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“The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-first year. If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time.”
―Narrator
The Enchanted Rose is a mystical flower from the Disney's 1991 animated film, Beauty and the Beast. It has since become the trademark symbol for the film.
When the Beast was a human prince, an old beggar woman came to his castle requesting shelter from the bitter cold and offered to him this very rose. The prince sneered at the beautiful gift and turned the old woman away because of her haggard appearance. She warned him not to judge her based on appearance for true beauty was found within. When he dismissed her again, she shed her false form, revealing herself to be an astonishingly beautiful enchantress who was testing his heart.
The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she saw that there was no true love in his heart. As his punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast, and all who dwelt within the castle into living objects, as well as cursing the castle itself and the surrounding forest (filling it with vicious wolves and bats as well). She left him the rose, promising him that it would bloom until his twenty-first year (or many years, in the Broadway version). If he could learn to love another and earn their love in return before the last petal fell, the spell would be broken. If he failed, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time and his castle, servants, and forest would likewise remain cursed forever.
Ever since the Beast kept the rose safe in his chambers (The West Wing), the rose serving as his enchanted hourglass and a reminder of his selfishness and cruelty.
When the Beast finally turned 21, his countdown truly began as the rose slowly but surely began to wilt. At the end of the film, the Beast appears to reach the deadline of his twenty-first birthday, because the rose completely finishes wilting, but the spell was still broken due to Belle confessing her love for him mere seconds before the last petal fell.
Aside from the prologue, where the rose is seen on window panels and briefly in the West Wing, it made its first appearance after the Beast's failed attempt at convincing Belle to come have dinner with him. After the Beast overheard Belle's comment about not wanting to have anything to do with him and being hurt by the remark, the fifth petal fell off; feeling that any chances of breaking the spell at that point were almost slim to none. During this scene, it was revealed that at least four petals fell before that one, and Lumiere beforehand mentioned that the rose had started wilting months prior.
The rose was later seen again when Belle entered the West Wing without the Beast's permission, where she happened to come across it and then proceeded to remove its glass covering before attempting to touch its petals. However, the Beast was afraid that Belle would make the petals fall off the rose before it is time and thus cost him his humanity, so he caught her, placed the glass covering back on, and snapped at her for disobeying him. He then yells at her to get out of the West Wing, which she did (although she ended up leaving the castle as well, necessitating the Beast to save her from wolves). He then realizes he must control his temper if he is to ever break the spell.
The rose appears in the background for the remainder of the film, and is seen one last time as the Beast dies after getting stabbed by Gaston (which led to him falling to his death) and Belle tearfully professes her love for him mere seconds before the final petal falls. Against all odds, he had succeeded; the spell was broken, restoring him and his servants to their human forms, the bleak, menacing fortress into a shining, gorgeous castle, and the surrounding forest to its former beauty. He then lived happily ever after with Belle.
In the Special Edition, the rose was also carried by the podium (which is revealed to also be possibly sentient, though whether it was originally human or just an object given life is never revealed) to the main foyer during Cogsworth's briefing, just before the song "Human Again". It is also in this scene that he states the amount of time it will take by then before the final petal falls, which is 12 hours, 36 minutes, and 15 seconds, of which the rose is already down to it.
The enchanted rose, aside from the appearances in the background with the West Wing, also appeared near the climax, where Forte, shortly after manipulating the Beast to lock Belle away forever, then proceeded to goad him into "ending his misery" by smashing the rose to bits. Before the Beast could do so, however, a petal fell on the present Belle had earlier left for him and caused him to snap out of it and read the present, giving him some renewed hope for making Christmas good. In addition, the rose was nearly destroyed again when Forte, having gone completely insane from fear of being left out once the curse is broken, tried to collapse the castle with his music in a desperate attempt to ensure they can't fall in love. However, after the Beast disabled Forte's keyboard by ripping it out, Lumiere and Cogsworth managed to place the glass covering properly back on the table in time.
The rose appears in several episodes of the fifth season of Once Upon a Time, here labeled as the "Magical Rose".[1]Mother Superior creates it for Belle who had decided to leave to save Emma from the Darkness. Belle was told that it was linked to Rumplestiltskin's life, and when the last petal from the rose falls, he would be dead. While in Camelot, the rose's petals began to slowly fall away. Six weeks later after Belle arrived back in Storybrooke, the petals were almost completely wilted and most of them had fallen. However, after Gold began to wake from his coma, the fallen petals faded away and the wilted rose became complete again.
