I was wrong in my thinking. I thought the remakes of the Fairy Tales had taken a dark turn but as I come to know the originals, they are just putting the roles back where they were before they were censored for children
The fairy tale of Rapunzel was first written in 1812 but wasn’t really considered suitable for children. In 1857, the Grimm Brothers wrote their “final edition” which did soften it to the point that as a child I didn’t catch the real point of the story line but as an adult I have seen much more. The Grimm Brothers version has been changed yet again as we read it in our assignment, there are subtle changes that show more censorship.
Rapunzel had very selfish biological parents who abandoned her for their own personal welfare…show more content… The king’s son ascended, but instead of finding his dearest Rapunzel, he found the enchantress, who gazed at him, a snake looking at its next meal, with wicked and venomous looks. ‘Aha! She cried mockingly, ‘you would fetch your dearest, but the beautiful bird sits no longer singing in the nest; the cat has got it, and will scratch out your eyes as well. Rapunzel is lost to you; you will never see her again.’ The king’s son was beside himself with pain, and in his despair he leapt down from the tower. He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell viciously attacked, piercing his eyes. Like a mourning Forest Elephant, he wandered, quite blind about the forest, ate nothing but roots and berries, and did naught but lament and weep over the loss of his dearest wife. Thus he roamed about in misery for some years, and at length came to the desert where Rapunzel, with the twins to which she had given birth, a boy and a girl, lived in wretchedness. He heard a familiar voice, as a beautiful birdsong, that grabbed his heart so much so he went towards it, and when he approached, Rapunzel knew him and fell on his neck and wept. Two of her tears fell, kissing his eyes, and his eyes grew clear again, and he could see with them as before. He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and
