The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Hastie Lanyon

Early in the novel, when Jekyll's behavior confounds him, Utterson seeks advice from his "genial" friend Dr. Lanyon—a "healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman" with "a boisterous and decided manner." Lanyon and Utterson are Jekyll's two oldest friends. Later in the novel, however, Lanyon's appearance and disposition change as noted by Utterson, who finds his friend seriously ill with "some deep-seated terror of the mind." The shock of facing Hyde's true identity disables him and eventually leads to his death.

Jekyll as Hyde considers Lanyon "bound to the most narrow and material...

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