"a man of rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarassed in discourse"
Stoic (emotionless), professional and introverted
"yet somehow lovable"
Establishes trust in Utterson
"something eminently human beaconed from his eye"
Beacon is a symbol of light, trust being established again and states he is a righteous person
"he was austere with himself"
Serious, strict and disciplined about himself
"though he enjoyed the theatre, had not closed the doors of one for twenty years"
Disciplined, able to not go to a theatre even though he "enjoyed" it
"he had an approved tolerance of others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds"
Tolerant of people and able to see their views even though he considers it wrong
Duality and repression: He admires with jealousy the intensity of emotion people derive from their misdeeds
"in any extremeity inclined to help rather than to reprove"
He is less to judge and sticks with the facts and help people
Contrasts his "cold" demeanour where he is actually caring and compassionate
"I incline to Cain's heresy"
Biblical allusion
Mark of Cain - if anyone dared to take vengenance on Cain, God would punish them 7 times worse than they had done to him
Shows Utterson is less practical and is more of a spectator, allowing people to commit misdeeds without him intervening as he believes intervening will make it worse
"I let my brother go to the devil in his own way"
Religious imagery
Lets people go follow their own way without Utterson intervening showing he is tolerant of people
"frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of downgoing men"
He has a reputation of being a loyal friend
Utterson is non-judgemental and will help anyone around him even if they have sunk rock bottom
"his affections; like ivy, were a growth of time"
Simile: "like ivy"
His friendships are "grown" overtime
Like plants do, they seek the light, the light being a symbol of righteous
"Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town"
Social man, contrasts to Utterson being stoic and introverted
"counted them the chief jewel of each week"
Metaphor: Uterrson and Enfield consider their Sunday walks the most precious thing
Chapter 2
"[Utterson] came home to his bachelor house in sombre spirits"
Bachelor house - women not prevalent in the play - victorian era was a patriarchal society, dominated by men
Sombre spirits relates to his stoic nature
"[Utterson] sat down to dinner without relish"
Did not eat dinner to enjoy, ate to survive, stoic and disciplined nature
"when this meal was over, to sit close by the fire"
Seeking the light and the warmth, path of righteousness
"There he opened his safe, took from the most private part of it a document endorsed on the envelope as Dr. Jekyll's will"
Links to secrecy/barriers
"but now, his imagination also was engaged, or rather enslaved"
Presents Utterson's duality as earlier in the novella, he is presented as collected and disciplined
This contrasts this previous character as his mind is now is focused and making the irrational decision to continue to persue Hyde while Hyde being a dangerous figure
"tossed in the gross darkness of the night and the curtained room, Mr. Enfield's tale went by before his mind in a scroll of lighted pictures"
Semantic feel of torture with the repeat of barriers, this use of barriers could be interpreted as the answer to the mystery of Hyde being shielded away
The tale going by before his mind in a scroll relates to how a scroll is rolled out and the story unravels, this additionally adds to the contrast of the presentation of Utterson's character before
"Utterson began to haunt the door"
Haunting is a gothic genre
Irony - Utterson is haunting the door as it does to him
Temptation of uncovering Hyde's mysteries
"Yet his attention had never before been so sharply and decisively arrested"
Utterson is responding to the "odd light footsteps" to responding to a predator as prey, Hyde is presented as dangerous here, compared to a predator
"[Utterson] only grunted in acknowledgment of the address"
Utterson is taking on some of the animalistic natures of Hyde
"Your master seems to repose a great deal of trust in that young man..." resumed the other musingly
This expands on Utterson's caring nature as the word "musingly" shows deep thought or contemplation
He cares for his friend, Jekyll, wondering if theres any ulterior motive to why Hyde has a key to Jekyll's house
Chapter 5
"it is an ugly business"
Utterson knows that this business regarding Jekyll is messy and could lead to a scandal, threatening his reputation
Therefore he keeps this between Mr. Guest and himself
Chapter 6
"A great curiosity came on the trustee, to disregard the prohibition and dive at once to the bottom of the mysteries; but professional honour and faith to his dead friend were stringent obligations"
Duality of Utterson
Wants to open letter
However, relation with Lanyon holds him back and his respect, therefore honouring his friend's wishes
"[Utterson] preferred to speak with Poole upon the doorstep and surrounded by the air and sounds of the open city rather to be admitted into that house of voluntary bondage"
The semantics of freedom of Utterson contrasts the semantics of imprisonment that Jekyll "voluntary" chose to be confined in his house
Chapter 8
""What, what? Are you all here?" said the lawyer peevishly. "Very irregular, very unseemly; your master would be far from pleased"
repetition of questions reveals Utterson's anger, contrasting his stoic nature described in Chapter 1
Concerned with reputation and respectability
""I shall consider it my duty to break in that door""
Shall is honourable
He is about to remove the barriers surrounding the entire play
"I believe poor Harry is killed; and I believe his murderer is still lurking in his victim's room"
Utterson refers Jekyll as "poor Harry", reminding the reader of their close relationship
The anaphora repetition of "I believe" demonstrates Utterson's convinction
This quote builds tension and is the main climax of the novella, the truth about whos in the cabinet is about to be revealed