Some readers may find the last chapter of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" to be anticlimactic because it primarily consists of the resolution of the mystery in a letter from Jekyll. However, it also serves to provide closure to the story and reveal the truth about Jekyll and Hyde's relationship, which can be satisfying for others. Ultimately, whether the last chapter feels like an anticlimax depends on the reader's expectations and interpretation.
From these embers...
In Chapter 5 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll appears physically and emotionally altered when he meets Utterson compared to their last encounter. This change is due to the ongoing conflict within himself as he struggles to control the transformations into Mr. Hyde, leading to a deterioration of his character and well-being. Jekyll's inner battle between his dual personalities becomes more apparent in this chapter, reflecting his increasing internal turmoil.
Chapter 8 is (I believe) 'The Last Night'. In this chapter Dr. Jekyll does not send Poole anywhere as he has transformed into Hyde and then kills himself. However, he does give him a note to go to the chemist and buy drugs he needs for the transforming draught? Poole also goes to Utterson's in search of help. Any help?
In chapter 4 of "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Mr. Hyde tramples over a young girl without any remorse. He then disappears into the night, leaving the girl injured and the witnesses horrified by his callousness.
Mr. Hyde takes complete control over Dr. Jekyll thus Jekyll doesn't exist anymore. After Utterson and the butler Poole break down the door of the labotory, they find Hyde's dead body. It is likely that Hyde commits suicide. Then there are confessions by Dr. Jekyll written to Utterson, revealing the whole mystery at the last chapter.
To be perfectly honest much of the fame and hype about the story doesn't come from the novel but from the stage performance adaptation. The transformation of the good doctor into the fiend Hyde was a acting opportunity much exploited by the actors of the time, sometimes sending the more sensitive members of the audience (plants possibly) in to swoons and hurried retreats from the theater. In the novel Stevenson often (at least twice) goes into thematic episodes in which he does nothing but describe the surrealistic settings and actions. It was tangent already 'iffy' in a Victorian novel and would not at all 'fly' in a modern novel today.
There are many debates about which character killed themselves, Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde and it is a matter of your opinion and how you perceive the book, but if you go of the bare facts, you should know that Dr Jekyll has a certain degree of control over Mr Hyde's actions, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to turn back, and it was Mr Hyde's voice that responds when Mr Utterson and Poole threaten to break down the door. So yes it was Mr Hyde who killed himself, however I believe that it was Dr Jekyll that took control of Mr Hyde's actions in order to force him to kill himself. I think this because Mr Hyde would have committed suicide already to kill Dr Jekyll if he did not love life. You could also say it was completely Mr Hyde's choice to kill himself, as his terror of being caught and hung at the gallows for murder could have got the best of him.
Any where there is sufficient lighting and few distractions. I read it in Class Room t561 during the last half of my final exam on Statistical Thermodynamics.
Dr. Jekyll becomes more impulsive and indulgent in his new life as Mr. Hyde, engaging in reckless and immoral behavior. This dual life lasts for a period of time before the consequences of his actions catch up with him and he is unable to control the transformations.
The last chapter is chapter 9 with then the Epilogue.
The last chapter in the bible is from the book of Revelations chapter 22verse 21.
Takarai..