The Evil Queen and Maleficent Character Analysis

Two evil characters in two different Disney movies. Many people believe that their differences are very prominent. The Evil Queen fed Snow White a poison apple that put her under a spell because the Evil Queen wanted to be the fairest of them all. Maleficent put a spell on Aurora, by pricking her finger on a spinning wheel before the sunsets on her sixteenth birthday, because she was not invited to Aurora’s christening. The Evil Queen made a potion to transform herself into an old lady and Maleficent stayed the same.

Although they have many differences, Maleficent and The Evil Queen are very much alike, they are both social outcast and they both wanted vengeance by using magic.

Maleficent and the Evil Queen were both social outcasts. That means they would rather be on their own than be with others. Nobody liked Maleficent nor the Evil Queen, that is why they were both rude and mean. Maleficent wanted to go to Aurora’s christening but she was not invited and was bitter, so she decided to show up uninvited and cursed her. The Evil Queen was bitter because she was not the fairest of the whole kingdom, her step-daughter was the fairest of them all. With these circumstances both Maleficent and the Evil Queen kept to themselves distancing from others. Both wanted nothing to do with the people of the kingdom, and the people of the kingdom wanted nothing to do with them. They preferred to be feared to get away from people.

Magic is very powerful especially when it comes to getting vengeance, which is the motivation for both evil characters. They both despised the innocence and likableness of the protagonists. Though they had different ways to get vengeance, both had the same goal to get rid of their enemies for good. Maleficent cursed Aroura to death when the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday she will prick her finger on a spindle. The Evil Queen gave Snow White a poison apple and put her to an endless sleep. Maleficent and the Evil Queen both used spell that gets broken by true loves first kiss.

In conclusion, both the Evil Queen and Maleficent had a similar paths and mentalities. While many think of them as being completely different characters, the similarities are uncanny. Both Maleficent and the Evil Queen were social outcasts and they both wanted to get revenge on their enemies to get rid of them for good. Even though these two evil characters failed in getting rid of the good and innocent main characters they both had the same objective. They are similar but different in their own way. 

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