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Nevertheless, theses fluid changes to the perception of women is one aspect that I consider in my analysis, and they add on to the overall theme of the story. For instance, Maria Tatar argued in her book Classic Fairy Tales that “…the story of Briar Rose has been thought to map a female sexual maturation, with the touching of the spindle representing the onset of puberty, a kind of sexual awakening that leads to passive, introspective period of latency” (236). While…

the Charles Perrault and the Grimm’s versions things are more tragic and in a way more realistic. In the original version, the fairy was the one to put the castle to sleep, they didn’t just fall asleep like in the other versions> one reason for this could be because the moral of the original is about love but not so much the love of the prince but the love of the fairy> she was the one to save the princess and also was the one who put everyone she loves asleep so they could be with the…

Folklore is almost like a game, every time someone tells a legend, myth or fairytale they alter it just enough to make it seem just a little more impressive. Legends, myths, and fairy tales are part of folklore used by cultures to pass down knowledge, but they gets changed over time turning them into the stories we know today. Legends are based on history, told over and over again, myths are based on religion and are often used to explain natural phenomenon, and fairytales contain magic, are…

all the food and Lady Etaine for the wonderful surprise of our dragon cake and their generosity of all the delicious foods." Sera Eloren would later add to her welcome speech. As the theme of the Ball was ‘Fantasy’ there were many costumes from Fairies, Princesses, Robin Hood, Pied Piper, Maid Marion and more. Howbeit, only two costumes would win the prize for best male and female costume. Sera Eloren and Mistress Josie spent the evening getting a glimpse at all the costumes and came down to…

magical characters including Fairy God Mother. And let us not forget about the beautiful glass slippers. I was curious about the movie reviews as I am considering a purchase of the DVD. By reviewing these articles, I learned that the outcome of the review is dependent on the audience the reviewer is trying to appeal to. Cinderella as directed by Kenneth Branagh which starred Lily James as Cinderella, Cate Blanchett as her wicked stepmother, and Helena Bonham Carter as her fairy godmother stuck…

Ruthie Kincaid Into the woods Into the Woods is a musical Broadway production that balances various well known fairy tales with an original story of a childless baker and his wife that wishes to have a child soon, Cinderella, Jake in the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel. They all wish for something but what they don’t understand is that some wishes might not really be what they want in the long run. With this production everyone wishes for something; for example, the baker and his…

few episodes for the holidays it is clearly a great movie. Plus, even some of the characters from Shrek have their own mini series. Like Puss in boots. He has his own movie and TV series. Shrek really is a funny movie, they make fun of fairy tales and live in the fairy tale universe. The characters really resemble their voice actors. If you compare Fiona and Cameron Diaz they almost look Indistinguishable except Fiona is a red head. And Mike Myers looks like Shrek in Shrek 2 When Shrek becomes…

For instance, in “Little Red Riding Hood,” The main character who is a country girl talks with the wolf, then the wolf talks back to the other characters in the story. Animals are given human like behavior to present this fairy tale as a way to reach youth. Children are more susceptible to read stories with different type of characters. The same logic was used into the making of “Hoodwinked.” Many of the characters like the wolf, Nicky Flippers, Chief Ted Grizzly and Boingo…

well-known villain to one of Disney's classics, “Sleeping Beauty”, has her own untold story composed into a unbelievable master piece. We are introduced to this familiar fairy tale in a new perspective. The tale begins in a peaceful forest realm called the Moors, where enchanted beings roam. One of these beings was a kind, young fairy named Maleficent, who cares for all life in the realm. One day, a young human boy named Stefan enters the mystical realm. He was avaricious and steals something…

Snow White, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s protagonist, is situated in a society that is dominated by vanity in the fairy tale “Snow White”. Regardless of her attempts to escape the influences that society poses on women and girls of all ages, she remains fixated on beauty as well. As a result, Snow White is unconsciously conditioned to believe that luxurious or pretty items are worth sacrificing one’s life for in the tale. Appearance, and more importantly the extent to which beauty can supplement…