Name: Snow White (Schneewittchen)
A country: Germany
Creator: Brothers Grimm
Activity: princess
Family status: Married
Snow White: Character Story
The Brothers Grimm showed girls around the world what will happen to those who do not listen to wise advice. Snow White, dead asleep in a coffin, is not like a sweet girl chirping with forest birds. But the gnomes warned the beauty about the deceit of her stepmother! But the character traits of the gullible princess caused her death. However, we all know that the beauty will wake up and meet the real prince.
History of creation
The tale of a sweet child sent into the forest by an evil stepmother was included in the book "Children's and Family Tales". Like most ancient tales, the fairy tale has no author. Who came up with the fairy tale about Snow White is unknown, the Grimm brothers only wrote down and edited the story that was walking among the people. Folklorists published a collection of tales in 1812. The Legend of Snow White took 53rd place in it.
After the release of the second edition, Ferdinand Siebert, a gymnasium teacher in Kassel, offered another version of the tale, which the publishers happily inserted into the book. The new version had much less violence and bloodshed. Therefore, the biography of Snow White, which has come down to our days, differs from the original.
In 1994, a stunning article by the German historian Eckhard Sander came out. The scientist said that Snow White is a real-life young lady. The name of the prototype of the fairy-tale heroine is Margaret von Waldeck. The daughter of a German count at the age of 16 was kicked out of the house by her stepmother. The girl fled to Brussels, where she met Prince Philip. The novel developed rapidly, which did not suit the parents of young people. Margaret died at age 21 under mysterious circumstances. By the way, the father of the deceased owned the mines where the children worked.
The second German historian insists that Maria Sophia von Erthal served as the prototype for Snow White. The daughter of a Bavarian prince was left an orphan in infancy. The father married a second time, and, as usual, the stepmother dreamed of getting rid of her stepdaughter. A glass factory was located next to the prince's estate, and mines were located nearby. Rumor has it that a talking mirror hung in the house.
Biography
Snow White was born into a family of reigning monarchs. The couple remained childless for a long time. One day the queen made a wish:
“Oh, if I had a baby, white as snow, ruddy like blood, and dark as ebony!”
In the near future, the desire of a woman came true - a beautiful girl was born. But after the birth of the child, the queen dies. A year later, the inconsolable widower marries a local beauty who captures the attention of a man.
Even in infancy, Snow White is left to her own devices. The father is busy with his new wife and politics, the stepmother despises and dreams of destroying the child. Despite the difficult family atmosphere, the girl grows up kind and cheerful. Snow White is hardworking, picky and friendly with others. The princess spends a lot of time alone with herself. Pleasant appearance and good upbringing made the heroine a favorite of servants, nobles and even forest animals.
With the onset of the age of seven, the girl's stepmother's patience comes to an end. The magic mirror in which the evil queen looks every day confirms that Snow White is the most beautiful child of the state and will grow into the most beautiful girl in the world. The woman summons an overseer for hunting dogs and orders her stepdaughter to be taken to the forest.
An unsuspecting girl happily goes for a walk with a familiar man. The girl is used to trusting her father's servants and does not ask questions. The hunter takes the child to the forest and leaves it in the clearing.
Left alone in the dense forest, Snow White is looking for a place to sleep for a long time. Suddenly, the girl comes across a cozy house. Inside, the gullible child finds a set table and small beds. The owners of the house turned out to be seven gnomes working in the mines.
The little people gladly adopted the girl, and later invited Snow White to live with them. The gnomes worked hard and needed a person who would look after the house and help with the housework. Unlike Snow White, the men were not naive, so they forbade the child to communicate with strangers.
The evil stepmother decides to check her own suspicions and asks the mirror if she has become the most beautiful woman in the world. The magic mirror confirms the Queen's guess - Snow White is alive. Well, now the villainess is taking matters into her own hands.
Snow White lives quietly with the dwarves and is unaware of her stepmother's plans. One day there was a knock on the door of the house. An elderly woman stood on the threshold, who offered the girl to buy herself a new lace for her dress. Snow White liked the goods, and the princess let the merchant into the house. A kind woman helped to choose the right lace and try on a new thing. Only the lacing was so tight that the girl lost consciousness. The dwarves returned in time to save Snow White.
