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Though Beaumont's Beauty made her own choices, and Grimm's did not, neither of them truly loved the Beast.

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The true essence of a relationship can be evaluated through the use of free will.

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"he is good, and that makes up for all the rest" (B 127)
"I have no love for him" (B 137)
"I fancied only a friendship, for you, but the sorrow I have experienced clearly proves to me I cannot live without you" (B 137)
In frog prince, the princess is not mentioned towards the end, showing no relationship between prince and her.

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Comparing the relationships between Beauty and the Beast in both versions.

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she makes the choice herself to return to the Beast, though it is not for love.

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Love may not always be a driving force, but guilt can be.

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"she greatly missed not seeing him" (136)
"Beauty rose and placed her ring on the table" (137)
"you shall live and become my husband" (137)

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Beaumont's Beauty decides to return to the Beast

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she was not in love, nor is this a story about love. It's about arranged marriages.

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Her family opposed her choices, but she made them anyway.

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Her father makes her decisions, while she clearly was opposed to his choices for her.

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"she wasn't happy about it" (112)
"dashed him against the wall with all her might" (112)
"at her father's bidding, he became her dear companion" (112)

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Love is not always present in a relationship.

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Beauty in "The Frog King" is forced to marry

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Some have the blessing to make their own choices, despite others' opposition.

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"since the monster agrees to accept a daughter instead, I intend to offer myself" (131-132)
"Beauty set off" (132)

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The choices Beauty made in Beaumont's version

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Not everyone has free will.

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"she closed the door as fast as possible" (111)
"she went and opened the door" (112)
"she did as he asked" (112)

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Reviewing the actions take by Beauty in The Frog Prince.

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Although the power of free will is sometimes overlooked, I argue that the use of characters making their own choices or being suppressed of making their own choices speaks volumes because it reveals the transparency of the connection between the Beauty and the Beast.

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What can we understand by comparing the character Beauty in the two versions of Beauty and the Beast regarding the power of free will?

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Context: Comparing the lives we live as one of free will to the lives of those who do not have free will