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Hi, Alexander!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

 AH>  On the surface of it goodness is rewarded... but  
 AH>  if we examine the situation in more depth we notice 
 AH>  that the prince no longer looks like the man his
 AH>  future bride has fallen in love with.

 AK>  We should also note that the Belle has loved not 
 AK>  the beast appearance. 
          |beast's
     

          Maybe not at this stage in their relationship.  But we have a saying
in English, "handsome is as handsome does", which I think applies here.
   
          WRT his physical appearance, she seems to have been attracted to the
Handsome Prince right away... whereas she hadn't fallen in love with the Beast
at first sight.  She realized, once she knew him better, that there were other
things which mattered more to her.  I reckon it may have come as quite a shock
when he apparently disappeared & another man claimed to be her beloved.

          You might enjoy the SHREK series of movies, in which Prince Charming
is selfish & conceited... Shrek is attracted to a certain person only after he
begins to see what they have in common... and the king's wife admits she liked
His Majesty better as a frog.  I liked him better as a frog too... [wry grin].
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
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