Time passed, the case with the lace flew out of the head of a careless girl a long time ago. One day, a strange woman knocked on the door again. The merchant offered Snow White to buy a new comb. The trusting girl let the stranger into the house and allowed her to comb her hair. The poisoned comb took effect immediately, and Snow White fell to the floor, unconscious. The beauty was again saved by the gnomes, who pulled the comb out of the girl's hair.
The evil stepmother decides on a third attempt. To do this, a woman dresses up as a peasant woman and, with the help of witchcraft, poisons half an apple. The witch comes to the house of the gnomes for the third time and calls Snow White to treat the girl.
The beauty still remembers the attacks, so she does not let the old woman into the house. But seeing with what appetite the peasant woman crunches a juicy apple, Snow White holds out her hand for the second half. One bite is enough to fall into oblivion. This time the dwarves were unable to help.
The girl remained beautiful even after her death, and the little men decided not to bury her body. The dwarves made a glass coffin and hung it in the forest at the edge. The little men took turns on duty next to the body of the pet.
A prince from a neighboring state was passing by. One glance was enough to make the young man lose his head from the beauty of Snow White. The young man begged the coffin with the princess from the gnomes. When the court servants carried the glass creation, they caught on the branches. Snow White swayed, and a piece of poisoned apple fell out of the girl's mouth. Beauty woke up from oblivion.
The prince, the dwarves and servants were dumbfounded by what had happened. The young man invited Snow White to become his wife, and she agreed. The princess lived with her beloved all her life and wisely ruled the kingdom, helping and supporting her subjects.
Screen adaptations
The first appearance of the princess on the big screen took place in 1916. The American silent film "Snow White" was filmed on an unprecedented scale for those years. Marguerite Clark played the title role. The picture became the artist's breakthrough to the Hollywood Olympus.
In 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released. The studio created the first feature-length cartoon. The live model for the character was the dancer Marge Champion. The voice of the painted princess was given by Adriana Caselotti.
In 1997, American screenwriters brought Snow White into the modern world. The horror film "Snow White: A Scary Tale" shows the audience what would happen to the beauty in reality. The role of Lillian Hoffman, nicknamed "Snow White" was played by Monica Keena.
An interesting take on the story of the princess is shown in Once Upon a Time. In the course of the story, viewers will see an unusual image of their beloved heroine. Snow White will fight for her family and prove that tenderness is not a synonym for weakness. The role of the princess went to .
Adventure film "Snow White and the Huntsman" was presented to the public in June 2012. The image of Snow White brought to life.
She played the evil stepmother. The film is a free interpretation of the classic plot, touching only on the main points of the fairy tale.
- Snow White is officially recognized as the youngest princess - a girl of 14 years old.
- The heroine of the fairy tale became the central character in the video of the Rammstein group. The girl appears as a tyrant and usurper of the gnomes.
- The plot of "Snow White" noticeably echoes the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty". Both girls are poisoned and awakened from a meeting with her betrothed. But creation originates from the legend of the Sun, Moon and Thalia. Snow White's predecessor is unknown.
- Walt Disney illustrators were going to make Snow White blonde. At the last minute, plans changed.
It was in the middle of winter, snowflakes were falling like fluff from the sky, and the queen was sitting at
window, - its frame was of ebony, - and the queen sewed. She sewed, looked
on the snow and pricked her finger with a needle, and three drops of blood fell on the snow. And red on white
the snow looked so beautiful that she thought to herself:
"If I had a child, white as this snow, and ruddy as blood,
and black-haired, like a tree on a window frame!
And the queen soon gave birth to a daughter, and she was white, like snow, like blood, blush, and
as black as ebony, and that is why they called her Snow White. And when
the child was born, the queen died.
A year later the king took another wife. She was a beautiful woman, but proud and
haughty, and she could not stand it when anyone surpassed her in beauty. had
her magic mirror, and when she stood in front of it and looked into it, then
asked:
And the mirror answered:
You are the most beautiful queen in the country.
