Retelling of the Story Hansel and Gretel Once upon a time there lived a widowed woman with her two young children‚ a boy and a girl named Hansel and Gretel. They live a quiet life in small cottage of simple means nestled at the edge of a beautiful yet mysterious magical forest so very far away. This is their story. Every morning the mother would rise early‚ open the shutters to let the warmth of the sunlight beam into their lovely little home. She would then reach for wood at the
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of originality appears in the story Hansel and Gretel as well. Hansel and Gretel are interpreted in the story as juvenile delinquents who do not get much of a punishment. Hansel and Gretel are considered as wise children who go through their hardships with wisdom. However‚ in a realistic point of view‚ these children have committed a serious crime. German poet Jesef Wittmann treats this question in his short “Hansel und Gretel” poem (1976) that Hansel and Gretel actually killed the witch by pushing
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Grimm brothers‚ Hansel and Gretel‚ is about two young children who are abandoned in the woods by their parents because of the lack of food. They wonder around in the woods and they find a house made out of bread and candy. Starved and exhausted‚ the children begin to eat the house when a witch that they think is an old woman comes out and invites them into her house only to trick them into something much worse. It is possible that the story of Hansel and Gretel is a nightmare of Hansel due to children’s’
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on about the topic we chosen in the curriculum standard. As for our group‚ we decided to do a video in the format of story telling show. Story that we have chosen entitled ‘Hansel and Gretel’ for year 3. Characters of this story are Hansel‚ Gretel‚ Stepmother‚ Father and Witch. The story revolves about two kids; Hansel and Gretel whom were sent back into the jungle by their stepmother and father and how they overcome all the struggles during their journey back to home.
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The story of Hansel and Gretel is about a pair of siblings that get abandoned in the forest by their father and evil step-mother. She disliked her step-children and thought only of herself.. As the story develops‚ Hansel and Gretel encounter an evil witch in the forest whose plan was also mean and malicious. She plotted to feed them well and then eating them. Events occur and the wicked witch is dead. Meaning they will return home only to find out their step mother is also dead. Continuing the story
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children‚ thus providing a haunting warning against straying from societal values. While most of the tales have been altered with the shifting times‚ the majority of their original messages and values still continue to resonate. The story of Hansel and Gretel was most likely spawned on the outskirts of Germany’s Black Forest. However‚ like all true fairy tales‚ pinpointing an exact author and time frame is next to impossible. The folk lore has multiple layers of value lurking behind the obvious‚ including
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Franisha Lora Mootz S_flmootz@pstcc.edu English 1020 Paper 1 February 28‚ 2008 Word Count: 1088 Words Quoted: 25 Hansel and Gretel Deep‚ deep‚ into a far away forest lived a poor man with his wife and two children. His daughter’s name was Gretel and his son’s name was Hansel. Hansel and Gretel had a wicked stepmother that did not like the children and wanted to get rid of them. The stepmother was very selfish and did not care about the well being of the children at all. The family
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Gebben 1 Alex Gebben Professor Ayres Intro to Research Writing 30 September 2013 Hansel and Gretel How would you feel if you knew that the story you have been told as a kid over and over again means something completely irrelevant to what you thought the story was about; because you ’re about to find out. The story‚ “Hansel and Gretel”‚ has been a classic fairy tale for a very long time‚ and has been told over and over again. There are many different versions of this story‚ and it has been
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Rewrite a Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel sat by the fire‚ and when noon came‚ each ate a little piece of bread‚ and as they heard the strokes of the wood-axe they believed that their father was near. It was not the axe‚ however‚ but a branch which he had fastened to a withered tree which the wind was blowing backwards and forwards. And as they had been sitting such a long time‚ their eyes closed with fatigue‚ and they fell fast asleep. Hansel woke up shortly thereafter and as he lay there
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positive portrayal of female figures. They show what at first sight appear as inept and powerless characters develop into not only active characters‚ but authentic heroins. This paper aims to demonstrate how both the fairytales “Bluebeard” and “Hansel and Gretel” can be analyzed through a feminist approach‚ and how these text continuously challenge gender stereotypes and construe a new narrative of femininity. The story
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