Lanyon

Question 1

beginning quotes for Lanyon

Answer 1

‘became too fanciful for me’ (ch.2)

'’Such unscientific balderdash’’ (ch.2)

'’good fellow–you needn’t frown–an excellent fellow’’ (ch.3)

'’an ignorant, blatant pedant’’ (ch.3)

'’I was never more disappointed in any man than Lanyon’’ (ch.3)

Question 2

middle quotes for Lanyon

Answer 2

‘his death-warrant written legibly upon his face’ (ch.6)

‘deep-seated terror of the mind’ (ch.6)

'’I have had a shock,’’ he said, ‘‘and I shall never recover’’ (ch.6)

'’I wish to see or hear no more of Dr Jekyll’’ (ch.6)

'’spare me any allusion to one whom I regard as dead’’ (ch.6)

Question 3

end quotes for Lanyon

Answer 3

‘I felt bound to do as he requested’ (ch.9)

‘But here I took pity on my visitors’ suspense, and some perhaps on my own growing curiosity’ (ch.9)

‘I have gone too far in the way of inexplicable services to pause before I see the end’ (ch.9)

‘you who have denied the virtue of transcendental medicine’ (ch.9)

'’My life has shaken to its roots’’ (ch.9)

Question 4

‘became too fanciful for me’ (ch.2)

Answer 4

• Lanyon is describing his negative feelings towards Jekyll
• Lanyon expresses his high judgement which is unusual as Victorian men should stay reserved and not express opinions

Question 5

'’Such unscientific balderdash’’ (ch.2)

Answer 5

• Lanyon thinks of Jekyll’s scientific discovers as nonsense
• foreshadows Lanyon being shocked to death by the extent of Jekyll’s discoveries
• the Victorian era was a time of new discovers especially within the fields of medicine

Question 6

'’good fellow–you needn’t frown–an excellent fellow’’ (ch.3)

Answer 6

• Jekyll is cautious of ruining his reputation by carefully expressing his feelings about Lanyon
• reputation was essential at this time to remain within the social hierarchy

Question 7

'’an ignorant, blatant pedant’’ (ch.3)

Answer 7

• Jekyll and Lanyon have opposite views about science
• this leads to Lanyon being horrified at Jekyll’s scientific studies later in the book

Question 8

'’I was never more disappointed in any man than Lanyon’’ (ch.3)

Answer 8

• Jekyll remains cautious about his language whilst expressing opinion on Lanyon

Question 9

‘his death-warrant written legibly upon his face’ (ch.6)

Answer 9

• metaphorical
• this displays how close to death Lanyon is
• it confirms the severity of Lanyon’s illness due to his shock

Question 10

‘deep-seated terror of the mind’ (ch.6)

Answer 10

• terror has been personified here
• Lanyon has been exposed to such horror that it effects his mind

Question 11

'’I have had a shock,’’ he said, ‘‘and I shall never recover’’ (ch.6)

Answer 11

• Lanyon is expressing the events that lead to his decline in mental health

Question 12

'’I wish to see or hear no more of Dr Jekyll’’ (ch.6)

Answer 12

• this foreshadows chapter 9 where the reader discovers that Lanyon was shocked by the transformation of Jekyll into Hyde
• this would also horrify a pious Victorian reader, who would believe that such acts could only be performed by Christ

Question 13

'’spare me any allusion to one whom I regard as dead’’ (ch.6)

Answer 13

• Lanyon wants to avoid Jekyll as he is afraid of his evil behaviour
• Lanyon wants to maintain his reputation and warns others to protect themselves from Jekyll’s unknown acts of crime

Question 14

‘I felt bound to do as he requested’ (ch.9)

Answer 14

• Lanyon is incredibly loyal to his friends
• Lanyon is willing to put his reputation at risk to protect his friends

Question 15

‘But here I took pity on my visitors’ suspense, and some perhaps on my own growing curiosity’ (ch.9)

Answer 15

• Lanyon was tempted by the curiosity to discover Jekyll’s need for these scientific solutions
• as Lanyon had always disagreed with Jekyll’s scientific discoveries, this desire intrigued him

Question 16

‘I have gone too far in the way of inexplicable services to pause before I see the end’ (ch.9)

Answer 16

• Lanyon wanted to solve his curiosity to find out Jekyll’s desires and Hyde’s desperation

Question 17

‘you who have denied the virtue of transcendental medicine’ (ch.9)

Answer 17

• Hyde is insulting Lanyon as he never believed in Jekyll’s scientific theories
• ironic as Lanyon always thought negatively of these experiments
• the noun ‘medicine’ is also ironic as the solution did more harm than good

Question 18

'’My life has shaken to its roots’’ (ch.9)

Answer 18

• Lanyon expresses his anguish
• he is so petrified by Jekyll’s discoveries that it has cost him his own life