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Cinderella Characters

Characters  Charles Perrault

Further study on specific features and characteristics of literary characters included in Cinderella by Charles Perrault. It includes characteristics of Cinderella as the major character and heroine of the tale and minor characters such as two ugly stepsisters, a prince, etc.

 

  • Cinderella
  • Stepmother
  • Half-sisters
  • The Prince

Further study

  • Cinderella Book
  • Cinderella Analysis
  • Cinderella Summary
  • Charles Perrault Biography

Cinderella

A beautiful and modest girl. She lost her mother early, and her father brought in a new wife who was evil and treated Cinderella badly. She also had two half-sisters at the time, who treated her just as badly as her stepmother. All women forced Cinderella to do all the hard work around the house. She was diligent and hardworking and never opposed it.

She didn’t complain to her father, because he was blinded by his new wife, so he wouldn’t believe her. Every night she sat by the fireplace in the ashes, so everyone called Cinderella. She was very beautiful and had a good taste that even her evil half-sisters appreciated.

She had a good fairy godmother who helped her go to the royal ball. She overshadowed everyone at the ball with her beauty and made the prince fall in love with her. She remained humble and modest even then. In the end, she forgave her half-sisters for all the bad things they had done to her. She had a good soul and did only good.

Stepmother

The second wife of Cinderella's father. An evil and unjust woman who enjoys humiliating her new husband's daughter. She was arrogant towards everyone, and she showed her true face right after the wedding. She forced the poor girl to do the hardest chores around the house. She was jealous of her beauty, diligence, and kindness as well as that she stood out from her daughters in every way. She wanted one of her daughters to marry a prince.

Half-sisters

They didn't like their new sister and they treated her badly all the time. They were much uglier than her, they never did anything, they just looked at themselves in the mirror. They dreamed of marrying a prince. In the end, they find a little goodness in themselves and beg Cinderella to forgive them.

The Prince

The king and queen wanted to find the right girl for the prince, so they organized a royal ball attended by all the duchesses and princesses of the kingdom. They never dreamed that a beautiful unknown girl would appear and win the prince's heart. Before that, the prince was not very interested in marriage. How much he fell in love with an unknown girl can be seen by the fact that he searched for her. Although the search seemed futile and this little shoe did not suit anyone, in the end, the prince found his beloved and married her. They lived happily ever after.

Further study

  • Cinderella Book
  • Cinderella Analysis
  • Cinderella Summary
  • Charles Perrault Biography

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