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• Who symbolizes reputability and acts as a foil to Dr. Jekyll?

  1. Hastie Lanyon
• What role does Lanyon play in the novel?

  He provides the voice of scientific skepticism
• How does Lanyon's scientific approach differ from Jekyll's?

  Lanyon focuses on tangible, material science
• What does Lanyon's research coexist with?

  Religion and spirituality
• How does Lanyon's stubbornness affect his relationship with Jekyll?

  He distances himself after discovering Jekyll's experiments
• What does Lanyon's character demonstrate about his values?

  He values rationality and integrity highly
• How does Lanyon describe his relationship with Jekyll?

  As "my colleague and old-school companion"
• What disagreement did Lanyon and Jekyll have?

  Over Jekyll's "unscientific balderdash"
• How does Lanyon act as a foil to Jekyll?

  He shows extremes of scientific practice and belief
• What does Lanyon's conservative approach represent?

  Those who resented changes from the industrial revolution
• What does Lanyon write to Utterson about?

  An account of Jekyll's transformation
• How does Utterson's visit to Lanyon highlight their relationship?

  It shows Utterson as a common bond between them
• What does Lanyon's deathbed scene signify?

  It emphasizes the tension surrounding Jekyll and Hyde
• What does Lanyon's letter to Utterson contain?

  Instructions not to open until Jekyll's death
• How does Lanyon's reaction to Jekyll's transformation affect him?

  It renders him seriously ill
• What does Lanyon's character reveal about the impact of Jekyll's discoveries?

  They have a profound and negative effect on him
• What does Lanyon's quote about being "bound to do as he requested" indicate?

  His loyalty to Jekyll despite disagreements
• What does the phrase "welcomed him with both hands" suggest about Lanyon?

  He is kind and respectful
• What does Lanyon's statement about Jekyll being "too fanciful" imply?

  He is traditional and values rational science
• How does Lanyon's character foreshadow the end of the novella?

  It highlights the dangers of uncontrolled experimentation
• What does the metaphor "icy pang along my blood" reveal about Lanyon's feelings towards Hyde?

  He is shaken and shocked by the encounter
• How does Lanyon's character contribute to the gothic themes of the novel?

  His vulnerability contrasts with his earlier strength