The quarrel with Lanyon was incurable. "I do not blame our old friend," Jekyll wrote, "but I share his view that we must never meet. I mean from henceforth to lead a life of extreme seclusion; you must not be surprised, nor must you doubt my friendship, if my door is often shut even to you. You must suffer me to go my own dark way. I have brought on myself a punishment and a danger that I cannot name." - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson How does this passage develop the theme "Secrets isolate people from those around them"? Jekyll decides to end his friendship with Dr. Lanyon because of Lanyon's secrets. Jekyll believes that, because of his secret, he must avoid seeing his friends. Jekyll reveals his secret to Mr. Utterson, causing Utterson to never speak to Jekyll again.

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Jazlynn Stone

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5 February, 07:58

The quarrel with Lanyon was incurable. "I do not blame our old friend," Jekyll wrote, "but I share his view that we must never meet. I mean from henceforth to lead a life of extreme seclusion; you must not be surprised, nor must you doubt my friendship, if my door is often shut even to you. You must suffer me to go my own dark way. I have brought on myself a punishment and a danger that I cannot name." - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson How does this passage develop the theme "Secrets isolate people from those around them"? Jekyll decides to end his friendship with Dr. Lanyon because of Lanyon's secrets. Jekyll believes that, because of his secret, he must avoid seeing his friends. Jekyll reveals his secret to Mr. Utterson, causing Utterson to never speak to Jekyll again.

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Ali Fox · Answer 1

Jekyll believes that, because of his secret, he must avoid seeing his friends.

Explanation:

In the passage Jekyll says, "I have brought on myself a punishment and a danger that I cannot name." Since he is not willing to name the punishment and danger, it remains a secret. Because of this he decides that he needs to "lead a life of extreme seclusion." This means that not only will he isolate himself from Dr. Lanyon but also from his other friends.