Part 6: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Character

Question 6 • (Gosciewski) WCA 0431 English 12 - 1st 9 weeks 26-27

Which excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde uses direct characterization?

Answer

I took and furnished that house in Soho, to which Hyde was tracked by the police . . .

I announced to my servants that a Mr. Hyde (whom I described) was to have full liberty and power about my house in the square . . .

This familiar that I called out of my own soul, and sent forth alone to do his good pleasure, was a being inherently malign and villainous . . .

An act of cruelty to a child aroused against me the anger of a passer-by, whom I recognised the other day in the person of your kinsman . . .

Explanation

Direct characterization explicitly describes a character’s traits. In choice C, Jekyll calls Hyde “inherently malign and villainous,” directly stating what kind of person he is. The other excerpts describe actions or circumstances rather than directly naming a character’s qualities.

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