Article #5: Summary about “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Summary about “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It tells us about the story of Gabriel John Utterson, a lawyer who is a good friend of Henry Jekyll, a well-known, respected doctor. The story revolves around the mystery of the strange relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Edward Hyde, a wicked, violent and merciless man, known for his crimes. Utterson is worried because Jekyll’s will says that if he dies or “disappears”, all of his possessions are to pass to Mr. Hyde, so Utterson believes Hyde is blackmailing and even planning to kill Jekyll. He tells Jekyll his worries, but he ignores them because “he can get rid of Hyde whenever he wants”. Some time later, a man named Sir Danvers Carew is murdered by none other than Edward Hyde, and Utterson identifies the murder weapon as a cane he had gifted to Dr. Jekyll some time ago. He goes to ask a very sick-looking and distressed Jekyll a...
