# Mister Shut — The Island of Doctor Moreau character guide

> Mister Shut in The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mister Blasted Shut

**First appearance:** 0017-xvi-how-the-beast-folk-taste-blood

## Who they are

A Beast Folk who becomes hostile after tasting blood.

## Relationships

### [Montgomery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/montgomery)

_professional_

Mister Shut is a Beast Folk servant who interacts with Montgomery as part of the island's enforced hierarchy.

### [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/the_captain)

_professional_

Mister Shut has a brief, transactional interaction with the captain during the transfer of supplies or animals.

### [Edward Prendick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/edward_prendick)

_social_

Prendick has a brief, tense encounter with Mister Shut, recognizing him as one of the more dangerous Beast Folk.

### [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/the_captain)

_professional_

Mister Shut has a brief, transactional interaction with the captain during the transfer of supplies or animals.

## In the story

### [IX: The Thing in the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/ix-the-thing-in-the-forest)

The misshapen creature that stalks Prendick and is eventually struck down on the beach.

### [XII: The Sayers of the Law](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xii-the-sayers-of-the-law)

Implied as the 'grey sayer of the law' who leads the litany.

### [Alone with the Beast Folk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xx-alone-with-the-beast-folk)

The hyena-swine, the most dangerous Beast Folk, threatens Prendick and escapes after being shot at.

### [XXI: The Reversion of the Beast Folk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xxi-the-reversion-of-the-beast-folk)

The hyena-swine, now fully reverted, kills Prendick's dog-man and is shot dead by Prendick.

## Links

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