ABSTRACT
In the story, Beauty and the Beast, Beauty, to save her father’s life, agrees to live in an enchanted castle with the Beast. While very fearful of the Beast, and horrified by his appearance, she is able to look beyond his monstrous appearance into his heart. Considering his kindness and generosity, her perception of his appearance changes. She is no longer repelled by the way he looks but is drawn instead to his loving nature. The better she gets to know him, the less monstrous he seems. Finally, finding him dying of a broken heart, she reveals her love for him, which transforms the beast into a handsome prince. They not only live happily ever after, but all those who stumble in despair into their domain are changed, finding on departure that their hearts are now filled with goodness and beauty.
