Part 2: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Plot Development and Conflict Answers

Read the excerpt from chapter 4 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.And then all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger, stamping with his foot, brandishing the cane, and carrying on (as the maid described it) like a madman. The old gentleman took a step back, with the air of one very much surprised and a trifle hurt; and at that Mr. Hyde broke out of all bounds and clubbed him to the earth. And next moment, with ape-like fury, he was trampling his victim under foot and hailing down a storm of blows, under which the bones were audibly shattered and the body jumped upon the roadway.

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Read the list of events from chapter 4 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.1. Inspector Newcomen and Mr. Utterson search Mr. Hyde’s house.2. An envelope bearing the name and address of Mr. Utterson is found.3. The other half of the walking stick and a burnt checkbook are discovered.4. A maid servant witnesses Mr. Hyde murdering a man in the street.5. Mr. Utterson identifies the body of the man murdered in the street.

Read the excerpt from chapter 3 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."You know I never approved of it,” pursued Utterson, ruthlessly disregarding the fresh topic."My will? Yes, certainly, I know that,” said the doctor, a trifle sharply. "You have told me so."Well, I tell you so again,” continued the lawyer. "I have been learning something of young Hyde.”The large handsome face of Dr. Jekyll grew pale to the very lips, and there came a blackness about his eyes. "I do not care to hear more,” said he. "This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop.”

How does the conflict in this excerpt advance the plot? Select 3 options.

Four charts with the plot elements in different orders.

Based on chapters 3 and 4 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mr. Hyde does not appear to value the same morals and standards by which most people live. If the reader concludes that Mr. Hyde is at odds with these beliefs a great deal of the time, this would be an example of

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."I can’t pretend that I shall ever like him,” said the lawyer."I don’t ask that,” pleaded Jekyll, laying his hand upon the other’s arm; "I only ask for justice; I only ask you to help him for my sake, when I am no longer here.” Utterson heaved an irrepressible sigh. "Well,” said he, "I promise.”

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."I saw Mr. Hyde go in by the old dissecting room, Poole,” he said. "Is that right, when Dr. Jekyll is from home?”"Quite right, Mr. Utterson, sir,” replied the servant. "Mr. Hyde has a key.”"Your master seems to repose a great deal of trust in that young man, Poole,” resumed the other musingly."Yes, sir, he does indeed,” said Poole. "We have all orders to obey him.”

Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering coolness—frightened too, I could see that—but carrying it off, sir, really like Satan. ‘If you choose to make capital out of this accident,’ said he, ‘I am naturally helpless. No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,’ says he. ‘Name your figure.’ Well, we screwed him up to a hundred pounds for the child’s family; he would have clearly liked to stick out; but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck.