Archetypes:
Trickster: Rumpelstiltskin seeks to gain a newborn child, and tricks a young woman into helping him achieve this goal.
Ubermensch: Rumpelstiltskin is also the primary antagonist, and much like the joker in batman, his evil scheming ways contrast that of the princess.
Hero: Rumpelstiltskin loosely fits the hero archetype because he has the special ability to spin straw into gold and he uses it to help a maiden have a better life.
Themes: Don't trust people you are unfamiliar with.
Think ahead about every choice you make.
Motif: Golden Thread- Represents the perceived happiness and richness that people dream of, causes the maiden to make a deal too eagerly.
Trickster: Rumpelstiltskin seeks to gain a newborn child, and tricks a young woman into helping him achieve this goal.
Ubermensch: Rumpelstiltskin is also the primary antagonist, and much like the joker in batman, his evil scheming ways contrast that of the princess.
Hero: Rumpelstiltskin loosely fits the hero archetype because he has the special ability to spin straw into gold and he uses it to help a maiden have a better life.
Themes: Don't trust people you are unfamiliar with.
Think ahead about every choice you make.
Motif: Golden Thread- Represents the perceived happiness and richness that people dream of, causes the maiden to make a deal too eagerly.