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Jekyll kills a close friend of his named Sir Danvers Crew while in in the form of Mr. Hyde. This is the first sign that Dr. Jekyll was losing control of his own evil creation and that Mr. Hyde was starting to consume him. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are two complete opposites when you think about it. Dr. Jekyll is a well respected doctor and philanthropist who is known for being kind and helpful. He is the definition of good. Then there is Mr. Hyde who is a repulsive, cruel, awful man who hurts people. He is evil in all forms. Dr. Jekyll is this polished man on the outside but on the inside he’s feeling all of these dark compulsions to hurt people. He doesn’t want to admit to himself that he anything other than a “good” person. "It's not me (Jekyll) who did those things, because they are not the kind of things I (Jekyll) do." No, it was someone else; in short, Hyde. Ergo, I (Jekyll) am innocent.”