And she was pleased, because she knew that the mirror was telling the truth. snow white for it
time grew up and became more and more beautiful, and when she was seven years old, she was
as beautiful as a clear day, and more beautiful than the queen herself. When the queen asked
at your mirror:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?
It answered like this:
Yet Snow White is a thousand times more beautiful!
Then the queen was frightened, turned yellow, turned green with envy. From that hour he will see
she is Snow White - and her heart breaks, so she began to hate the girl. AND
envy and arrogance grew like weeds, higher and higher in her heart, and did not
From now on, she had peace neither day nor night. Then she called one of her rangers
and said:
“Take the child to the forest, I can’t see her anymore.” You must kill her and bring
me as proof of her lungs and liver.
The huntsman obeyed and led the girl into the forest, but when he pulled out his hunting knife and,
wanted to pierce the innocent heart of Snow White, she began to cry and
ask:
“Ah, dear huntsman, leave me alive, I will run far into the dense forest and never
I won't come home.
And because she was beautiful, the huntsman took pity on her and said:
“So be it, run, poor girl!”
And it was like a stone fell from his heart when he did not have to kill Snow White.
At that time, a young deer just ran up, and the huntsman stabbed him, took out his lungs and
liver and brought them to the queen as a sign that her order was carried out. The cook had
ordered to boil them in salt water, and the evil woman ate them, thinking that they were light and
Snow White's liver.
And the poor girl was left alone in the big forest, and she became so scared,
that she looked at all the leaves on the trees, not knowing what to do next, how I burn
help. She set off to run, and ran over sharp stones, through thorny thickets, and
wild animals jumped around her, but did not touch her. She ran as far as she could, and
it was already getting dark, she saw a small hut and went into it to rest. And in
everything was so small in that hut, but beautiful and clean, whatever you say in a fairy tale,
can't describe with a pen.
There was a table covered with a white tablecloth, and on it were seven small plates,
each plate with a spoon, and seven small knives and forks and seven small
cups. There were seven small beds against the wall, one next to the other, and they were covered with
white blankets. Snow White wanted to eat and drink, and she took from
each plate a little of vegetables and bread, and drank a drop from each goblet
wine.” She didn't want to drink all of it. And since she was very tired,
tried to go to bed, but none of them suited her: one was
too long, the other too short, but the seventh turned out to fit her, she lay down in
her and, surrendering to the mercy of the Lord, fell asleep.
When it was already completely dark, the owners of the hut came, and there were seven dwarfs,
who mined ore in the mountains. They lit their seven lamps, and when in the hut
it became light, they noticed that they had someone, because not everyone was in that
in the order it was before. And the first dwarf said:
Who was sitting in my chair?
Who ate this from my plate?
Who took a piece of my bread?
Fourth:
Who ate my vegetables?
- Who took my fork?
- Who cut with my knife?
The seventh asked:
Who was drinking from my little goblet?
And the first one looked back and saw that there was a small wrinkle on his bed, and
asked:
Who was that on my bed?
Then the rest ran up and began to say:
“And there was someone in mine, too.
The seventh dwarf looked at his bed, he saw that Snow White was lying in it and sleeping. called
he then the rest, they ran up, began to shout in surprise, brought seven of their
light bulbs and lit up Snow White.
- Oh, my God! Oh my God! they exclaimed. - What a beautiful one
child! They were so happy that they did not wake her up and left her to sleep in
bed. And the seventh dwarf slept with each of his comrades for an hour - and so
the night has passed.
Morning has come. Snow White woke up, saw seven dwarfs and got scared. But there were
they are affectionate with her and asked:
- What is your name?
“My name is Snow White,” she replied.
How did you get into our hut?
And she told them that her stepmother wanted to kill her, but the huntsman took pity on her,
and that she ran all day, until at last she found their hut. The gnomes asked:
- Do you want to run our household, cook, fluff up the beds, wash, sew and knit,
keep everything clean and in order - if you agree to this, you can stay with us, and
you will have enough of everything.
“Very well,” said Snow White, “with great pleasure.
And stayed with them. She kept the hut in order, in the morning the gnomes went to the mountains
look for ore and gold, and in the evening they returned home, and she was supposed to
prepare food for them. The whole day the girl remained alone, and therefore her good gnomes
warned and said:
- Watch out for your stepmother: she will soon know that you are here, watch out, do not let anyone in
to the house.
