The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Group

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tashfiq
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In the final chapter of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, what does Jekyll/Hyde do at last?

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Posted by tashfiq on Wednesday February 25, 2009 at 11:52 PM and tagged with characters, dr jekyll, mr hyde, part 3, the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde, themes.

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  1. parkerlee
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    Lanyon is summoned by a strange letter to come to Jekyll's laboratory, where he witnesses one of the Jekyll-Hyde transformations taking place. Jekyll confesses to his crimes commited while taking on the identity of Hyde and describes the impish delight he took in committing them. The end of the story implies that he kills himself by taking a fatal poison (incidentally concocted from chemicals Lanyon had brought upon Jekyll's request), since the only thing left in store for him - as Jekyll or Hyde - are the gallows. So the tale ends by the doctor's self-destruction.

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    http://www.enotes.com/dr-jekyll/dr-jekyll-mr-hyde-anatomy...
    http://www.enotes.com/dr-jekyll/jekyll-hyde
    http://www.enotes.com/dr-jekyll/part-3-summary

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    Posted by parkerlee on Thursday February 26, 2009 at 7:56 AM