Revolting Rhymes_ Cinderella.mp4

Summary

This humorous retelling of Cinderella subverts the classic fairy tale with a darker and more comical twist. The story begins with Cinderella locked in a cellar, where she is helped by a fairy to attend the palace ball. There, she dances with the prince, but chaos ensues at midnight. The prince's quest to find the slipper's owner leads to a series of gruesome events, including the beheading of Cinderella's stepsisters. Ultimately, Cinderella wishes for a 'decent man' and ends up marrying a kind jam maker, leaving the prince and his violent ways behind for a happy and laughter-filled life.

Takeaways

• 🎭 This is a retelling of Cinderella with a dark and humorous twist, deviating from the traditional fairy tale.
• 🕷️ Cinderella is portrayed as being locked in a cellar with rats nibbling at her feet, which is a stark contrast to the original story.
• 🧙‍♀️ The magic fairy grants Cinderella's wish to attend the ball, but with a more demanding and assertive Cinderella character.
• 👗 Cinderella's transformation to the ball includes a desire for materialistic items like a dress, coach, and silver slippers, reflecting a more self-interested character.
• 💃 At the ball, Cinderella's aggressive dancing with the prince and her midnight escape with a ripped dress adds a comical and chaotic element.
• 👣 The prince's pursuit of Cinderella based on the glass slipper becomes a farcical quest, with the slipper being lost and replaced by an ugly sister.
• 🔪 The prince's reaction to the slipper fitting the ugly sisters involves beheading them, which is a gruesome and unexpected turn of events.
• 👩‍🍳 Cinderella's eventual marriage to a simple jam maker instead of the prince suggests a preference for a normal life over royalty.
• 🎵 The script is interspersed with music and applause, indicating a theatrical or musical performance style.
• 🎉 The story concludes with Cinderella finding happiness in a normal life, emphasizing the value of contentment over material wealth or royal status.

Q & A

What is the main theme of the poem 'Royal dar's revolting rhyme'?

The main theme of the poem is a dark and humorous retelling of the classic Cinderella fairy tale, highlighting the gory and less-known aspects of the story.

How does the poem describe Cinderella's situation before the fairy's intervention?

Cinderella is depicted as being locked in a slimy cellar, where rats nibble at her feet, and she is desperate to attend the palace ball.

What does Cinderella request from the magic fairy to attend the ball?

Cinderella asks for a dress, a coach, earrings, a diamond brooch, silver slippers, and lovely nylon panty hose to impress the prince.

What happens when Cinderella tries to leave the ball at midnight?

As Cinderella tries to flee at midnight, the prince grabs her dress, which rips, leaving her to run away in her underwear and losing one slipper on the stair.

How does the prince identify the owner of the lost slipper?

The prince visits every house in town, trying the slipper on various women, but it's the ugly sister who tricks him by placing her foot into the slipper.

What is the twist in the story when the prince is about to marry the ugly sister?

The twist is that the ugly sister's foot is actually too big for the slipper, and she tricks the prince by putting her smaller foot into it, which he doesn't notice.

What happens to the ugly sisters in the poem?

Both ugly sisters are beheaded by the prince after they try on the slipper and claim to be the owner, which displeases the prince.

Why does Cinderella refuse to marry the prince?

Cinderella refuses to marry the prince because she is horrified by his habit of chopping off heads for fun.

What does Cinderella wish for at the end of the poem?

At the end, Cinderella wishes for a decent man, not a prince, and the fairy grants her wish, marrying her to a simple jam maker.

How does the poem conclude the story of Cinderella?

The poem concludes with Cinderella marrying a jam maker, living a happy and ordinary life filled with laughter and marmalade, rather than a prince.