And the queen, having eaten Snow White's lungs and liver, again began to believe that she was the most
the first and most beautiful of all women in the country. She went to the mirror and
asked:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?
And the mirror answered:
You queen are beautiful
But Snow White is there, beyond the mountains,
At the seven dwarfs outside the walls
Then the queen was frightened - she knew that the mirror was telling the truth, and she understood
that the huntsman deceived her and that Snow White is still alive. And she began to think again
invent how to lime it; from envy she did not have peace, because she was not the most
the first beauty in the country. And then, finally, she thought of something: she painted her face,
dressed as an old merchant, so that it was impossible to recognize her. She went through
seven mountains to seven gnomes, knocked on the door and said:
Snow White looked out the window and said:
— Hello, kind woman, what are you selling?
“Good goods, fine goods,” she answered, “the laces are multi-colored.” - AND
the queen took out one of the laces, showed it, and it was woven from motley silk.
“This honest woman can be let into the house,” thought Snow White,
opened the bolt of the door and bought herself a beautiful lace.
“How does it suit you, girl,” said the old woman, “let me lace you up like
follows.
Snow White, not expecting anything bad, stood in front of her and let her draw
new laces, and the old woman began to lace, so quickly and so tightly that Snow White
gasped and fell dead to the ground.
“You were the most beautiful,” said the queen, and quickly disappeared.
Shortly afterwards, towards evening, the seven dwarfs returned home, and how frightened they were,
when they saw that their dear Snow White was lying on the ground, not moving, not moving,
definitely dead! They lifted her up and saw that she was tightly laced, then
they cut the laces, and she began to breathe a little and gradually came to her senses. When
The dwarves heard what had happened, they said:
- The old merchant was actually an evil queen, beware, do not let her in
no one when we are not at home.
And the evil woman returned home, went to the mirror and asked:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?
And the mirror answered her, as before:
You queen are beautiful
But Snow White is there, beyond the mountains,
At the seven dwarfs outside the walls
A thousand times more beautiful!
When she heard such an answer, all her blood rushed to her heart, so she
frightened, she realized that Snow White had come to life again.
“Well, now,” she said, “I will think of something that will surely ruin you.” —
Knowing witchcraft, she prepared a poisonous comb. Then she changed and
turned into another old woman. And she went over the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs, knocked on
door and says:
I sell good stuff! Selling!
Snow White looked out the window and said:
“Perhaps you can take a look,” said the old woman, took out a poisonous comb and,
holding it up, she showed it to Snow White.
The girl liked him so much that she allowed herself to be deceived and opened the door. They agreed
in price, and the old woman said: “Well, now let me give you a proper
I'll comb my hair."
Poor Snow White, suspecting nothing, let the old woman comb her hair, but only that
touched her hair with a comb, as the poison immediately began to act, and the girl fell without
feelings to the ground.
“You, written beauty,” said the evil woman, “now the end has come to you.
Having said this, she left.
But, fortunately, it was towards evening, and the seven dwarfs soon returned home. Noticing
that Snow White was lying dead on the ground, they immediately suspected her stepmother,
to find out what was the matter, and found a poisonous comb; and as soon as they pulled it out,
Snow White came to her senses again and told them everything that had happened. Once again
the dwarfs told her to be on her guard and not open the door to anyone.
And the queen returned home, sat down in front of the mirror and said:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?
And the mirror answered, as before:
You queen are beautiful
But Snow White is there, beyond the mountains,
At the seven dwarfs outside the walls
A thousand times more beautiful!
She heard what the mirror was saying, and she trembled and trembled all over with anger.
“Snow White must die,” she called out, “even if it cost me
life!
And she went into a secret room where no one ever entered, and prepared
there is a poisonous, poisonous apple. It was very beautiful on the outside, white and ruddy, and
anyone who saw it would want to eat it, but whoever ate even a piece of it,
he would surely die. When the apple was ready, she painted her face,
dressed as a peasant woman and set off on her way, over the seven mountains to the seven dwarfs. She
knocked, Snow White stuck her head out the window and said:
“It’s not allowed to let anyone in, the seven dwarfs forbade me to do this.
