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Beauty and the Beast by Madame Leprince de Beaumont 

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Beauty and the Beast by Madame Leprince de Beaumont 

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'Beauty and the Beast' portrays Belle's reluctant, seemingly obligated marriage to the Beast

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'Beauty and the Beast' portrays Belle's reluctant, seemingly obligated marriage to the Beast

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Did Belle marry the Beast out of obligation or happiness?

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Did Belle marry the Beast out of obligation or happiness?

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Claim: She married him out of obligation

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Claim: She married him out of obligation

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“At all events, I must not make him miserable, or I shall reproach myself all my life.” (137)

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Does Ariel truly love the prince or want his soul?

Does Belle actually want to marry the Beast?

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‘The Little Mermaid’ by Hans Christian Andersen

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‘The Little Mermaid’ by Hans Christian Andersen

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Does Ariel truly love the prince or want his soul?

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Does Ariel truly love the prince or want his soul?

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“A dreamless, eternal night awaited her, for she had no soul and had not been able to win one.” (160)

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Do these stories reflect happy endings, and how do they relate to one another?

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Do these stories reflect happy endings, and how do they relate to one another?

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Did Belle marry the beast out of pressure to make him happy?

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Did Belle marry the beast out of pressure to make him happy?

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Did Ariel want the prince’s love or his soul?

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Did Ariel want the prince’s love or his soul?

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The Little Mermaid ends with Ariel's heartbreak, dissolution, and literal death

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The Little Mermaid ends with Ariel's heartbreak, dissolution, and literal death

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""Why have not we an immortal soul?" asked the little mermaid mournfully."

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Loving him is an action from desire and need, she has to love him become a human and gain a soul.

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Both women gave up so much to be with their significant other

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Both women gave up so much to be with their significant other

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By closely examining the endings of ‘The Little Mermaid’ by Hans Christian Andersen and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ by Madame Leprince de Beaumont, I will explore if both stories have happy endings. The Little Mermaid ends with Ariel's heartbreak and dissolution, while 'Beauty and the Beast' portrays Belle's reluctant, seemingly obligated marriage to the Beast. Do these stories reflect happy endings, and how do they relate to one another? Did Belle marry the beast out of pressure to make him happy? Did Ariel want the prince’s love or his soul?