Compared to previous Disney princesses, she has a very aggressive personality that drives her determination to be a free spirit and rule as an independent queen without having to be forced into marriage (Stephens). Clearly there is not a heroic or charming prince in this story that comes along and sways outspoken Merida. Merida eventually takes her handy bow and arrow and shows everyone who’s boss and even screams, “I am Merida.Īnd I’ll be shoodn’ for my own hand! ” (Stephens).

Well, movie viewers can obviously see that this doesn’t happen… at all. During one major scene in the movie kings from all over Ireland bring and introduce their sons and even engage them in multiple competitions to win Merida’s heart. In fact, Merida opposes the idea of someone taking her hand in marriage, especially someone that she doesn’t know. Throughout the entire movie viewers can see that marriage and more so becoming a queen, are not the top things on her to-do list.

To begin, Brave is about a fiery red head princess named Merida who is quite defiant compared to the Disney princesses that preceded her. Although this may be true, we see a different depiction of the common characters in Disney’s Brave (2012) and The Princess and the Frog (2009). Nonetheless, it’s almost always obvious who the “good” guy is, usually the charming prince, and the “good” woman, which is always the female lead of the story. It often allows the viewers to consider who exactly is the “good” woman or the “bad” woman and who is the “good” man or the “bad” man. However, each story that goes along with these infamous princesses is how masculinity and femininity are depicted in the movies that Disney has created and continues to create. Each princess of Disney’s undoubtedly came along with their own distinct personalities, however all of them portrayed some similar characteristics that correlated with the same intentions of being a princess if not already one. Disney has had its vast array of princesses in its prime and they’re still continuing to create more that unsurprisingly influence the girls in our society.

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