kissing the Witch

1)     My favorite story was ” The Tale of the Rose” because it gave an interesting alternative to Beauty and the Beast.  When the father returns home to tell his daughter that he has “sold” her the reader usually assumes to a man.  Even the daughter assumed that the beast was a male because she never took the time time to understand or get to know the beast.  I think the daughter begins to realize her wrong doings in not getting to know the beast when he asks her those different questions as they dine.  She found herself reflecting on these questions and wondering why she still judged him/her.  During her return for her father’s illness she found herself thinking of the castle and the beast.  She was growing found of that place and decided returning was best for her even if her father would get ill again.  When she returns she finds the beast weak and as actually a woman.  She had been hiding behind a mask as well as hiding from the daily routine and role of “Queen.”  When she finds out that she is a female I think she gains a sense of respect for her because there was “nothing monstrous about this woman who had lived alone in a castle.”  She learned that beauty can be seen differently in each viewers eye.

2)     Did not get to this question. Sorry. There is irony behind it!