Utterson finds Jekyll in his laboratory looking really ill. He tells Utterson that he no longer has anything to do with Hyde, and that their relationship is over. He also says that the police will never find the doctors killer. Jekyll begins to tell Utterson about a letter from Hyde, which says that Hyde thanks Jekyll for his generosity and assures him that he is fine. Jekyll is confused on what to do with the letter since he fears that it might put his reputation on the line. Utterson takes the letter for Jekyll. On the way out Utterson runs into Mr. Poole and ask him to describe the messenger that sent the letter. Poole replies that he does not recall seeing any type of messenger come by to drop off letters. Later when Utterson returns home, he confides in his clerk Mr. Guest about the letter, Mr. Guest takes the letter and compares it to a dinner invitation written by Jeykll and finds that it is the same handwriting. A time later, Jekyll's health starts to look up and he begins getting involved in charities and having dinner parties again, in which Lanyon and Utterson attend and the 3 have a good time like the old days. A few days after, Utterson calls and Poole informs him that he is back to his old ways and does not want to see visitors. Utterson decides to visit Lanyon and finds that he his sick, and will die in a couple of weeks. When Utterson mentions Jekyll to Lanyon, he tells Utterson that he does not want to hear anything about him. He gives him a letter, and tells him to not open it until he has died, and it was explain everything he needs to know about Jekyll and the way he is acting. Utterson writes to Jekyll and Jekyll replies and says he agrees with Lanyon that they should not see each other any more. He also tells Utterson that he will be in seclusion and that he will not be taking any visitors, he is struggling and suffering from something that he cannot say. After Lanyon death, Utterson opens the letter only to find another letter that says only to open after Jekyll's death so he puts it back in his safe. The next Sunday, Utterson and Enfield take their stroll, and Enfield mentions that the laboratory is connected to Jekyll's house. At the window they see Jekyll getting some fresh air, and Utterson insist that he join them on the stroll. Jekyll refuses and says he cannot do that, and they carry on with conversation. A few seconds later, a scared terror look takes over his face, and Jekyll quickly closes the window and disappears, leaving Utterson and Enfield in silent shock.
1. Why did Lanyon become so ill? Did jekyll try to poison him?
2. Why didn't Utterson just take the letter and turn it into the police? I think that would have saved a death.
"I bind my honor to you that I am done with him in this world. It is all at an end."(25) This quotes I found very significant since it marks the claim that Jekyll is done with Hyde. He says that Hyde does not want his help anymore. The disappearance of Hyde also works positively since in the book, it says that Jekyll had gotten back to his old ways and that he was beginning to become social again.
"I am very low, Utterson. replied the doctor drearily, "very low. It will not last long, thank God." (32.) Here it shows how Jekyll is getting back to his old ways. It seems that he is suffering very bad and sounds like he wants to die.
Cohen, Ed. "Hyding the Subject? The Antinomies of Masculinity in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". Novel: A Forum on Fiction: 37.1-2 (2003 Fall-2004 Spring), pp. 181-199.
This text basically explains the exclusion of the female characters in the book, and how they were portrayed in the novel. It also analyzes the contradictions of the male the character in the book according yo masculinity, class, nationality, throughout the 19th century. It also explains how the authors wife was against the idea of his book and judgmental which probably why the woman were portrayed as weak in the book. This could be a great topic for a paper, since I did touch on this subject a little in my powerpoint, and also it can help explains the difference of how woman were treated then and how much power a woman has today
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