The play Midsummer’s Night Dream is no exception. There are several secretive characters that change mortals’ fates. The 3 main characters that symbolizes godly beings that change the mortal’s fate: Titania the Queen of the fairies, Oberon the King of the fairies, and mischievous Puck. Shakespeare enjoys using characters that are supernatural, for example in Macbeth, he chose the 3 witches to act our as ‘fate’ while in Midsummer’s Night Dream, there are the fairies. They are both imaginary figures which might be the reason why they are given the power to modify human’s fate and lifestyle.
In the critique Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior, Elisabeth Panttaja critiques a version of a Cinderella story, Ashputtle, by Jakob and Wilelm Grimm. Panttaja goes in depth about hidden details of Ashputtle and how Ashputtle is not actually motherless, and the real mother is behind all the magic. Even though Panttaja states that Ashputtle’s real mother is violent and evil, she is actually a sweet, godmother like person. Panttaja argues that even though Ashputtle does not have a real living mother, the hazel branch, given to her by her father that she planted at her mother’s grave, which grows into a tree, acts as her mother by taking care of Ashputtle (Panttaja 659). The tree grants Ashputtle’s every wish; from her clothes to helping out with chores.
Cinderella ends up getting the prize (marriage to the prince) based on looks alone. Most fairy tales follow this general concept: pretty girls who don’t do much get the prize in the end. Lieberman also argues that for boys, it is the bold and active ones that win whatever prize is available, which follows the ideas of traditional gender roles. Lieberman makes a strong point throughout her essay that, “Marriage is the fulcrum and major event of nearly every fairy tale” (325). What Lieberman is trying to stress is that fairy tales always have an emphasis
Oberon, king of fairies, tries to convince his wife, Titania, to give up the Indian boy she promised to take care of so he can use him as a knight. Titania refused and it made Oberon furious so he decides to hire Puck, who has magic powers, to put magic flower juice on her eyes. This magic flower juice, would make her fall madly in love with the first person she opened her eyes and saw and have an overwhelming desire to be with them. This ended up not turning out in his favor and she ended up falling in love with Bottom, a man who is stuck on himself and plays an ass. When this happened he had to try the magic juice again so she would be in love with him rather than an ass.
Friar Lawrence: Unnoticed Importance In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, many secondary characters play an essential role in the play. Friar Lawrence is one of the most important secondary characters in the play. He marries Romeo and Juliet, helps Romeo and Juliet grow in their love for one another, and eventually helps end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. He helps the characters in the play grow in a way they would not have on their own. Friar Lawrence affects the action of Romeo and Juliet by marrying Romeo and Juliet, helping Romeo escape Verona safely, and helping them reunite by giving Juliet a sleeping potion to fake her death.
EN101 Prof. M. Dolan Melissa Perdomo October 20th, 2010 “The Algonquin Cinderella” Native American Myth Traditions It is said that there is a moral to a myth story. The evil one always has the first laugh and the good one has the last laugh or the good guy finishes last. “The Algonquin Cinderella”, a Native American Myth shows us the true story of “Cinderella”. The inner beauty in someone is far more important than just appearances. Oochigeaskw succeeded in marrying the “invisible boy”.
“The Pumpkin Eater” By Alexi Kondylas The short story "The Pumpkin Eater" by Isabelle Carmody is a coming-of-age rite of passage and an allegory. Events in the narrative show quest conventions that are common throughout history. Like with; traditional gender roles are restrictive, beauty can cause unhappiness for women, and that love and marriage trap women. The quest short narrative have conventions that assist the exploration of ideas with the quest - the journey and prize. At the beginning of the story, the protagonist (princess) thought that having true happiness meant finding a man/prince to sweep her off of her feet/ to instantly fall in love , and take her away from her castle/home.
Fairy Tale Stereotypes in Anne Sexton’s “Cinderella”: Raggedly Ever After Anne Sexton’s parody on the age-old fairy tale “Cinderella” provides insight into the stereotypical characteristics that are ingrained into the minds of millions of children, characteristics that govern the perception and definition of both men and women. These fairy tales distort the way in which young children view the world, encouraging them to fit their lives into these storybook candy coatings. Girls make every painstaking effort to become either the dainty princesses longing for when their chivalrous princes will come or the obedient maids taking care of the household because these are the heroines’ roles just prior to reaching eternal happiness. In contrast, boys strive to become the “knights in shiny armor” who undertake a daunting quest to save the kingdom or the heroic gentlemen destined to be the kings of vast and wealthy realms. Sexton targets this concept of inequality--especially in the enormous gulf between female and male roles--to illustrate how fairy tales are far from “happily ever after.” In the introductory section of “Cinderella,” Sexton derisively conveys formulaic examples of “once upon a time” fairy-tale success stories.
The characters in ‘The eve of St. Agnes’ are typical of those in many classic fictitious romantic stories of the period. Using Vladimir Propp’s character theory we are able distinguish certain fairy tale characters: the princess (who marries the hero, often sought for during the narrative is much sought after during the narrative) is Madaline; the hero or victim (who reacts to the donor and weds the princess) is Porphyro; the donor (who prepares the hero or gives the hero a magical object) and the (magical) helper (who assists the hero in his quest) are both the Beadsman and Angela. There is also a possible villain (who attempts but fails to overcome the hero) which could either be Madaline’s drunken family or perhaps the giant hound they must face at the end of the poem. Overall, it is clear that Keats has been influenced by the typical pattern of a story, and each characters role fits perfectly with Propp’s theory. Although he is the hero of the piece, Prophyros character is deeply flawed, at least in the eyes of the church.
He was an honest, sensible young man, until he fell upon the witches’ spell and was victimized by his wife’s evilness. Macbeth was under the spell of three witches who claimed that he would be appointed as king after the death of the present king, Duncan. The witches chanted, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! / All hail, Macbeth!