Chapter 8

The Last Night

Chapter Re-cap

• Why does Poole visit Mr. Utterson? (p47-48)• He is concerned about Dr. Jekyll- he is locked in his

room • Describe Poole’s disposition (character).• Poole is not a very confident person- he is submissive,

fearful, yet observant• Describe the mood AND setting as Utterson and Poole

walk to Jekyll’s house.(p48)• It was a cold night, the wind was biting at their faces,

Poole was so stressed about everything, he had to wipe his face even though it was so cold

• List five details about Jekyll that raise suspicions in Poole. (p50-51)

• 1) different voice 2) crying and noises at night 3) seeing the strange person 4) shutting himself in his lab 5) asking for “pain” medicine

• What does the crumpled note in Poole’s pocket say? (bottom of page 51)

• It’s a letter from Jekyll telling the pharmacist the last sample sent was impure- at the end of the letter, we see sudden emotion “ for God sakes find me some pure”

• What do they decide to do about the eerie situation? What point of the plot does this represent? (p53)

• They are going to break into the room- this is the climax of the plot.

• Who does Poole think is the strange figure in the cabinet? (p53)

• Hyde- he is the only other person with a key to the door- also dwarfish

• Highlight the description of the night at the top of page 55. What literary element does Stevenson use to enhance the setting and mood?

• The wind which only broke… tossed the light of the candle to & for- use of personification / pathetic fallacy

• What is the appearance of the cabinet when they break in? (p 56)

• a fire in the fireplace, a kettle was boiling, a few opened drawers, papers neatly stack, thing laid out for tea- it was a quiet room

• What do the men find in the middle of the floor? (p56)• The body of a man sorely contorted and still twitching-

body of Mr. Hyde• What does this quote mean?“…Utterson knew that he was

looking on the body of a self- destroyer.” (p56)• They are looking at a man who committed suicide• Where do the men search for Jekyll? What do they find?

(p57-58)• They searched the entire wing of the lab- they find Hyde’s

key, broken in half and rusty; book

• What was odd about a book found in the cabinet? (p58)• The book has insults written in the margins which are in

Jekyll’s handwriting- it is odd because this was Jekyll’s favourite book.

• What do they find on the business table? (p58)• A large envelope with Utterson’s name on it- it has

Jekyll’s will in it- the benefactor has been changed to Utterson

• What does Utterson decide to do? (p60)• He will read Lanyon’s note & then Jekyll’s confession at

home, he will then return to Jekyll’s before midnight & call the police to report the dead body

Choose a Quote from “The Last Night” most suitable to accompany each of the images below

Over to You….

• Based upon the evidence seen in this chapter, write a police report of what you think happened to Mr Hyde and to Mr Jekyll.