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Bizncs Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Beauty and the beast... why "the" before "beast" only?
Hi all,
Everytim I looked at the title, "Beauty and the Beast", I wondered why they put "the" before "Beast."
I know that an infinite article can be ommitted in a title but I don't know about a definite article "the" in a title.
Can't I say "Beauty and Beast" or "A beauty and a Beast" or "The Beauty and the Beast". Does it change meanings?
Thank you all.
Everytim I looked at the title, "Beauty and the Beast", I wondered why they put "the" before "Beast."
I know that an infinite article can be ommitted in a title but I don't know about a definite article "the" in a title.
Can't I say "Beauty and Beast" or "A beauty and a Beast" or "The Beauty and the Beast". Does it change meanings?
Thank you all.
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this is what i think. you know that "beauty" supposes to go with something like "handsome"..... So it's kind of ....
- this is what i think.
- you know that "beauty" supposes to go with something like "handsome".....
- So it's kind of ....
- in this story, beauty goes with "the beast" they say "the beast" because they want to emphasize it.
- The author wants to make the readers more curious about the story and makes it different to others.
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this is what i think.
you know that "beauty" supposes to go with something like "handsome"..... So it's kind of .... in this story, beauty goes with "the beast"
they say "the beast" because they want to emphasize it. The author wants to make the readers more curious about the story and makes it different to others.
the author wants to say that people love each other
you know that "beauty" supposes to go with something like "handsome"..... So it's kind of .... in this story, beauty goes with "the beast"
they say "the beast" because they want to emphasize it. The author wants to make the readers more curious about the story and makes it different to others.
the author wants to say that people love each other
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Am I right, then, to assume that an article "a" before "Beauty" is left out because it is a title and "the" is used to emphasize "beast" which will be known to viewers?
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Beauty is ambiguous. It's both a proper noun, and thus the name of a person, and an abstract noun referring to the property of being beautiful. The most usual meaning of the beauty is the beautiful woman.
the beast is that particular beast that the story is about, not just any beast, i.e., not just a beast. Beast is capitalized becaus
the beast is that particular beast that the story is about, not just any beast, i.e., not just a beast. Beast is capitalized becaus
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Thanks CalifJim for enlightening me on this.
I didn't know Beauty was another name of the merchant's daughter, Belle.
Now everything is clear. Thanks again, and Bui, too.
I didn't know Beauty was another name of the merchant's daughter, Belle.
Now everything is clear. Thanks again, and Bui, too.
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