Jessica’s Coffeehouse Post #2

In chapter 3, Mr. Utterson joins Dr. Jekyll for dinner with a few other close friends. When dinner is done, they all leave except for Mr. Utterson. He finally gets to talk to Dr. Jekyll about Mr. Hyde however when Mr. Utterson tries to talk about him, Dr. Jekyll refuses to have the conversation and gets a little uncanny. At the end of the chapter, Dr. Jekyll tells Mr. Utterson: “’ I don’t ask that,’” pleaded Jekyll, laying his hand upon the other’s arm; “’ I only ask for justice; I only ask you to help him for my sake, when I am no longer here.’”. When Dr. Jekyll refers to “him” he means for Mr. Utterson to help Mr. Hyde if he asks for the will. By doing what Mr. Hyde says it could help Jekyll. At the end of the conservation, Utterson promises to do so.  

The irony is an expression that used to say one thing but to mean the opposite or another. The irony that is token place is when Dr. Jekyll hides information from Mr. Utterson when he asks about Hyde but asks him to make sure Hyde inherits all his things if something happens to him. Dr. Jekyll is also hiding information that we the reader do not know about. The foreshadowing of Dr. Jekyll turns dark and pale when asking about Mr. Hyde, he hides Hyde information, having his will ready, and the fact that he is asking Mr. Utterson for a favor shows that he is close to losing control and potentially something bad could happen. From this information, you can tell that Dr. Jekyll trusts Mr. Utterson to consider he’s the only person that he asks to care of his will and that whatever Dr. Jekyll is going through, he is battle life or death.