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Comparison Of Into The Woods 'And The Necklace'

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It can be ratified that the theme in a story is meant to be an important addition to morality of each person. Specifically, it can teach that everyone is different, and everyone has their own longings and covets. The Witch from Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine and Madame Loisel from "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant both express the themes of their stories in an extraordinarily visual way, from a result of their actions and events in their respective stories; this visual representation is not exceptional to the character, as it portrays their greed and selfish ways.
The Witch from Into the Woods, portrayed as an antagonist, has no satisfaction with her ungodly looks, and desires to be a young, pretty woman like she once was; heretofore, her "wish fulfillment" overcomes her morality and sets the standard. She longs for beauty to develop a purpose for her, believing that beauty will fuel her fame and meaning, even though this is not so. Her determination to achieve this goal is tainted with the greed of cursing the baker and his wife, so that they may assist her in reaching her wish. Without thinking beforehand, her loss of power dictates that some wishes don 't …show more content…

Her desire for purpose and meaning becomes a slave by the longing to feel like "one of the crowd", thinking that no person would respect her based on her financial status. If only she was herself and didn 't have to borrow the necklace from Madame Forestier, perhaps the visitors at the ball would accept her for who she is. Nevertheless, Madame Loisel luckily understands some proportionate of morality, based on how much work she performs to return the loss of the necklace. However, at what cost was that one exciting and fruitful evening? Was it severely necessary to sacrifice ten years of her life trying to pay back one mistake that was caused from

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