The Three Kings of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and SHEI have heard that an intelligent person learns from his mistakes but a wise person learns from mistakes of others. In the two books, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and SHE, we have two characters who emerge as wise men. In Jekyll, he is the character of Utterson, the stoic but curious lawyer, and in SHE he is the character of Holly, the stoic but curious academic. It is interesting to note that neither character chooses this fate of a wise man, but rather it is imposed on him by fate and curious circumstances. It is because of their high moral character that they are chosen to witness extraordinary events. The question is: how far are we willing to go to push the limits of knowledge? When will we stop being smart and start being wise? Curiosity breeds the pursuit of knowledge and curiosity is essential to these characters, "If he is Mr. Hyde, I will be Mr. Seek" (Jekyll, page 8), Utterson thinks to himself as he begins his journey. To become wise, however, it is important to avoid letting yourself be consumed by what you seek. What is fundamental, however, is to bear witness to what either limits us or in some way gives us a greater understanding of ourselves. Holly is skeptical at first. "Anyway, I think this whole thing is utter rubbish. I know that there are curious things and forces in nature that we rarely encounter, and when we encounter them, we cannot understand. But until I see them with my own eyes, which I probably will not believe, I will never believe that there is a means to avoid death" (SHE, pg 46-47). I wonder if Utterson wouldn't have responded the same way if he had known the depths he was about to plumb. However, Holly undertakes the quest in the name of duty and adventure or perhaps it is simply pure curiosity. These two characters share a common purpose as they have both been entrusted with something precious yet baffling. For Utterson it is Jekyll's will and for Holly it is the trunk given to him by Vincey as well as the responsibility of his only son Leo. This idea of ​​trust is important because sages must have a certain moral character and educational background to accept knowledge that will expand the limits of reason without corrupting what they learn..