... audience of the stories has also changed. Perrault's collection of tales was written to be presented at the court of Versailles, and each tale ended with a moralistic verse. At the same time, literary fairy tales of great imagination and invention, often quite cruel and gruesome, were ... of its elements of cannibalism, rape and adultery. The Not-So-Chivalrous Prince Marina Warner traces the origins of the Sleeping Beauty story to a tale which appeared in an Authurian romance, "Perceforest". This was first printed in 1528. This may have influenced the version which Perrault drew on, ......

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... advertises to boys that women are weak and therefore are there for the rescuing, proving that women are a lesser part of the relationship. In the tale of Rapunzel the recurring theme is present. An evil woman has a hold on a beautiful young girl and a handsome prince rescues her. It is ... no longer reliant on her brother to save her or dictate to her. She then remains the dominant figure through to the close of the tale. Although Gretel helps, uniquely, to show females in a higher role compared to most fairytale representations, it is only allowed to happen through certain ... or aided...

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