This week we are tackling Beauty and the Beast. We are familiar with the Disney version where candlesticks and teapots speak, but the original is very different. The original was written in 1756 as an entertaining tale for adults, not a fairytale with a moral for kids. We'll be exploring why the author wanted her hero to marry a beast. Is she secretly into bestiality or does she have something else to say? Listen now!
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10/05/22 • 45 min
Myths in Movies - Beauty and the Beast
Transcript
[00:07] Sarah: Sealed flute that she used. I haven't read anything.
[00:10] Erin: It's actually really cool. So here's the backstory. According to this article, the flu was made for James Madison by a Parisian flatus, and it was believed to have been one of the treasured items saved by Dolly Madison when the British set fire to the White House. Oh, that's cool. And then the flute was handed down to James Madison's son, who gave the flute to Dr. Boyle in his will because he had some debts
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