Beauty and the Beast Excerpt 7: The denouement (4’38”)
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Beauty and the Beast Excerpt 7: The denouement (4’38”)
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| 1. | What is the symbolic value of Avenant’s breaking into Diane’s pavilion where the Beast’s treasures are kept? |
| 2. | What is there in the character of Diane the Huntress (the statue) which justifies her action? |
| 3. | Explain the symbolism of the respective transformations of Avenant and the Beast. Describe the special effects used by Cocteau in this scene. What is striking about the music which accompanies Avenant’s transformation? |
| 4. | How does the prince explain his transformation to Beauty? What is the “moral” of the story? |
| 5. | In what sense has Beauty changed also? Why is she sorry about the Beast’s disappearance? Why does she say, “I like to be afraid…with you”? |
| 6. | Describe the special effects used by Cocteau to show Beauty flying off with the prince. |