sings, “Here’s where she meets Prince Charming, but she won’t discover that it’s him ‘til chapter three.” Although the audience is aware that the Beast is a prince, Belle is not. Once she is living at the castle, Belle and the Beast spend the majority of their time together and it is apparent that there is a connection forming between them. Belle is confused by the tenderness she is feeling since the Beast had previously been mean and harsh, but now he is showing his softer side. Upon this change, she sings, “True, that he’s no Prince Charming, but there’s something in him that I simply didn’t see.” The audience is aware that he is a prince and eagerly awaits the moment when she realizes that he is her Prince Charming. The final instance of foreshadowing occurs in the first scene of the film. As the narrator is describing the conflict of the story, he makes the situation sound hopeless to the viewer. In his final line, the narrator asks the rhetorical question, “For who could ever learn to love a beast?” As if to answer this question immediately, the next image is of Belle walking out of her house and a song about her ensues. Within this song the townsfolk continuously claim that she is different from the rest of the society. As the viewer quickly learns the ideals of the society, it is apparent that being different is an asset to her personality. Her rejection of Gaston, who is considered to have the perfect appearance, proves that she is not superficial, and would be able to look beyond physical appearance to
sings, “Here’s where she meets Prince Charming, but she won’t discover that it’s him ‘til chapter three.” Although the audience is aware that the Beast is a prince, Belle is not. Once she is living at the castle, Belle and the Beast spend the majority of their time together and it is apparent that there is a connection forming between them. Belle is confused by the tenderness she is feeling since the Beast had previously been mean and harsh, but now he is showing his softer side. Upon this change, she sings, “True, that he’s no Prince Charming, but there’s something in him that I simply didn’t see.” The audience is aware that he is a prince and eagerly awaits the moment when she realizes that he is her Prince Charming. The final instance of foreshadowing occurs in the first scene of the film. As the narrator is describing the conflict of the story, he makes the situation sound hopeless to the viewer. In his final line, the narrator asks the rhetorical question, “For who could ever learn to love a beast?” As if to answer this question immediately, the next image is of Belle walking out of her house and a song about her ensues. Within this song the townsfolk continuously claim that she is different from the rest of the society. As the viewer quickly learns the ideals of the society, it is apparent that being different is an asset to her personality. Her rejection of Gaston, who is considered to have the perfect appearance, proves that she is not superficial, and would be able to look beyond physical appearance to
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