Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Upon the reading of this letter, I made sure my colleague was insane; but till that was proved beyond the possibility of doubt, I felt bound to do as he requested.

The speaker is struggling with what to believe and what he is obligated to do: he suspects his colleague is insane but still feels bound to follow the request until that is proven. This is an inner conflict, or character vs. self. Character vs. another person, nature, or society would involve an outside opposing force.

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