How does the conflict in this passage help develop the plot?
He had in his hand a heavy cane, with which he was
trifling; but he answered never a word, and seemed to
listen with an ill-contained impatience. And then all of a
sudden he broke out in a great flame of anger, stamping
with his foot, brandishing the cane, and carrying on (as
the maid described it) like a madman. The old gentleman
took a step back, with the air of one very much surprised
and a trifle hurt; and at that Mr. Hyde broke out of all
bounds and clubbed him to the earth.
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
O Carew's murder compels Dr. Jekyll to immediately
explain why Mr. Hyde is his heir.
O Carew's murder gives Mr. Utterson the opportunity
to search Mr. Hyde's house and learn more about
him.
O Carew's murder convinces Mr. Utterson to end his
friendship with Mr. Hyde.
* Carew's murder causes Mr. Hyde to turn himself in
to the police and reveal that he was blackmailing
Dr. Jekyll.