Either surprising or early
Agatha feels she has to run away to avoid marriage because she doesn't have a choice. She is not allowed to choose who she marries. This shows that in Ancient Greek culture marriages were arranged for the women. They were not given a choice to marry for love. Also, this shows that marriage is something that is expected once a person reaches a certain age.
The reader has direct access to the inner thoughts and feelings of Poe's narrator but not those of Mr. Hyde.
I think it is probably flat or round as you can see that he is also a quick thinker, not thinking and coming up with solutions to the problems