Sleeping Beauty story
A handsome prince on the search for a princess best known as the Sleeping Beauty bumps into a woodsman who tells him the story of the Sleeping Beauty, the fabled sleeping princess. Starring Bernadette Peters as Sleeping Beauty, Christopher Reeve as Prince Charming, Beverly D'Angelo as Henbane the Wicked Fairy, Carol Kane as the Good Fairy, George Dzundza as the Woodsman, Sally Kellerman as Queen Natasha, René Auberjonois as King Boris, Ron Rifkin the Squire, and Richard Libertini as King Murray. Written by Jeffery Alan Fiskin. Directed by Jeremy Kagan.
26 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 19 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| love conquers all | choice | The prince motivated by love was able to penetrate the impenetrable wall of thorns and wake the seemingly unwakeable princess. |
| courage | major | The virtue of "bravery" was discussed before a fairy bestowed it upon the infant princess. There was a recurring theme about the prince having more courage than brains. |
| father and daughter | major | The king was much concerned for his daughter. |
| hexes and curses | major | A princess and her entire castle were put to sleep by a fairy spell or curse or something. |
| looking for a lover | major | The prince was on the prowl after having had a vision of the perfect girl-princess. |
| obsessive love | major | The prince became obsessively besotted with the woman in his vision and went on a dangerous quest, risking his life, to find her. |
| absolute monarchy | minor | The king banned all spindles from his realm. |
| attitude of superiority | minor | One of the princess' prince-suitors was condescending towards all and sundry. |
| chastity | minor | The prince was fending off a princess who wanted him for his wealth. |
| compassion | minor | The prince spoke of how he was in the habit of delivering food to the poor to have a good time. |