“Yes, that’s good,” answered the peasant woman, “but where will I put my apples? Want,
shall I give you one of them?
“No,” said Snow White, “I am not ordered to take anything.
“What are you, afraid of poison?” the old woman asked. - Look, I'll cut the apple into
two halves, you will eat the ruddy one, and I will eat the white one.
And the apple was made so cunningly that only its ruddy half was
poisoned. Snow White wanted to taste a beautiful apple, and when she saw,
that the peasant woman was eating it, then she could not restrain herself, put her hand out of the window and took
poisoned half. As soon as she bit off a piece, she immediately fell dead to the ground.
The queen looked at her with her evil eyes and, laughing loudly, said:
“White as snow, ruddy as blood, black hair like ebony!” Now yours
the gnomes will never wake you up.
She returned home and began to ask the mirror:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?
And the mirror answered at last:
You, queen, are the most beautiful in the whole country.
And then her envious heart was calmed, as far as such a heart can find
yourself peace.
The dwarves, returning home in the evening, found Snow White lying on the ground, lifeless and
dead. They lifted her up and looked for the poison: they unlaced her, combed her hair,
washed her with water and wine, but nothing helped - the dear girl was both dead and
dead and left. They put her in a coffin, sat down all seven around her and became her
mourn, and they wept for three whole days. Then they decided to bury her, but
she looked as though she were alive—her cheeks were beautiful and ruddy.
And they said:
- How can you bury it in damp earth?
And they ordered to make a glass coffin for her, so that she could be seen from all
sides, and they put her in that coffin, and wrote her name in letters of gold on it, and that
she was a royal daughter. And they carried that coffin up the mountain, and always one of them
remained on guard with her. And the birds also came to mourn Snow White: first
an owl, then a raven, and finally a dove.
And for a long, long time Snow White lay in her coffin, and it seemed that she was sleeping, -
she was white as snow, ruddy as blood, and black-haired as ebony. But
it happened that one day the prince drove into that forest, and he got into the house of the gnomes, so that in
him to spend the night. He saw a coffin on the mountain, and in it the beautiful Snow White, and read,
what was written on it in golden letters. And then he said to the dwarves:
“Give me this coffin, and I will give you whatever you want for it.
But the dwarves answered:
“We won't give him up even for all the gold in the world.
Then he said:
- So give it to me. I can't live without seeing Snow White.
When he said this, the good gnomes took pity on him and gave him the coffin.
And the prince ordered his servants to carry him on their shoulders. But it so happened that
they stumbled over some bush, and from the concussion a piece of poisonous apple fell out of
throat of Snow White. Then she opened her eyes, lifted the lid of the coffin, and then got up and
herself.
“Oh my God, where am I? - she exclaimed.
The king, filled with joy, answered:
“I have you,” and he told her everything that had happened, and said:
- You are dearer to me than anything in the world, let's go with me to the castle to my father, and
you will be my wife.
Snow White agreed, and they celebrated a magnificent and magnificent wedding.
But the Queen, Snow White's stepmother, was also invited to the feast. She dressed up in
beautiful dress, went to the mirror and said:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the most beautiful in the whole country?
And the mirror answered:
You, lady queen, are beautiful,
But the young queen is a thousand times more beautiful!
And then the evil woman uttered her curse, and she became so afraid, so
It's scary that she didn't know how to handle herself. At first she decided not to
go to the wedding, but she had no peace - she wanted to go and look at the young
queen. And she entered the palace, and recognized Snow White, and from fear and horror, as she stood,
so it froze in place.
But iron slippers were already placed for her on burning coals, and they brought them,
holding tongs, and set before her. And she should have set foot in the red-hot
hot shoes and dance in them until, at last, she fell dead
to the ground.
A cartoon for young children, and for those who want to remember their childhood, this is how I can briefly express myself about this miracle of animation. Unfortunately, the work of animators, who worked hard for three years to create a cartoon, cannot be called an absolute masterpiece. This is called differently, namely training. Yes, it was the training, the result of which not only brought fame to Disney, but also inspired new feats, to create the next even better cartoons in the already new studio, in which everything was improved from animation to music.
