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    Snow White”, “Cinderella”, and “Rapunzel.” Although Walt Disney’s versions differ from the Grimm Brothers versions, the themes of these stories all remain the same. In “Little Snow White”, “Cinderella” and “Rapunzel” there is a theme of naivety among the three princesses. Snow-White, Cinderella and Rapunzel all have sweet and innocent personalities that cause them problems for them in their stories. In the short stories, “Little Snow White”, “Cinderella”, and “Rapunzel” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, all

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    for it was an enchantress'. In this garden grew rapunzel which the wife wanted to eat. Each day her desire grew until it got to the point that if she didn't get some, she would soon die (33). When her husband snuck into the garden and returned with the rapunzel, she found herself wanting it three times as much. So he snuck into the garden for a second time and was caught by the enchantress. She promised him that he could continue to have as much rapunzel as he wished as long as they gave her their first

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    over the differences of three strong female characters, Katniss, Persephone, and Rapunzel. Each female character has a specific characteristic that sets her apart from other female leads. What makes each of these characters unique? What sets them apart from other female characters? Most importantly, how did their characteristics validate their futures? To begin with, we are going to take a look at Persephone and Rapunzel. Persephone grew up as a royal, with her mother Demeter. She’s outgoing, kind-hearted

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    Once Upon a Time, in a far away land there lived an evil girl by the name Rapunzel and she used her hair for the unthinkable. Rapunzel grew up having a dysfunctional life because she was taken away from her biological parents at a young age. Rapunzel was not aware of this happening, but later on in her life she found out. This is when the horror and evil entered and doomed all of the land. Every day Rapunzel’s mother would lock her along with her hair away so she could not leave the house or hurt

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    born princess. Mother Gotham kidnapped the new born baby and raised her in a locked away tower in the middle of the forest. So forth, Mother Gotham poses as Rapunzels mother. Because Mother Gotham shelters and poses as Rapunzels mother she is the only one who knows how to control Rapunzels magical hair. When ever Gotham feels old she uses Rapunzels hair to gain her youth back by singing a song called “healing incantation”. Gotham plans to keep

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    Tangled is an empathetic and wonderful movie because I myself, am able to approach the movie and relate to it and compare it with my own life. In the exposition after Rapunzel is done finishing her little song about singing when her life will begin, her “mother” comes in and Rapunzel sees an open opportunity to ask her mother to see the floating lanterns that glow coincidentally, every time it’s her birthday. She asks this because her whole life she was dreaming of pursuing those lights just to get

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    In the fairy tale Rapunzel, the test/task was for the Prince to be married to Rapunzel, who was locked inside a tower by an enchantress, Dame Gothel. When the woman had become ill, she was craving Dame Gothel’s rampion in a garden. Once she got a taste of it, the next day she longed for it three times

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    in the Story of Rapunzel Ostensibly, the story of “Rapunzel” is the tale of a young girl, locked up in a tower by a wicked witch, the real concern of the story, however, being lust and the dangers it represents to girls as they enter the rites of passage of puberty. Symbolism pervades the story of “Rapunzel”, as in all fairy tales, giving rise to diverse interpretations. While a great deal of the symbolism is commonly found in fairy tales, the Grimm’s infuse the tale of “Rapunzel” with much from

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    Fairy Tale: A Comparison of “Rapunzel” and “Tangled” Filmmakers often edit classic stories to make them their own, avoid copyright issues, and to appeal to the current generation, and this often leads to two very different versions of the same tale. The Grimm Brother’s fairy tales are one of the most favorited groups of stories for movie making companies such as Disney. A perfect example is Disney’s recent film, “Tangled,” which puts a twist on the Grimm Brother’s “Rapunzel.” Though the basis of the

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    Tangled In many fairy tales, there is always a damsel in distress that is beautiful and the male character always falls in love with her. In Rapunzel the short story, Rapunzel is put into a tower and lives there most of her young life by her ‘mother’ before her prince comes to recuse her. The difference between Tangled and Rapunzel the short story is that, Rapunzel is the princess and her prince is actually a thief, which ends up falling in love with her. Tangled illustrates how a naïve and beautiful

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