“If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time. As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope, for who could ever learn to love a beast?”
―Excerpt from the opening narration
The Beast is the male protagonist of Disney's 1991 animated feature film, Beauty and the Beast. A prince by birth, he was cursed into becoming a monster by a mysterious Enchantress as punishment for his selfish and cruel manners. Only loving another and earning their love in return can free the Beast and those affected by the spell before time runs out.
As the film is based on the traditional fairy tale of the same name, the Beast is based on the corresponding character from that fairy tale.
Enchanted Christmas:Angelique • Forte • Fife Belle's Magical World:Webster • Crane • Le Plume • Witherspoon • Chandeleria Sing Me a Story with Belle:Harmony • Big Book • Lewis and Carol Book Characters:Countess de la Perle • Thunder • Love • Death Remake:Cadenza • Jean Potts • Monsieur Toilette • The King • The Queen
