Difference Between Jekyll And Hyde

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Henry Jekyll and Lanyon Hyde started off as colleagues and long time school companions. With not being in regular correspondence, Mr. Hyde took it as a surprise when he received a letter from Mr. Jekyll. Lanyon Hyde reads the letter and comes to the conclusion that Jekyll has a cerebral disease, a disease that causes a loss of oxygen to the brain, causing confusion and many other effects. First off, there is very little to go off of to determine if Mr. Jekyll is off his rocker or not. Even if he was, Henry Jekyll wrote wisely and carefully, making it hard to believe that he could be confused. There could be a slight case of Jekyll being terror-stricken. Mr. Jekyll states in the second paragraph of his letter, "In my extreme distress