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League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Mary Reilly, and Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde Robert Louis Stevensons short novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has spawned many retellings of Dr. Jekylls tale, as well as variations on the theme. The Jekyll and Hyde conceit is one that lends itself to many different forms of literature, such as motion pictures and sequential art. Sometimes liberties are taken in reinterpretations of Mr. Hyde from the original text. This can be distinguished in two recent works, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a comic book miniseries by Alan Moore and Kevin ONeill, and Mary Reilly, a film by Stephen Frears. The appearance†¦show more content†¦In fact, as the movie progresses, Jekyll becomes hairier, due to his going about unshaven, but Hyde remains smooth-faced; and he has smooth, well manicured hands, a contradiction to the original book. The only character that looks like a stereotypical Hyde in the movie is Marys father, which goes to one of the themes the movie has; that of women in abusive relationships due to childhood experiences. The stature of Jekyll and Hyde in Stevensons original tale were two different things. Hyde was a dwarfish man, as described by Utterson (41) and other people. This was highlighted on several occasions where Hyde was wearing Jekylls clothing. Lanyon described Hyde as wearing clothes... [that] were enormously too large for him in every measurement (72), and when Hyde is found dead in Dr. Jekylls cabinet, [h]e was dressed in clothes far too large for him, clothes of the doctors bigness (66). Mary Reilly maintained this size disparity in some fashion. Since the parts of Jekyll and Hyde were both portrayed byShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesEthical Choice Can You Learn from Failure? 24 glOBalization! Does National Culture Affect Organizational Practices? 30 Point/Counterpoint Lost in Translation? 31 Questions for Review 32 Experiential Exercise Workforce Diversity 32 Ethical Dilemma Jekyll and Hyde 33 Case Incident 1 â€Å"Lessons for ‘Undercover’ Bosses† 34 Case Incident 2 Era of the Disposable Worker? 35 vii viii CONTENTS 2 2 The Individual Diversity in Organizations 39 Diversity 40 Demographic Characteristics of the