Beauty and the Beast

a Time are the beginning words used to signify a fairytale, while a traditional musical begins with an opening number. Beauty and the Beast is such a Disney fairytale, complete with the opening lines of a fairytale, musical numbers, dances, and a happy ending for the romantic couple. The musical follows Belle, a young French maiden, as she winds up in the castle of a cursed Beast, where the two find true love and break the curse. Of course, the show is complex in its unfolding story and…

Compare/Contrast between Beauty and the Beast and Tale of Tulisa Tale of Tulisa and Beauty and the Beast both feature a love story between a human and a non-human figure. There are many similarities and differences between each story. Motifs of unrequited love filter throughout both works, highlighting on the struggles between central characters. The central characters within the stories include: Belle, Tulisa, King of Serpent, Beast, Nur-Singh, and Maurice. Tale of Tulisa, is a mythological…

ever seen. Yeva was the beauty of the three. The youngest, her nickname Beauty stuck with her from birth until Yeva was given as her official name. Her father favorite, the one thing she wants more than life is to be a hunter, and not a house wife. Yeva was not like the other girls. Where the other girls who hang out with the baronesses, wanted to talk…

Disney’s 1991 film edition of Beauty and the Beast both convey the message of how one must sacrifice something to show their true love towards another, however Disney’s version of the story sends the message more effectively. In Beaumont’s version of the story, when Beauty’s father, the merchant leaves the village, Beauty requests for a rose upon his arrival to the village. After Beauty discovers her father is imprisoned in the Beast’s castle, she sacrifices her future so the Beast will release…

the importance of the beauty within someone; however, the Beast is not a correct representation of beauty. He emotionally manipulative, with all his conditions and rules, yet he is presented as a good person. Beauty is so selfless that she will put everyone’s needs before her own. However, in current society women are encouraged to act more independent in relationships. One particularly jarring moment is when the Beast completely manipulates Beauty in telling her “poor Beast will die” if she…

When Beauty takes notice of the Beast upon her first encounter with him, she observes that he has “an odd air of self-imposed restraint” (64) surrounding him. The words “odd” and “self-imposed restraint” have negative connotations associated with them, causing the audience to develop apprehension towards the Beast. The development of these feelings reflects onto the Beast as he uses “restraint” in efforts to be viewed as more humane. Later in the story, Beauty acknowledges that the Beast “bought…

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s version of “Beauty and the Beast”…

western culture to go through an unrealistic situation like Kyle did and the possibility of the youth turning into a beast is more than unlikely. So how are they meant to learn to love themselves and appreciate inner beauty? It also frustrates me that Kyle's character comes out perfectly clean and beautiful in the end with no scars or tattoos to be found on his body after turning from the beast.…

This incredible animated movie Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It takes place in the 18th century where an arrogant young prince (Robby Benson) and his castle's servants fall under the spell of a wicked enchantress, who turns him into the hideous Beast until he learns to love and be loved in return. The spirited, headstrong village girl Belle (Paige O'Hara) enters the…

MANY DIFF VERSIONS, ETC. Carter breaks new ground regarding adaptations of Beaumont’s version of The Beauty and the Beast. In her tale The Tiger’s Bride, Carter reworks the story, featuring evidently more androgynous and animalistic characters and a more somber, wintery setting. In the end, however, she flips both the traditional tale and the genre she is writing in on their heads, resulting in a story which depicts a strong, intelligent, and liberated heroine-narrator by contrasting Beauty’s…