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Dr Lanyon as a contrast to Dr Jekyll
Section B: 19th century prose. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. In the extract Mr Utterson visits Dr Lanyon to question him about Dr Jekyll.
Explore how Stevenson presents Dr Lanyon as a contrast to Dr Jekyll, in this extract and elsewhere in the novel.
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Marking points
- 1 Covers Lanyon in the extract and elsewhere.
- 2 Analyses Stevenson’s methods with references.
- 3 Addresses relevant context and SPaG.
- 4 May use the listed indicative ideas or other valid evidence.
Full-mark answer
A strong answer would contrast Lanyon's respectable rational science with Jekyll's transgressive experiments, analysing Lanyon's physical description, dialogue about Jekyll and his later narrative role after witnessing the transformation.
Why this answer loses marks
Lanyon is sensible and Jekyll is strange.
This contrast is relevant but too thin without extract, elsewhere and Stevenson language/context.