Cinderella (a fairy tale)
Due to the fact that Cinderella is not a drama but a fairy tale and as such not divided
into
acts, l will now split it into the most important steps.
STEP I: Exposition
After Cinderella's real parents have died she is left to live with her cold-hearted
stepmother
and her two snobbish stepsisters. She is forced to do all household chores while her
stepsisters enjoy a life in luxury.
STEP //: Rising Action
Searching for a wife for his son, the king gives a great ball and invites alt young women
in his
kingdom. To keep beautiful Cinderella from attending to the ball, her ugly stepsisters and
stepmother overload her with extra work.
STEP III: Climax
Cinderella is turned into a beautiful princess by her fairy godmother. She goes to the
ball and
the prince immediately falls in love with her. Because her magical disguise would
disappear
the moment the clock strikes twelve, she has to leave in a rush without saying good-bye,
though. On the way out she loses one of her little magical glass slippers.
STEP IV: Falling action
The prince sends his minister to try the small slipper on every single girl in the kingdom
in an
attempt to find Cinderella. As the minister enters Cinderella's house, her stepmother
locks
her up to give her own ugly daughters a better chance of marrying the prince.
- Will one of Cinderella's stepsisters fit into the slipper?
- Will it fit some other girl in the kingdom?
- Will Cinderella be able to free herself from captivity?
- Will she marry the prince?
STEP V: Happy ending
Cinderella escapes and tries on the slipper. It fits perfectly; she marries the prince and
they
live on happily ever after.
| Characters |
Pygmalion |
Cindarella | |
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The poor soul who is rescued
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Eliza
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Cinderella |
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The friendly spirit
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Mrs Pearce
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The fairy godmother |
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The dominator
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Professor Higgins
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the stepmother |
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People who donīt accept you
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The Eynsford-Hills
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the stepsisters |
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unless you are wealthy
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Emily Fischer, class 12, English
Camerloher-Gymnasium Freising,
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