or even anywhere on the same planet as the life of the party. He’s a guy that sits with his host after the party and makes him...
Dr. Hastie Lanyon
Dr. Lanyon is described as a "hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white, and a boisterous and undecided manner." He is a gentleman of equal social stature...
Mr. Enfield
Mr. Enfield is yet another ideal gentleman of the Victorian age – he has a strong sense of morals and good manners. Although he kicks off the novel, he plays a relatively minor role. We see...
Poole
He may as well be called Jeeves since he’s the ultimate butler – polite, loyal, and knowledgeable about his master to a tee. Seriously, he claims to know Dr. Jekyll’s voice and fo...