I have complaints about the script of the cartoon, but given that I am reviewing the very first full-length Disney cartoon, I will be very careful. First I would like to ask questions to the Brothers Grimm, for example, I am very interested, why do dwarves collect diamonds? (by the way, in the cartoon, they were already polished). I know that gnomes in many fairy tales dig mines and extract gold and jewelry, in folk legends gnomes are blacksmiths, and therefore this clarifies something at least a little. And now a question for the creators of the cartoon, why is there no one in the cartoon besides the hunter except Snow White and the Queen? What kind of kingdom did she rule? Disney loves to add something different from the original to their cartoons, there are few digressions in this cartoon. In addition, having learned with what difficulty the artists painted all THIS, and even at what a difficult time for America, and with limited finances, it would simply be beyond their power to lengthen an already quite full-length fairy tale, besides, this is a children's cartoon. Just as many, or at least I am concerned about the question, why is Snow White a brunette in the book and in the cartoon? Even in films about Snow White, we can notice this absurdity, for example, the 2001 film has a clear Asian in the title role, and in the film “Snow White and the Huntsman” there is generally quiet horror (I'm not just talking about the image of Snow White). It turns out that all this is not without reason, after reading the book we learn that the queen, the mother of Snow White, herself wished that “I had a baby white as snow, ruddy as blood, and dark as an ebony window frame.” A strange wish, I do not believe that the queen could wish such a thing, albeit in oral folk tradition, nevertheless Snow White got her name just for her white skin. However, we don't know which country Snow White's mother was the ruler of, do we? But looking at the old maps of Germany, one can dream up, because there are a great many small kingdoms and principalities, and not only in Germany. In general, we have dealt with the book, and therefore we will leave alone the collectors of folklore.
The creators brought a little bit of their own into the cartoon, for example, going into the dwarfs' hut, Snow White discovers a mess there and begins to clean up. With Grimm, everything is different, she discovers a clean house, seven appliances on the table, (and, of course, seven beds!) Having eaten a little from each plate, she goes to bed. The gnomes return and begin to resent; “who sat on my chair, who ate from my plate, who ate with my fork” and so on exactly like in the fairy tale “Masha and the Bears.” Speaking of a similar plot of fairy tales, Pushkin has a fairy tale “The Tale of dead princess and the seven heroes ", whoever read it will understand why I remembered it. And another question to the ceiling why, having typed a fairy tale about Snow White on the Internet, I found several completely different fairy tales, but written based on Grimm? One of them is clearly written off from the plot of Disney's Snow White, and is accompanied by obvious illustrations.There are still questions why these two fairy tales are so similar (it is quite possible that folk tales could sometimes intersect with each other) and what is the moral of these two fairy tales? I will say that in the cartoon, despite the fact that it was Disney's first work, there is a moral, for example, that you need to wash your hands before eating! what; quibble over the screenplay It makes no sense, not because this is the studio's first work, but because it is a fairy tale and it will remain a fairy tale in Africa.
Considering that the cartoon was restored, I cannot judge the quality of the animation without knowing how the original looked, and therefore I evaluate what happened after the restoration. And I will say that they restored it so qualitatively that the illusion was created that the cartoon had been computer processed everything looks so clear and bright. That is why my rating is the highest. There are many musical compositions in the cartoon, but nothing plays as loudly as a background orchestra. At the end of the viewing, I felt discomfort, which means that the violin music did not suit my sensitive ear very well. The dubbing was done professionally, I liked everything, from the songs of Snow White to the voices of the dwarves. Humor is also present, it lies not only in the funny actions of the gnomes, but also in the slippery words of the Grumbler. Well, so, in the end, I won’t advise everyone to watch it, because the cartoon, well, it just turned out very childish. Perhaps girls and mothers with children think differently, because I am a man, and women's experiences may not always be clear to us. I'll say one more thing thanks to Walt Disney for taking the risk of making a feature film at one time.
10 For a high-quality picture. 9 For sounds and dialogues in the film. 3 For humor and funny footage. 7 For musical content. 8 For vocal performance. 7 For the moral component. 6 For the script of the cartoon. 7 For the plot of the cartoon.