Beauty and the Beast (traditional fairy tale)
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Beauty and the Beast is a classic European fairy tale about a young woman who learns to love a cursed prince in beastly form, emphasizing inner beauty, redemption, and the transformative power of love.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Belle et la Bête | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
European folk narrative
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fairy tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ romantic tale ⓘ |
| ending | Beauty marries the prince who was formerly the Beast ⓘ |
| hasAarneThompsonUtherType | ATU 425C ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Beauty
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Beauty's father ⓘ Beauty's jealous sisters ⓘ an enchantress ⓘ the Beast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Beauty is a virtuous young woman
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Beauty's father is a merchant ⓘ the Beast is a cursed prince ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
Beauty is kind
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Beauty is self‑sacrificing ⓘ the Beast is inwardly gentle ⓘ the Beast is outwardly frightening ⓘ |
| hasEarliestKnownLiteraryVersion | La Belle et la Bête by Gabrielle‑Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
fantasy
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romance ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| hasLaterPopularVersion | La Belle et la Bête by Jeanne‑Marie Leprince de Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
judging by appearances is wrong
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true beauty lies within ⓘ virtue and love can break curses ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
cursed prince
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enchanted castle ⓘ magic rose ⓘ test of love and loyalty ⓘ transforming beast‑husband ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Beauty
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the Beast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | a remote castle ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
appearances versus reality
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inner beauty ⓘ marriage as reward ⓘ moral education ⓘ redemption ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ transformative power of love ⓘ virtue rewarded ⓘ |
| isAdaptedInto |
Beauty and the Beast (1991 Disney animated film)
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Beauty and the Beast (2017 Disney live‑action film) NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous film adaptations ⓘ numerous stage adaptations ⓘ numerous television adaptations ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Animal Bridegroom tales
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Cupid and Psyche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Beauty declares her love for the Beast
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Beauty has a dream or vision that the Beast is dying ⓘ Beauty initially refuses the Beast's proposals ⓘ Beauty is treated kindly and lives in luxury at the castle ⓘ Beauty returns home to visit her family ⓘ Beauty returns to the castle and finds the Beast near death ⓘ Beauty volunteers to go to the Beast's castle ⓘ Beauty's sisters try to delay her return to the Beast ⓘ a merchant plucks a rose from the Beast's garden ⓘ the Beast demands the merchant's life or that one of his daughters come in his place ⓘ the Beast is transformed back into a prince ⓘ the Beast repeatedly asks Beauty to marry him ⓘ the enchantment is broken by Beauty's love ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A merchant's daughter offers herself to live with a Beast in place of her father and gradually learns to love him despite his appearance. ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
La Belle et la Bête