Chapter 9- dr lanyons narrative

• What does Lanyon intend Utterson to do after their deaths?

  Open a letter from Lanyon
• What did Lanyon receive from Jekyll after the last dinner party?

  A strange letter
• What did Jekyll ask Lanyon to do in the letter?

  Break into Jekyll's laboratory
• Who assisted Lanyon in breaking into Jekyll's laboratory?

  Poole
• What did Lanyon find in the drawer from Jekyll's laboratory?

  Several vials and a notebook
• What did the notebook found by Lanyon contain?

  Years of experiments with notations
• What did Lanyon think about Jekyll's mental state?

  He believed Jekyll must be insane
• Who appeared at midnight to claim the drawer's contents?

  A small, evil-looking man
• How did Lanyon react to Hyde's request for a graduated glass?

  He directed Hyde to the drawer
• What transformation did Hyde undergo after drinking the potion?

  He became Dr. Jekyll
• What did Lanyon declare about the knowledge he gained?

  It was too shocking to repeat
• What does the chapter reveal about Jekyll and Hyde?

  They are the same person
• How does Lanyon's perspective differ from Jekyll's?

  Lanyon adheres to rational science, Jekyll to mysticism
• What does Lanyon prefer over confronting dark truths?

  Silence
• What does Jekyll's character represent in the novel?

  The embrace of the darker side of humanity
• What are the key events in Lanyon's narrative regarding Jekyll's transformation?

  • Lanyon receives a strange letter from Jekyll
  • He breaks into Jekyll's laboratory with Poole
  • Finds vials and a notebook in a drawer
  • A small man (Hyde) arrives at midnight
  • Hyde drinks a potion and transforms into Jekyll
• What themes are explored through Lanyon's character?

  • Conflict between rational science and mysticism
  • The impact of knowledge on one's worldview
  • The fear of confronting dark truths
• How does the transformation of Hyde into Jekyll affect Lanyon?

  • It shocks Lanyon deeply
  • Causes him to declare he cannot write about it
  • Leads to his physical and mental decline
• “P.S.—I had already sealed this up when a fresh terror struck upon my soul. It is possible that the post-office may fail me, and this letter not come into your hands until to-morrow morning. In that case, dear Lanyon, do my errand when it shall be most convenient for you in the course of the day; and once more expect my messenger at midnight. It may then already be too late; and if that night passes without event, you will know that you have seen the last of Henry Jekyll.”
• “He put the glass to his lips and drank at one gulp. A cry followed; he reeled, staggered, clutched at the table and held on, staring with injected eyes, gasping with open mouth; and as I looked there came, I thought, a change—he seemed to swell—his face became suddenly black and the features seemed to melt and alter—and the next moment, I had sprung to my feet and leaped back against the wall, my arms raised to shield me from that prodigy, my mind submerged in terror.”
• “As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror. I will say but one thing, Utterson, and that (if you can bring your mind to credit it) will be more than enough. The creature who crept into my house that night was, on Jekyll’s own confession, known by the name of Hyde and hunted for in every corner of the land as the murderer of Carew.”