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.
The first one occurs when the confusion that happens between the lovers. The second type is Romance which included nearly all the characters except Puck (who had no partner) and the third type is satire comedy and an example of this is a play within a play which can be said to be a satire of a bad play. Puck is a fairy as well as Oberon’s attendant; he was ordered many tasks to carry out throughout the play. The mischievous and witty sprite sets many of the play’s events with his magic. , this was both deliberate pranks and accidental mistakes.
BRIAR ROSE-JANE YOLEN Yolen has created an ingenious story of great significance in Briar Rose. Aside from the novel itself being a fictional text, the book stresses the intrinsic importance of fairy tales to the responder. The resilience and power of these tales are emphasised as is the significance of true stories form the past. It is through the examination of the allegorical story told by Gemma and the characterisation used by Yolen that the concept of the hero and heroine is explored. Yolen has enabled her readers to understand the value of the past for the present and to witness both the true horrors as well as the acts of courage in her novel Briar Rose.
At the same time, the use of fairytales in a writer’s own work creates a uniqueness which appeals to many readers Why do writers often choose fairytales to barrow from instead of other literature like Shakespeare or Homer? “What readers know varies so much more than it once did. So what can the writer use for parallels, analogies, plot structures, references that most of his readers will know?”(Foster 59). “While we may not know quite what to think about Hamlet’s treatment of Ophelia or the fate of Laeters, we’re pretty darned sure what we think about the evil Rumpelstiltskin” (Foster 59). * Fairy tales are often alluded to in literature by writers because for on e, fairytales are easier to understand then the works of Shakespeare and Homer.
It is very easy for one to see when the Halloween season arrives, on the number of pumpkins that supermarkets have for sale, spider webs, skeletons, scary carved pumpkins, ghostly figures, bats and black cats are all part of the spooky decorations that go along with the Halloween theme. The decorations of Halloween are designed with the intention to scare people. However, the decorations of Christmas such as ornaments, lights, poinsettias, presents, Christmas trees, reindeers and sleighs are those who bring a sense of joy, happiness and peace to oneself. Similar with decorations, the 31st of October and 25th of December both have their signature colors that one can identify the celebration with. The colors that pop out during Halloween are orange and black.
These supposed bedtime stories do not just exist to put children to sleep and at ease. Instead, as Bettelheim suggests, fairy tales also lend themselves to a dark, yet important narrative. Using Bettelheim’s discussion of a fairy tale, this essay will compare and contrast the ways that the horror film Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992) and the Disney film Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, 1991) though different in appearance, are fairy tales based on their endings, their tone of optimism amidst terror, their ability to render “truthful” pictures of life, and their presentation of a common universal problem. As Bettelheim writes, “An even more significant difference between these two kinds of story is the ending, which in myths is nearly always tragic. For this reason, some of the best known stories found in collections of fairy tales don’t really belong in this category” (Bettelheim 37).
Nora’s husband Torvald is for the most part a husband most would be proud of, a hard worker; he cares for his family and provides a wonderful home and finer things. As we begin to see the relationship he has with Nora and she has been his “doll” in their marriage and she allows him treat her this way, Egan states, “ the fact that Helmer helped to make Nora a doll, Nora helped make Helmer a prig” (117-118). The treatment and reactions of these two are symbolic and he seems to be master over her. He makes her his “doll” but she as well, has a part in playing right along with him and
All of this adds to the humor of the play. The prank played on the father is also a very humorous element of the story. As Roy twitches the string which holds a large number of tins and cans secretly placed under the car, the father is frightened and deceived into believing that the engine has fallen out. The contrast between the reality and the illusion of the father gives a humorous impression to the reader. The chaos and pandemonium depicted enhances such an impression.
The one and only Arundhati Roy-the world acclaimed author of The God of Small Things. She was there. She was there for good and praises poured on her. Her presence sweetened the sweet production, as well as heightened emotions. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, written sometime in the mid-1590s.
Love is a Many Splendored Thing: Magic and the Imbalance of Love in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream In William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the theme of love’s difficulty is prominent and is explored through the motif of love being out of balance. The fairies’ magic reinforces this motif. A Midsummer Night’s Dream employs a use of magic, dreams, and imagination in a valuable, as well as, wicked manner. In this essay, an exploration of the way magic affects the inharmonious love affairs of four young Athenians will occur. In doing so, the function of the magical world will be identified, and by the finality of this essay the representations of magic and its construction of out-of-balance love will be understood.