The rose makes a couple of cameos in the film, with the first at the dress shop next to a yellow dress resembling that of Belle's and the second in one of Malvina Monroe's cabinets during Badder musical number, with the glass case in the latter scene resembling how it was in the 2017 live-action remake. Additionally, there was a nod to the rose when the Scroll ask Giselle if she seen "a flower dropping petals" as her clock.
Printed media[]
Beauty and the Beast[]
The rose appears in several issues as part of the West Wing, although it doesn't have any major roles in the comics. In issue 13, however, in an alternate take on the night of his curse, the prince puts the rose in a vase.
The New Adventures of Beauty and the Beast[]
The rose appears in both issues of the comic. In the first comic's first story arc, it can be seen briefly, with it still not having bloomed yet, though it had apparently had bloomed by the end of the third arc of the same issue. The second issue shows that two pedals have fallen, and Mrs. Potts implies at one point that it wilting has just happened recently.
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Trivia[]
It is implied that if anyone except the enchantress touches the rose, it could be destroyed easily.
Most likely, if its petals were plucked, the countdown would be accelerated.
However, in a lot of Disney Princess merchandise, Belle is able to hold the rose.
It is unknown whether or not the rose was always enchanted or if it was once an ordinary rose that the enchantress picked then enchanted with her powers.
The rose was similar to the rose in the original tale, although with several distinctions:
The rose was a relatively minor story element, only being present when the Beast encounters Maurice due to the latter trying to pilfer it for Belle.
Maurice was the one who tried to touch the rose, not Belle herself.
The rose was not enchanted, nor did it have any link to the Beast's cursed state.
The role of the rose in the musical becomes antropomorphic in the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. During the second season, East High produces their version of Beauty and the Beast. In the storyline, the rose is portrayed by Nini (Olivia Rodrigo) in which the character is given a solo called "The Rose Song", written by Rodrigo herself and her counterpart in the series.
Enchanted Christmas:Angelique • Forte • Fife Belle's Magical World:Webster • Crane • Le Plume • Witherspoon • Chandeleria • Tubaloo • Tres Deleted Characters:Clarice • Charley • Marguerite • Belle's Sisters • Belle's Suitors • Belle's Mother Sing Me a Story with Belle:Harmony • Big Book • Lewis and Carol the Bookworms Book Characters:Countess de la Perle • Thunder • Love • Death Remake:Belle • Beast • Lumiere • Cogsworth • Mrs. Potts • Chip Potts • Maurice • Gaston • LeFou • Fifi • Froufrou • Wardrobe • Philippe • Village Lasses • Cadenza • Jean Potts • Monsieur Toilette • The King • The Queen
Broadway:No Matter What • Me • Home • How Long Must This Go On? • If I Can't Love Her • Maison Des Lunes • A Change in Me • End Duet Enchanted Christmas:Stories • As Long As There's Christmas • Don't Fall in Love • A Cut Above the Rest Belle's Magical World:A Little Thought • Listen With Our Hearts Remake:Aria
Locations
Beast's Castle (Library/Ballroom/The West Wing/Belle's Room) • Belle's Cottage • Village • The Black Forest • Tavern
Objects
The Enchanted Rose • Enchanted Mirror • Maurice's Machine
Original Worlds:Destiny Islands • Traverse Town • Radiant Garden/Hollow Bastion • Disney Castle/Disney Town/Timeless River • Dive to the Heart • End of the World • Realm of Darkness • Twilight Town/Mysterious Tower • The World That Never Was • Castle That Never Was • Land of Departure/Castle Oblivion • Keyblade Graveyard • Daybreak Town/Scala ad Caelum
Books:Once Upon a Time: Shadow of the Queen • Once Upon a Time: Out of the Past • Once Upon a Time: Red's Untold Tale • Once Upon a Time: Regina Rising
Season One: "Pilot" • "The Thing You Love Most" • "Snow Falls" • "The Price of Gold" • "That Still Small Voice" • "The Shepherd" • "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" • "Desperate Souls" • "True North" • "7:15 A.M." • "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree" • "Skin Deep" • "What Happened to Frederick" • "Dreamy" • "Red-Handed" • "Heart of Darkness" • "Hat Trick" • "The Stable Boy" • "The Return" • "The Stranger" • "An Apple Red as Blood" • "A Land Without Magic"
