one hundred years of sleep

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"One hundred years of sleep" refers to the enchanted century-long slumber imposed on the princess and her castle in the classic fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional magical curse
narrative motif
plot element
affects Sleeping Beauty (princess)
linked to: Sleeping Beauty

castle inhabitants
appearsIn Dornröschen
La Belle au bois dormant
linked to: The Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty
associatedWithCharacter Prince Charming (Sleeping Beauty)
Princess Aurora (Disney)
linked to: Princess Aurora

Princess Briar Rose
linked to: Princess Aurora
basedOnWorkBy Brothers Grimm
Charles Perrault
linked to: Perrault
culturalOrigin European fairy-tale tradition
endsWith arrival of prince
kiss of true love
firstPopularizedBy Charles Perrault’s 1697 version
firstPopularizedIn 17th century
genre fairy-tale motif
hasCondition sleep ends after 100 years or with prince’s arrival
hasDuration 100 years
hasEffect growth of impenetrable forest around castle
suspension of aging
temporal stasis of castle
hasSetting enchanted castle
hasTheme curse and redemption
fate
time
true love
imposedBy Maleficent (in Disney adaptations)
linked to: Maleficent

evil fairy
languageOfEarliestCanonicalVersion French
laterCollectedBy Brothers Grimm in Kinder- und Hausmärchen
narrativeRole central conflict
inciting incident consequence
opposedBy good fairies
partOf Sleeping Beauty
symbolizes suspended life
transition from childhood to adulthood
waiting for destiny
triggeredBy curse fulfillment
spinning wheel prick
typeOfMagic time-bound enchantment
usedIn ballet adaptations of Sleeping Beauty
film adaptations of Sleeping Beauty
literary adaptations of Sleeping Beauty
opera adaptations of Sleeping Beauty

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La Belle au bois dormant timeInFiction one hundred years of sleep