ENG 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Jessie Weston, Red Riding, Sir Orfeo
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Beauty and the beast by beaumont tells the story of a wealthy merchant and his children. His youngest daughter, beauty, was gentle and beautiful. One day the merchant lost his fortune, but beauty, unlike her sisters, continued to be kind. The merchant went to town hoping to return with wealth, so the older daughters asked for fancy and expensive items from their father. However, the merchant was forced to return penniless. He got lost on his trip home and found an empty castle that he stayed in for the night. Before leaving, he plucked a rose for beauty. The owner of the castle was a beast and angrily ordered him to bring one of his daughters to die for him. Beauty meets the beast, but instead of killing her, he befriends her. He wants to marry her, but beauty refuses because he is unattractive. After a few months, beauty takes a trip to visit her family.
