The Evil Queen | Screen Adaptations (1937 - 2018)
The Queen is “a woman whose power is derived from her beauty; it is this, the tale implies, that provides her place in the castle’s hierarchy. If the king’s attention turns from his wife to another, what power is left to an aging woman? Witchcraft, the tale answers. Potions, poisons, and self-protection.” — Terri Windling
“Western culture had, for hundreds of years, associated the idea of powerful, commanding women with witchcraft and evil. That’s why, I think, the most interesting women in stories have been villainesses.” — Deborah Lipp
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