Season Two: "Broken" • "We Are Both" • "Lady of the Lake" • "The Crocodile" • "The Doctor" • "Tallahassee" • "Child of the Moon" • "Into the Deep" • "Queen of Hearts" • "The Cricket Game" • "The Outsider" • "In the Name of the Brother" • "Tiny" • "Manhattan" • "The Queen Is Dead" • "The Miller's Daughter" • "Welcome to Storybrooke" • "Selfless, Brave and True" • "Lacey" • "The Evil Queen" • "Second Star to the Right" • "And Straight On 'Til Morning" Season Three: "The Heart of the Truest Believer" • "Lost Girl" • "Quite a Common Fairy" • "Nasty Habits" • "Good Form" • "Ariel" • "Dark Hollow" • "Think Lovely Thoughts" • "Save Henry" • "The New Neverland" • "Going Home" • "New York City Serenade" • "Witch Hunt" • "The Tower" • "Quiet Minds" • "It's Not Easy Being Green" • "The Jolly Roger" • "Bleeding Through" • "A Curious Thing" • "Kansas" • "Snow Drifts" • "There's No Place Like Home" Season Four: "A Tale of Two Sisters" • "White Out" • "Rocky Road" • "The Apprentice" • "Breaking Glass" • "Family Business" • "The Snow Queen" • "Smash the Mirror" • "Fall" • "Shattered Sight" • "Heroes and Villains" • "Darkness on the Edge of Town" • "Unforgiven" • "Enter the Dragon" • "Poor Unfortunate Soul" • "Best Laid Plans" • "Heart of Gold" • "Sympathy for the De Vil" • "Lily" • "Mother" • "Operation Mongoose" Season Five: "The Dark Swan" • "The Price" • "Siege Perilous" • "The Broken Kingdom" • "Dreamcatcher" • "The Bear and the Bow" • "Nimue" • "Birth" • "The Bear King" • "Broken Heart" • "Swan Song" • "Souls of the Departed" • "Labor of Love" • "Devil's Due" • "The Brothers Jones" • "Our Decay" • "Her Handsome Hero" • "Ruby Slippers" • "Sisters" • "Firebird" • "Last Rites" • "Only You" • "An Untold Story" Season Six: "The Savior" • "A Bitter Draught" • "The Other Shoe" • "Strange Case" • "Street Rats" • "Dark Waters" • "Heartless" • "I'll Be Your Mirror" • "Changelings" • "Wish You Were Here" • "Tougher Than the Rest" • "Murder Most Foul • "Ill-Boding Patterns" • "Page 23" • "A Wondrous Place" • "Mother's Little Helper" • "Awake" • "Where Bluebirds Fly" • "The Black Fairy" • "The Song in Your Heart" • "The Final Battle" Season Seven: "Hyperion Heights" • "A Pirate's Life"• "The Garden of Forking Paths" • "Beauty" • "Greenbacks" • "Wake Up Call" • "Eloise Gardener" • "Pretty in Blue" • "One Little Tear" • "The Eighth Witch" • "Secret Garden" • "A Taste of the Heights" • "Knightfall" • "The Girl in the Tower" • "Sisterhood" • "Breadcrumbs" • "Chosen" • "The Guardian" • "Flower Child" • "Is This Henry Mills?" • "Homecoming" • "Leaving Storybrooke"
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: "Down the Rabbit Hole" • "Trust Me" • "Forget Me Not" • "The Serpent" • "Heart of Stone" • "Who's Alice?" • "Bad Blood" • "Home" • "Nothing to Fear" • "Dirty Little Secrets" • "Heart of the Matter" • "To Catch a Thief" • "And They Lived..."
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: Wonderland Castle • The Mad Hatter's House • White Rabbit's House • Underland • Tulgey Wood Both series:Storybrooke • Maine • Enchanted Forest • Forbidden Fortress • Wonderland • Wonderland Maze • Agrabah • Sherwood Forest • The Sultan's Palace
Objects
Once Upon a Time: Once Upon a Time (Book) • Red Riding Hood • Maleficent's Staff • Magic Wand • Glass Slipper • Poisoned Apple • Spinning Wheel • Magic Lamp • Dark One's Dagger • Chipped Cup • Jefferson's Hat • Magic Beans • Captain Hook's Hooks • Enchanted Candle • Pixie Dust • Dreamshade • Salad Fork • Pandora's Box • Silver Slippers • Sorcerer Hat • Enchanted Broom • Trident • Enchanted Shell • Heroes and Villains (Book) • Merida's Bow • Magical Rose • Excalibur • Olympian Crystal • Cinderella's Dress • Golden Scarab Beetle • Rapunzel's Frying Pan • Magical Golden Flower • Shrinking Potion • Floating Lanterns • Tarot Cards • Maui's Fish Hook
Original Songs:Powerful Magic • The Queen Sings • Love Doesn't Stand a Chance • Revenge Is Gonna Be Mine • Wicked Always Wins • Charmings vs. Evil Queen • Emma's Theme • A Happy Beginning
