After watching an episode about Alfred Hitchcock’s version of Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, it is clear that Hitchcock has chosen to slightly alter the portrayal of the characters from Roald Dahl’s short story. Watching the episode changed the way I perceive the characters a bit. However, the portrayal is also similar. For example Mary is still very kind hearted and docile in the beginning of the story. Mary also seems nonchalant mostly after she kills Patrick. These are traits that Mary also possesses in the short story. Even though there are similarities in the episode and the short story, there are differences as well. Patrick is more of cold and commanding. In the episode, he commands Mary to sit down and ignores her mostly. Mary
