The Death of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pages Twenty-Seven to Forty One

Dr. Jekyll's strange behavior comes to an end in this part of the book. After he locked himself in his laboratory and Mr. Hyde's voice was heard from inside the laboratory. Both Mr. Utterson and Poole decide to break open the laboratory door to find the dead body of Mr. Hyde. But Jekyll was nowhere to be found. I thought that maybe Mr. Hyde kill Dr. Jekyll and locked himself up in Dr. Jekyll's laboratory. But then Mr. Utterson read the letter written to him by the late Dr. Lanyon. Mr. Lanyon explains how he saw Mr. Hyde transform into Dr. Jekyll after he drunk a potion. So his sudden illness and death explained by the face that he saw the transformation with him own eyes. I think that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde being the same person comes as a surpose but at the same time, it explained the many strange events that occurred so far in the book. It is hard to believe that some one so evil could be the other person so respected and nice. The Death of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde brought the truth of the identity of Mr. Hyde and the reason why Dr. Jekyll left everything in his will to Mr. Hyde. What was everyone's reaction to the death of Dr. Jelyll and Mr. Hyde?

Louigi Pizzuto