Maleficent’s Metamorphosis: A Look Through “Monster Theory”

Maleficent's origins can be traced back to Charles Perrault's "La Belle au bois Dormant" and Brothers Grimm's "Dornröschen," where she first emerged as a wicked fairy. In these tales, she epitomised the classic fairy-tale villain—a character who cursed the sleeping princess. The transition to Disney's animated feature in 1959 introduced a visually striking and malevolent…