{"id":2099,"date":"2021-06-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gooroo.com\/blog\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2021-06-16T09:06:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T13:06:57","slug":"fairytale-protagonists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gooroo.com\/blog\/fairytale-protagonists\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairytale Protagonists: The Ones You Haven’t Heard Of"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You\u2019ve heard of Cinderella and her pumpkin carriage. Read of Snow White and her seven companions. Or followed Little Red Riding Hood through wolf-infested forests. But, do you know any obscure fairytale protagonists? In today\u2019s blog, we\u2019ll share some unknown folk stories. Plus, what goes into creating these narratives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a Fairytale?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Also known as myths and legends, the fairytale is folklore that takes the form of a short story. Such narratives often include mythical creatures such as: dwarfs, dragons, eleven, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, or witch. What\u2019s more, they feature magic or enchantments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Occurring in both oral and literary form, many modern fairytales have evolved from centuries-old stories. Ones which appeared, in variation, in multiple cultures around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Seven Basic Plots<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In fact, all stories can be distilled down to seven basic plots<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Overcoming the Monster.<\/strong> The protagonist sets out to defeat an antagonistic force (often evil) which threatens the protagonist and\/or protagonist’s homeland. Ex: Beowulf.\u00a0<\/li>
  2. Rags to Riches.<\/strong> A classic<\/a> fairytale structure. The poor protagonist acquires power, wealth, and\/or a mate, loses it all and gains it back, growing as a person as a result. Ex: Aladdin.\u00a0<\/li>
  3. The Quest.<\/strong> The protagonist and companions set out to acquire an important object or to get to a location. Subsequently, they face temptations and other obstacles along the way. Ex: The Lightning Thief.\u00a0<\/li>
  4. Voyage and Return.<\/strong> The protagonist goes to a strange land. Then they overcome the threats it poses or learn important lessons unique to that location. Thus, they return with experience. Ex: Alice in Wonderland.\u00a0<\/li>
  5. Comedy.<\/strong> Light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion. Comedy refers to a pattern where the conflict becomes more and more confusing, but is at last made plain in a single clarifying event. Ex: Twelfth Night.<\/li>
  6. Tragedy. <\/strong>The protagonist is a hero with a major character flaw or great mistake which is ultimately their undoing. Their unfortunate end evokes pity at their folly and the fall of a fundamentally good character. Ex: Macbeth.<\/li>
  7. Rebirth.<\/strong> An event forces the main character to change their ways and often become a better individual. Ex: Groundhog\u2019s Day.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    The Ones You Haven\u2019t Heard Of<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Think you know all the fairytales there are to know? Check out this list of obscure stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Donkey, and the Cudgel-in-the-Sack.<\/strong> Penned by the Brother Grimm, this fairytale follows the lives of the tailor\u2019s 3 sons and the magical items they acquire at the end of their apprenticeship.\u00a0<\/li>
    • Tatterhood.<\/strong> Coming from Norway, this story tells of sister princesses who go on adventures.\u00a0<\/li>
    • The Juniper Tree.<\/strong> Another from the Brothers Grimm catalogue, this disturbing myth talks of a tree that can resurrect the dead.\u00a0<\/li>
    • The Magic Fishbone.<\/strong> A Charles Dickens concoction that tells of a fishbone that grants a single wish if wished at the right time.<\/li>
    • Jack O\u2019Lantern.<\/strong> Irish in origin, this fairytale explains why we carve faces into pumpkins at halloween.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      You\u2019ve heard of Cinderella and her pumpkin carriage. Read of Snow White and her seven companions. Or followed Little Red Riding Hood through wolf-infested forests. But, do you know any obscure fairytale protagonists? In today\u2019s blog, we\u2019ll share some unknown folk stories. Plus, what goes into creating these narratives.  What is a Fairytale? Also known […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2082],"tags":[2462,2463,2283,2181,2464],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n