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    taken by a witch and locked in a tower. “Rapunzel” is a story collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers’ Grimm, about a young girl locked in a tower. Although they seem quite similar, there are quite a few differences between the movie Tangled and the Brothers’ Grimm “Rapunzel”. One difference occurs at the beginning and how the evil witch gains possession of Rapunzel. In the Brothers’ Grimm story, the witch agrees to let the man give the rampion from her garden to his wife as long as

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    Everything from music, to movies, and fairytales has been influenced by society. More specifically, society has influenced the Grimm Brothers fairy tales. The Grimm Brothers fairy tales would be considered dark and gruesome by today’s standards. Parents would not allow their own children near the stories, which caused society to give the tales a more PG feeling. The tales changed and became what we know them as today. Disney has played a major role in creating the innocent versions that today’s early

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    Brothers, Jacob Carl Grimm and Wilhelm Carl Grimm are known world wide as “The Grimm Brothers”. These authors are famous for their work in the history and structure of the German language and its relationship to other languages as well as, German folklore, tales and literature. Through their lifelong research into the German language they created their own Dictionary called, “Grimm Law.” The Brothers also, published more than two-hundred and ten German folk tales that they created from the stories

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    From 1812 to 1857, the Grimm Brothers collected and shared stories that continue to be told to this day. Middle class women that were recognized for their storytelling abilities would visit the Grimm brothers, who would then transcribe the women's stories (Thury, Eva M., and Margaret Klopfle Devinney 578) that were then edited and published. The different stories the brothers collected ranged from fairy tales, horror stories, tall tales and comical accounts (578). Foreign rule created a strong desire

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    The Grimm Brothers are well known around the world for the fairy tales they shared to the world. The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the 19th century. They were among the best-known storytellers of folk tales and the popularized stories such as "Cinderella", "The Frog Prince", "Hansel and Gretel", "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin", and "Snow

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    When it comes to picking authors, who interest me in the field of fairytales I would have to choose Perrault and the Grimm brothers. Even though one is from the 17th century and the other two are from the 19th century, they go about telling stories a little differently while also having some similarities in the tales they tell. Both have morals for each tale. Some are weaker than others while others are also stronger than others as well. The fairy tale I would be writing about would be little red

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    originally created by the Grimm Brothers, that has changed very much throughout the years. Starting out as a story of a girl locked in a tower, it has evolved into countless versions. The most common adaption of the Grimm Brothers’ story is the disney movie Tangled. This movie debuted in 2010 and was a hit. Overall, the Grimm Brothers story has become iconic for it’s history and also its adaptations. The story Rapunzel was published in 1812 for the first time ever by The Grimm Brothers, in Germany. During

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    Once upon a time, didn’t happen the way everyone was told as a child. Though out time and cultures, the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales children have grown up with, have been changed to fit the needs of individual cultures and families. Their influence stretches over geographic and linguistic boundaries leaving a mark on cultures around the world. The tales of damsels such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White are ones that are known by every generation, in almost every cultures around the world. These

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    The Grimm Brothers were two brothers who’s lives took a turn for the worst when their father died. They struggled through much of school because of they were poor. Despite all of the set backs, the two brothers use their ability’s to create a collection of folk tales. These writings are a part of a political movement in Germany at the time (Dobbs par 3). These stories are “passed down from one generation to the next, and contain the collective hopes, fears and morals of the German people” (par 3)

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    tales can be used by people of any age in any point in time. “Rapunzel” by the Brothers Grimm is an example of one of these classic fairy tales whose story survives today. In the original version of this tale, Rapunzel is a young girl with magically long hair who is isolated away from the world in a tall tower after

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