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In the Grimm Brother’s tale of “Rumpelstiltskin”, lived a poor miller who had a beautiful daughter. When he crossed paths with a King, the miller tried to get friendly with him by telling the King about how his beautiful daughter could spin straw into gold. The King who was greedy at heart took the daughter, and brought her to a room where he gave her a day to spin straw into gold. If not she would be sentenced to death. Breaking down into tears, fearing for her life, a little man opened the door to where the daughter was. He then made a deal to spin her gold in exchange for something of her. The daughter gave him her necklace. In the morning the King wanted more gold, and again the daughter gave the little man the ring on her finger. However, on the third time, with nothing to give, the little man made a deal with the daughter where she would give him her first child, in which she …show more content…
After marrying the King, the daughter gave birth to a baby, and soon the little man came to take what was his. Not wanting to part with her child, the little man gave her the option that if she found out his real name, she would be able to keep her child. The daughter tried with countless names that did not work, until one day a servant overheard the little man shouting out his name, Rumpelstiltskin. As soon as the Queen stated the man’s name, Rumpelstiltskin ripped his body in two. In the story of “Rumpelstiltskin”, it can be defined as one where there is no one who is truly innocent or pure. It is evident that both the miller and the King are vile individual’s who used lies to impress in order to gain benefits in return, and where the other was greedy, wanting nothing but wealth. However, the daughter is conveyed to be desperate agreeing to give Rumpelstiltskin anything she can offer in order for her to be able to live. On the other hand Rumpelstiltskin is shown to be a complex character offering his help to the daughter numerous times making deals

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