I was born in the year 18— to a large fortune, endowed besides with excellent parts, inclined by nature to industry, fond of the respect of the wise and good among my fellowmen, and thus, as might have been supposed, with every guarantee of an honourable and distinguished future. –The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson Which descriptions best characterize the young Dr. Jekyll? Check all that apply. He was rich. He was in excellent shape. He was family oriented. He was famous. He was destined for a good future.