Question

23.3619002_literature and composition iv semester b_71
part 2: the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde: plot development and
conflict
identifying elements of plot
mr. utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged
countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold,
scanty and embarrassed in discourse, backward in
sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow
lovable.

–the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde,
robert louis stevenson
where in the plot is this passage found?
the exposition
the rising action
the climax
the falling action

Explanation:

This passage introduces the main character Mr. Utterson, establishing his core traits to set up the story's context. Exposition is the plot section that introduces characters, setting, and background information at the start of a narrative, which matches this passage's purpose.

Answer:

the exposition