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What happens?

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  • Sudden change in Lanyon is shocking
  • Appears older and balder
  • Affected deeply
  • Builds suspense, keeps what he has seen
  • Lanyon believes he will die soon, of shock
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Quotes that Utterson describes Lanyon

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  • “deep-seated terror of the mind”
  • “he had a face-warrant written legibly upon his face”- don’t bother
  • “the rosy man had grown pale”- rosy and pale are a contrast, pale is associated with sickness
  • “his flesh had fallen away”
  • “If we all knew, we should be more glad to get away”- “we all knew” means what Jekyll was doing, “get away” means die
  • “I have had a shock…I shall never recover”- the readers don’t know what this is, builds suspense and makes them want to carry on
  • “I am quite done with that person”- so terrified can’t even say his name
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Themes

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Tension
Lanyon- not revealing what he has seen, suspense builds up. Also the fact that he is rejecting a friend shows he is truly scarred.