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The famous fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast originated from the French story, La Belle et la Bete, written by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve in 1740. In 1756, Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, a French novelist, shortened the fairy tale and revised it to be appropriate for children. Gabrielle-Suzanne's original version of Beauty and the Beast was over 300 pages and included the history of the characters, several dream sequences, and complex subplots, which Jeanne-Marie removed. Despite the revisions, Jeanne-Marie kept the plot intact by emphasizing the theme of honorable people deserve love, through the use of ethos, pathos, and logos (Forgotten Books vii). Gabrielle-Suzanne's La Belle et la Bete and Jeanne-Marie's Beauty and the …show more content…
In an unsuccessful effort to recover a portion of their estates, the father travels to the town where his ship arrived. On his way home, he seeks shelter at a castle in the woods, where the host is generous but remains hidden. The father plucks a rose from the garden of his unknown host and is confronted by the Beast. The Beast exclaims, "You are ungrateful, I have saved your life by receiving you into my castle, and in return, you steal my roses, which I value beyond anything in the universe; but you shall die for it" (Le Prince de Beaumont 5). The Beast grants the father the option to bring a daughter who is willing to take his place in the castle. His youngest daughter, Beauty, volunteers. Beauty remains in the castle and soon learns to distinguish between the outward ugliness of the beast and his inward kindness, virtue, and love. Once Beauty agrees to marry him, the Beast transforms into a handsome prince. The author weaves the theme of love into the story of Beauty and the Beast. Jeanne-Marie describes throughout Beauty and the Beast, how honorable people deserve love. The townspeople described Beauty as a kind, loving soul, who is not loved for her outward beauty, but for her gentleness and compassionate heart. Her inward beauty allows her to look …show more content…
Jeanne-Marie uses ethos to establish that Beauty is an admirable person. It is also used to set the negative tone for other characters. Jeanne-Marie demonstrates how different the two eldest sisters are from Beauty through their jealousy and mean-spiritedness. Jeanne-Marie uses ethos throughout the book to give the readers evidence that the sisters are unlikable while demonstrating Beauty's appeal. When Beauty volunteers to replace her father in the Beast's castle, the sisters "were delighted at it, for her virtue and amiable qualities made them envious and jealous" (Le Prince de Beaumont 6). Jeanne-Marie reveals the sister's evil qualities and makes them unappealing to the audience. The contrast between the sisters and Beauty adds to Beauty's credibility of being worthy of love. Jeanne-Marie uses a subtle form of ethos to show that Beauty deserves love because she is an honorable

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