Status Updates From La bella e la bestia

Beast's monologue is really pulling at the heart strings. Marriage for love didn't really exist in the 1700s, especially not for royalty and the upper class, but this is so sweet.
I can definitely see why Disney changed things, but the changes all seem to pull into this monologue. I don't feel the rules of the spell within the book would've translated well on screen.

I know this is a book from the 1700s so women being strong and fearless was a big thing, but reading this in modern day is very jarring.

This book was definitely a product of its time, and yet it is still a beautiful story so far. I wish the OG original was easier to find, as this is the translation of the second writing of Beauty and the Beast.

Rereading!