# Mr. Edward Hyde — The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde character guide

> Mr. Edward Hyde in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Hyde, Mr. Hyde, Edward Hyde, young Hyde, poor Hyde

**First appearance:** 0000-story-of-the-door

## Who they are

A small, deformed young man whose very presence provokes loathing in strangers and who seems to hold a sinister claim on Dr. Jekyll.

## In the story

### [Story of the Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_strange_case_of_dr_jekyll_and_mr_hyde_se/chapters/story-of-the-door)

Described as a detestable, deformed-looking man who trampled a child and used a key to enter the mysterious door.

### [Search for Mr. Hyde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_strange_case_of_dr_jekyll_and_mr_hyde_se/chapters/search-for-mr-hyde)

Hyde is the object of Utterson's search. He is seen briefly by Utterson, who notes his small, deformed stature and a palpable sense of evil. Hyde uses a key to enter Jekyll's laboratory.

### [Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_strange_case_of_dr_jekyll_and_mr_hyde_se/chapters/dr-jekyll-was-quite-at-ease)

Discussed as the beneficiary of Jekyll's will; Jekyll expresses a great interest in him and asks Utterson to protect him.

### [The Carew Murder Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_strange_case_of_dr_jekyll_and_mr_hyde_se/chapters/the-carew-murder-case)

Brutally murders Sir Danvers Carew with a cane, then flees; his rooms are found ransacked with evidence of a hurried departure.

### [Incident of the Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_strange_case_of_dr_jekyll_and_mr_hyde_se/chapters/incident-of-the-letter)

The letter's author; his handwriting is compared to Jekyll's and found nearly identical.

### [The Last Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_strange_case_of_dr_jekyll_and_mr_hyde_se/chapters/the-last-night)

Found dead in the cabinet from self-poisoning, dressed in Jekyll's oversized clothes.

### [Dr. Lanyon's Narrative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_strange_case_of_dr_jekyll_and_mr_hyde_se/chapters/dr-lanyon-s-narrative)

The mysterious visitor who consumes the potion and transforms into Jekyll.

### [Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_strange_case_of_dr_jekyll_and_mr_hyde_se/chapters/henry-jekyll-s-full-statement-of-the-case)

Described as the pure evil embodiment of Jekyll's darker impulses, responsible for the murder of Sir Danvers Carew and increasingly dominant over Jekyll.

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