Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde A Class Project
Mario Trinidad Jaramillo 3ยบA IES Cristo del Rosario-Zafra (Badajoz) 5/03/2014
Information about the book •
Title: Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Author: Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Publishing House: Burlington Books.
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Main characters:
Dr. Jekyll…His mane is Henry Jekyll and maybe he´s more than thirty years. He is one of the protagonists of the story. He’s a very strange, interesting and mysterious character but is a good person. In the story he has a secret that her friends investigated to helps Dr. Jekyll. Mr. Hyde…His name is Edward Hyde and he’s about forty or less years. He is one of the protagonists of the story. He’s sinister, very hidden and a very evil person. In the story, has a special relationship with the secret of Dr. Jekyll. Mr. Utterson…The real name of Mr. Utterson doesn’t appear in the story and he’s about more than forty years. He’s a lawyer and a special character because investigate and resolve the case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He’s very quiet and serious and he really likes to resolve cases.
Poole…His mane is Poole and is a very old butler. In the story, he’s the butler of Dr. Jekyll and is very serious and refined and he cares for Dr. Jekyll. Dr. Lanyon…His real name doesn’t appear in the story and he’s very old, more than seventy years. He’s a very happy and friendly person. In the story, he helps Mr. Utterson on the case, but not much because he died. A few weeks before he died, gave to Mr. Utterson a letter that helps much to the case. Mr. Enfield…His real name doesn’t appear in the story. He doesn’t appear much in the story, only at the beginning. I don’t know many things about her but I know that he’s a friend of Mr. Utterson and he’s finding the story that Mr. Utterson account. •
Summary: The book begins Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield near the door that keeping a strange story and Mr. Utterson begin to show the story to Mr. Enfield. Mr. Utterson begins to the firs strange and shocking scene to the evil Mr. Hyde and Mr. Utterson investigates the case of this strange person. Utterson try to interrogate Mr. Hyde but is impossible and one night, Utterson go with a police to the Hyde’s home to find tracks. Utterson see that Dr. Jekyll (a scientist), had something to do with Mr. Hyde. Utterson, in the story has many persons that help her, for example Dr. Lanyon and Poole. The story ends with the confession of the already dead
Hyde and the letter says all the live and reasons of Hyde. And the most important that says the letter is that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same person, one the bad (Mr. Hyde) and the good (Dr. Jekyll). •
Personal Opinion: In my opinion, the story is very interesting, exciting and have a lot mystery and I like the mystery’s stories. It’s a bit confused but is a good story and y like it.
Vocabulary Word
Mining
Sentence
Fear
Temor
Time passed and gradually Mr. Utterson forgot his fear and stopped worrying.
Mad
Loco
Are they perhaps mad? No.
Frightene d
Asustado “A crime?” shouted Utterson, now frightened, too.
Sudden
Repentino The change in Lanyon and Jekyll is so sudden!