... 's house because of "a scrupulous man- (Lee 616), a fact that shows that whether her house was benevolent or malicious, it fell due to the desires of an evil man, the Duke. The Duke, who "obtained both his title and the city treacherously- (Lee 608), is painted as a bad fellow who rose to power by manipulation and murder, showing that the nobility in Lee ... 's tale are not guaranteed to be noble at all. However, The Duke's pride and cherished heir, the prince, is not described as an evil person by association, but rather as "able, intelligent, and of noble bearing,"" (Lee 612). This show...

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... actually named Ashella, who is the daughter of a satanic mother [558], who takes her own life in order to protect Ashella so she might fulfill her plan of vengeance upon a duke who murdered her family. [558-559]. In "The Wonderful Birch", a Russian version of the tale, Cinderella's mother is turned into a sheep by an evil witch [616], and our ... ...

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