Neel Post 2

Lanyon's decision to stay and watch the stranger (Hyde) drink the potion was not at all surprising. It is human nature to be curious and wonder about what we don't know, and that was exactly what Lanyon did. From his point of view, one of his life long friends, Dr. Jekyll, had begun acting strange and was somehow associated with a murderer. And just when Lanyon thought Jekyll was beginning to act normal, he asks for a very odd favor. Lanyon was probably dying of curiosity at what Jekyll's secret was and he knew that if he was to leave, he may never get another opportunity like the one that lay in front of him. In retrospect, it wasn't a wise decision as it ultimately led to the shattering of his health, and eventual death, but it was what anyone would have done in his shoes.