The prince did not dance with anyone else all night and would always say “she is my partner” (Grimm 630). The mother through the doves gives her special clothes that are more beautiful than anyone else’s. Panttaja states that he is under a charm and it is pure magic in the work, not true love. That in itself is evil because it is manipulating the prince and everyone else around. Another example of the
Lieberman’s point is that fairy tales make beauty the basis for which reward is given, not intelligence, work ethic, or anything else a radical feminist would see as an asset. Lieberman also stresses that in popular fairy tales, beauty is associated with being kind and well-tempered whereas ugliness is associated with being ill-tempered and often jealous. This can be easily shown in one of the most popular fairy tales of all—Cinderella. In this, Lieberman argues, Cinderella is oppressed by her cruel, ugly stepsisters and stepmother who force the kind, beautiful girl to do all the chores in the house. Cinderella ends up getting the prize (marriage to the prince) based on looks alone.
Every villain has a reason to why they become wicked in the first place. The Evil Queen makes many appearances in different stories for example the show Once Upon a Time or basically anything Disney related. The Evil Queen wasn’t always as bitter as she is commonly known for. It’s impossible for someone to just be born angry and bitter, something had to cause it. In the Disney book, My side of the Story: Snow White/Evil Queen, The Queen marries someone whom she does not love at all just for the title of becoming the Queen of all the land.
Grimm vs. Disney Fairy tales are typically those stories that people read to children that introduce fairies, mermaids, or enchantments of some sort and have the usual “they lived happily ever after, The End” at the completion of the tale. The original Cinderella, written by the Grimm Brothers, was a fairy tale that portrayed the usual types of magical events but in a darker way. Unlike the Grimm version of Cinderella, the style of Cinderella done by Disney, keeps the fairy tale sweet and sincere or in other words, rated G. “The Grimm Brother’s included a greater standardization of language, the elimination of sexually oriented elements, the addition of Christian elements, a consistent tendency to change mothers into stepmothers, and in some cases an intensification of violent content” (Osmiere 4). The Grimm’s style of writing tells more of a dark, gloomy type story within the scenes of the tale, whereas Disney presents everything in a “sugar coated” way. The Grimm Brother’s were none less but accidental entertainers who were often cruel in their fairy tale writings.
While the plot markers are indeed a Cinderella story, this version contains a girl’s journey that resembles Sleeping Beauty’s. The parallels between Cinderella and Ella Enchanted are easy to point out. They are crude surface likenesses, the generic characteristics one always attributes to Cinderella. A cruel stepmother and two nasty stepsisters replace Ella’s mother. They treat her very poorly, having her serve as a scullery maid.
The paper bag princess chose the opposite way with most of classic fairy tale such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs. The book breaks the stereotypical idea of princess fairy tales. At the start of 'The Paper Bag Princess', Elizabeth appears to be a common fairy tale princess. She lives in a castle, wears expensive and beautiful princess dresses and is going to marry a charming prince named Ronald. However, everything changes when a dragon arrives and smashes Elizabeth's castle, burns everything the princess owns, including her clothes, and takes Prince Ronald.
She is a princess by day, and an ogre by night. She was hidden away in the tower by her father to prevent others from knowing about her condition. We later learn that her father, who in reality is a frog, made a deal with the mother of Prince Charming. Fiona was to be rescued by the prince, and then the kiss of true love would solidify her condition as a princess. Of course, there is a little twist of plot, and Shrek ends up being the rescuer.
There is a tale that has been retold time and time again about a beautiful girl with golden locks to the ground. The original story, from 1634, is an Italian fairytale, by Giambattista Basile, called “Petrosinella” that portrays the effects of greed and stealing. In Disney’s 2010 film, Tangled, the story is quite the opposite. The roles of some characters are switched up, putting a different take on the entire story. More so than the other two major alterations to the story, the reason the girl is taken ultimately changes the morals between the stories.
I would have to agree with Eliot's view on love. I believe this way because there is no man nor woman that is perfect. I feel that through out this poem he states how a lot of people feel about love. In most of the Disney movies the girl is portrayed as a damsel in distress or helpless. In the 20th century the woman's role has changed.
Character Analysis Oberon The King of the Fairies, Oberon's personality has two sides. On the one hand, he ensures that the proper lovers end up together by the end of the play. He sympathizes with the sorely abused Helena and causes Demetrius to fall madly in love with her. As a benevolent ruler of the spirit world, he also brings blessing of peace and health to the future families of the newlyweds. But his personality is not all kindness; Oberon shows a more malicious side in his dealings with Titania.