In the gothic novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, we are presented to a contrast of characters, the rational Dr. Lanyon and the erratic Dr. Jekyll. In a world where reputation matters most, the underlying tension between conflicting ideas and moral boundaries get exposed, leading to the downfall of all those involved. Perhaps Stevenson is attempting to warn a contemporary audience of the dangers of surpassing biological constraints. Dr. Jekyll and Dr. Lanyon, although two highly respected men, had contrasting views on science. The character of Jekyll represents freedom in experimentation, while Lanyon represents science with Christian constrictions. Lanyon calls Jekyll's science "unscientific balderdash". This creates the impression that Lanyon dislikes Jekyll's science and views it as a disgrace to scientific advancements. The tone created is spiteful, showing that despite their long friendship, he does not approve or recognise Jekyll's way of science. Jekyll states that he felt younger, lighter, happier in body, and that he was conscious of a heady recklessness. The use of the triples emphasises the positive effects Jekyll's radical science had on him. His science was his only escape from a suppressive society. The linguistic phrase, heady recklessness, shows that his science gave him an emotional high; he was addicted to the powerful sensation. Perhaps Stevenson uses this contrast of the two men in order to show the drastic extremes self-proclaimed scientists go to for the sake of their experiments, Stevenson exposes their equivocations as they brand their immoral science as revolutionary science. Secondly, Lanyon is presented as a troubled man after he accidentally experiences the true reality of the horrifying science Jekyll indulges in. Lanyon says that he had gone to the devil. The dark imagery created by the noun devil invents a feeling that Jekyll's science is satanic and blasphemous. The reality of the terrific science he saw left him shaken to his life shaken to its roots. The imagery conveyed by the aggressive verb shaken shows that the sight he saw was deeply disturbing, completely destroying his principles. Lanyon followed conventional science, so the shock of witnessing something so evil psychologically damaged him. Hyde is notorious for leaving a grim impression on characters he interacts with, such as Utterson, who describes him as "something troglodytic". The noun trojanodetic highlights Hyde's inherent evil. This relates to the theory of devolution, as Lanyon felt as if the scientific heresy he saw is a form of degeneration in men, including him, as viewing such a monstrosity led to his deterioration. Perhaps Stevenson wants to show the fragility of Victoria rationalism when faced with the innate duality of the human soul. Lastly, in chapter six, it presents a discussion between Mr. Utterson and the frail, near-death Dr. Lanyon. Lanyon is deeply troubled and emotionally shuts off when Jekyll's name is mentioned. Lanyon was once a rosy man, who had now grown pale and was visibly balder and older. The contrast of the adjectives rosy and pale show the brutal effects the discovery had on Lanyon as lack of vice, it sucked out all the life and spirits out of him. The imagery evoked by the adjectives bolder and older show how, just like Jekyll, he had undergone an unrecognisable metamorphosis as the reality of what he had seen completely changed him physically and emotionally. The adverb visibly shows how the effect of Jekyll's science physically and permanently damages him. When Utterson attempts to ask Lanyon questions, he immediately rejects the conversation, urging him to go as he cannot bear it. This simple declarative shows how the once deep connections the two men once shared had been completely severed as Lanyon felt betrayed. On the one hand, he cannot bear it as he is old and feeble, or on the other hand, it is actually because he cannot imagine his friend was capable of this. Stevenson uses the character of Jekyll to expose how Victorian scientists transcended Christian values in pursuit for scientific power, placing them in a position of playing God. This relates to the infamous scientist John Hunter, who stole bodies for his experiments. Ultimately, Lanyon is a deeply troubled character as the events he experienced completely butchered his life and everything he morally stood for. He dies a pathetic and horrible death as his friend completely abandoned him and material science just to attain more scientific knowledge. Lanyon dies with a burden of knowledge as from his experience up until his death, left him a ruined wreck.