Fairy tales

Aurora’s coronation has begun, and Knotgrass, Flittle, and Thistlewit proceed to bestow magical gifts on the newly crowned princess Aurora. Suddenly, a dark green, enchanted mist appears sweeping and devouring any civilian in its path. Striking out the green shadow, maleficent makes a grand entrance, and advances to give Aurora a magical gift as well. As Maleficent begins reciting her spell, she glances over at King Stephan with disgust and hatred. This provokes Maleficent to take away…

In the third stanza, we see that the girlchild is growing up. Not only has she been told how to look her whole life now it is being voiced how to behave. The speaker does not express who is giving her this guidance, so we can only assume it is either he family, classmates or other adults, maybe even strangers. “She was advised to play coy, / exhorted to come on hearty, / exercise, diet, smile and wheedle” (line 12, 12 and 14). In other terms, it is interpreted as, to be shy, maybe she tries to…

Cinderella Fairytales are things that help children sleep at night and implore them to dream. The overall effect that these stories have on children is the same yet there is a stark contrast between the fairytales that are told to small children in the west and the ones that fill the hearts of children in the east. Many western stories have overarching themes of magic, wonder, and always following your heart; whereas eastern stories exhibit themes that have been implemented in their countries…

Cinderella stood facing Fairy Godmother, the woman whom she’d trusted for a long time – the one who saved her over and over from a life lived with many upsets. But, why now was this loving woman sending her into the forest to develop her sexual skills? Cinderella had none and didn’t want them. Fairy Godmother said that she must be sexually experienced before going before the Prince. Fairy Godmother also whispered, “You must have a voracious appetite for pleasing the Prince. You will own him, and…

can in old photographs. Revisiting old favorites jogs memories that probably never eves made it into an elementary school English assignment. Early in life I was brought up on an abundance of Scooby Doo tapes and DVDs. While I did get my dose of fairy tales like most other children in my classes, whenever I had the choice, I leaned toward the adventures of the five mystery-solving friends. From these stories I…

While starting to read the novel Spelled I enjoyed all the references to other fairy tales, like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Princess and the Frog. Betsy Schow, the author, added quotes and symbols that relate to the story that the book is based off of, The Wizard of Oz. After Dorthea, the princess of Emerald, and her servant Rexi escaped the “vacuum”, Dorthea said, “Dear Grimm, we’re not in Emerald anymore” which refers to, “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Schow also changed…

Disney Vs the Ancient Myth: Hercules To keep the Disney movie Hercules fit for a younger audience, the entertaining movie has great departures from the myth. There are several instances of changes, throughout the movie, to make the story more family friendly. Some of these differences are Hercules parents, his major godly nemesis and his 12 labours were tamed down extensively for the Disney movie. The essence of the Hercules myth is still present in the Disney movie, but many of the details…

In both “The Princess Paradox” by James Poniewozik and “Cinderella and Princess Culture” by Peggy Orenstein, the princess culture is agreed upon; however, the authors vary their opinions of how the fairytail dream of pink dresses and sparkly crowns came to be. Poniewozik opens up his article by addressing the “kick-ass culture,” while Orenstein focuses on how princesses have diminished the feeling of confidence and independence that young girls should experience. While some may believe that…

Europe’s amazing castle hotels provide guests with a glimpse back into the days when royalty ruled. Five of Europe’s best castle hotels for the holidays There is certainly something special about visiting a castle. It inspires us to dream of knighthood or perhaps someone like King Arthur during a period when kings and queens ruled over their kingdoms. Dreams can still come true the instant you visit or stay in some of Europe's greatest castles. The following are five castles in Europe that…

many writers like to use fairy tales to influence their plot structure, which ties into earlier in book when he describes how all literature comes from previous works. “Hansel and Gretel” is a very popular fairy tale that almost everyone in the world can appeal to. Many writers incorporate the story line of “Hansel and Gretel” into their works. When writers incorporate fairy tales into their own works of literature, irony is formed. Incorporating elements of fairy tales into literature gives the…