Sunday, October 3, 2010

What elements of Appuleius' story so far are "classical fairy tale" characteristics?

The fairy tale Cupid and Psyche can relate to the disney fairy tale Beauty and the Beast because they share the same "classical fairy tale" characteristics. In Cupid and Psyche, Psyche is so beautiful that no one wants to marry her and her father goes to the oracle to find her a husband. When the oracle tells him that she will be married to a hideous creature he hesitates but listens to the oracle. He has to place her on a cliff edge and when he does that a calm wind takes her and brings her to a very serine place. When Psyche gets there she is greeted by voices that don't have any bodies. These voices wait on her hand and foot and they make sure she's ok. This relates to Beauty and the Beast beacues when Belle gets to the castle she is also greeted by strange noises. At first they don't show who they are to her but later on they show that they are the furniture that are all located in the castle. Just like Psyche the voices try to help Belle as much as they can. In chapter 3 of Cupid and Psyche it introduces the voices to you. In lines 10 through 14 the voices tell her that they are her servants and will take care of her. They are going to prepare a feast for her that is "regales dapes". In Belle's story the voices also make her a feast fit for a king. There are all sorts of kinds of foods they make her just like the voices did for Psyche. This shows how elements from Appuleius story are used for fairy tales today.

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