Royal Christening Research Paper

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Imagine one day you are the happiest woman on Earth. The warm sun is always shining. You have a lover. You guys do everything together. From watching sunsets to picking flowers in the garden. You guys are in love. Then one day, your lover, in cold bold and malice and jealousy, takes your most prized possession, takes it and sells it to a swap meet agent. Well, that’s pretty much the case with Maleficent. She was in love and her lover stole her beautiful wings away from her. Stefan sold the wings to become King and never said goodbye to Maleficent. Maleficent only cursed his child because he needed to repent of his crimes. Maleficent is actually the kindest person of all. She should be freed of any and all charges brought against her because she is too kind to purposely and infinitely curse an innocent child.
The King and his ‘Fair Queen’ were not fair at all with Maleficent. In medieval times, a function like the royal Christening is not private or exclusive to a specific group of society; it is one of the biggest social events of the year. By not inviting Maleficent to their Christening, they made Maleficent their sworn enemy. At first, Maleficent tried to understand the situation with the people at the Christening. But, Merriweather said that Maleficent was “Unwanted at the Christening” then
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When Maleficent cursed Baby Aurora, she permitted an escape, not a big one, but, an escape. She said that only true love’s first kiss can break the spell. And it does. In the film, after Aurora has pricked her finger on the spindle and gone into a “death-like sleep,” Maleficent gives Aurora a kiss, the first one ever, and she awakes from her sleep. All of the other fairies tried smothering her with kisses. one’s from themselves, her father, her supposed lover; however, nothing works. Maleficent’s kiss was the only kiss that worked on Aurora. This occurrence just goes to show how deep their love truly

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