is a friend of Utterson's, with whom he takes Sunday walks. He is the one who first tells Utterson the story of Mr. Hyde’s violence. He is a good example of the secrecy and repression that haunts this society of bachelors – he shies away from telling Utterson his true suspicions.
Mr. Enfield Quotes in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Enfield or refer to Mr. Enfield. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
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"I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment. You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others…”
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"He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity, although I couldn't specify the point.”
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Mr. Enfield (speaker), Mr. Hyde
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Mr. Enfield Character Timeline in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Enfield appears in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
One of Mr. Utterson’s friends is Richard Enfield, with whom he takes regular Sunday walks. To see the pair walking together, one would...
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Utterson asks Enfield if he has ever noticed this door and Enfield says that he has, and that...
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To Enfield, the strangest part of the incident was the way the man looked. It was so...
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...the name on the check, they recognized the man as a celebrated gentleman, though Mr. Enfield in his story does not reveal the man's name to Utterson.
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Mr. Enfield can see that Mr. Utterson is affected by the story too. He continues, troubled by...
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Mr. Enfield says he took a look about the house and noticed that it had no other...
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Utterson asks what Mr. Hyde looks like, but Enfield can hardly describe it. He says that the man has a detestable appearance but for...
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Chapter 2
...night he can’t sleep. The nearby clock strikes six and he finds himself replaying Mr. Enfield’s story in vivid pictures in his mind. Then he imagines Dr. Jekyll in bed in...
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Chapter 7
Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield are on another of their Sunday walks and again pass by the Jekyll’s dissecting rooms....
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...Utterson blames Jekyll's condition on staying indoors and invites his friend to join him and Enfield on their walk, but Jekyll says it would be impossible, even though he would like...
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...a strange expression of terror, suddenly rushes off, and does not return. Utterson and Mr. Enfield are shaken They leave Jekyll’s courtyard and walk silently. Finally all Utterson can manage is...
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