1. Chapter 9 “Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative” (NOTE: *Remember this is a letter inside of a letter- Dr. Lanyon includes Jekyll’s letter in the letter he writes to Mr. Utterson)

2. Re-Capping the Chapter Is Dr. Lanyon surprised to receive the letter from Jekyll? Why? (61) Yes because he & Jekyll have not talked regularly in a while What does Jekyll ask Dr. Lanyon to do? Be specific! (61-62) Jekyll locked himself out of the lab and Hyde needs the medicine to turn into Jekyll, he asks Lanyon to go to his house and take the draw marked “E”-a messenger will then pick up the drawer from Lanyon’s house at midnight.

3. What is the mood of Jekyll’s letter? (61-62) Desperate, serious, urgent, mysterious What does Dr. Lanyon find in the drawer of Jekyll’s laboratory? (63) A sort of salt, a vial of red liquor, a notebook with a series of dates What especially raised Dr. Lanyon’s curiosity about the contents he found? (64) The notebook because “double” occurred several times also “total failure” followed by exclamation marks.

4. How does Dr. Lanyon feel about Jekyll’s request after retrieving the drawer? (64) He was confused and a little angry- why were the things so important to Jekyll that a messenger had to come to Lanyon’s to pick this up. Describe the “messenger’s” appearance (according to Dr. Lanyon). (65) He was small, distasteful and seemed ill and had on expensive clothes which were too large.

5. How does the “messenger” respond to Dr. Lanyon’s polite attempts to speak with him? (66) He does not want to sit and chat; he is impatient and wants the drawer Describe the mixture (67). At first the mixture is reddish after it is mixed it turns to a dark purple and then a watery green.

6. What does the “messenger” ask Dr. Lanyon? (67) He asks him if he should leave without drinking the liquid or if he should stay so Lanyon can see what the potion is for. What does Dr. Lanyon witness? (68) Be descriptive but do not copy! Put the answer in your own words. He witnessed Hyde changing into Jekyll- he cries and begins to gasp- his face changes and seems to melt off- then Jekyll appears weak and faint.

7. What happens to Dr. Lanyon after this incident? (68) He is in shock at what he saw- he feels deathly ill-his faith in man and medicine has been shaken-he finally figured out what Jekyll’s experiment was-he later dies.

8. Complete a Role on the Wall for Dr Lanyon Inside the head: Words and quotes to show what the character is like Outside the head: Words and quotes to show what other characters think or feel about him

9. Dr. Lanyon – Some Ideas… When we first encounter him, he speaks dismissively of Jekyll’s experiments, referring to them as “unscientific balderdash.” His scientific scepticism makes him a very RATIONAL. Like Jekyll, he is a well-respected and successful doctor. From Lanyon’s early remarks, we learn that Jekyll shared some of his research with Lanyon, and one may even imagine that they were partners at one point. But Lanyon chooses to engage in rational, materialist science, while Jekyll prefers to pursue what might be called mystical or metaphysical science. It is appropriate, then, that Lanyon is the first person to see Jekyll enact his transformation. Having spent his life as a rationalist and a sceptic, Lanyon cannot deal with the world that Jekyll’s experiments have revealed. Deep within himself, Lanyon prefers to die rather than go on living in a universe that, from his point of view, has been turned upside down. After his terrible experience, Lanyon, who has spent his life pursuing knowledge, rejects the latest knowledge he has gained. “I sometimes think if we knew all,” he tells Utterson, “we should be more glad to get away.” With these words, Lanyon departs from the novel.

10. Useful Quotes “If anyone knows it will be Lanyon” (Utterson – 18) “Such unscientific balderdash” (Lanyon – 19) “an ignorant, blatant pedant” (Jekyll – 27) “The rosy man had grown pale” (41) “You are one of my oldest friends” (Jekyll – 61) “the deadliest terror sits by me at all hours of the day” (Lanyon – 68)