In this oldest tale of Beauty and the Beast, a beautiful young woman undoubtedly had to live in the palace of a hideous creature, in an exchange of the fatal rose stolen by her father. Thus, she had to endure the presence of the Beast until she learnt what true love really was.
However, Villeneuve’s Beauty held her own singularity. Instead of merely being a daughter of a merchant, her Beauty had a past filled with curse and enchantment, not unlike the Beast himself. Twists and turns were revealed as a fairy explained the secrets surrounding the beloved characters.