Themes Telling lies When people lie they are often trapped by their own deceit.

In this story, claiming to be able to weave gold from straw got Lisa the attention of the king but also got her locked in a dungeon with a haystack and a spinning wheel. Using ones survival skills Persistence pays off in the long run and to never give up. Lisa tried her best to find the answer to the strange mans riddle. She did not give up. Moral Values We must be more careful of what we say, and think of the consequences.

Lisas father lied to the king, just to impress him. Lisa lost her head and promised something without realising the implications of her promise, just to save herself. Rumpelstiltskin is so confident that the queen will not guess his name that he makes the terrible mistake of saying it out loud.

Honesty and Integrity We must always keep our promises. It is when we are able to keep our promises that people will respect us. Although the King was greedy, he kept his promise to marry Lisa once she was able to spin the straw into gold. Even the strange little man kept his promise to Lisa when she was able to guess his name. He did not try to cheat her. Point of view Since this is a drama, the author uses the third person point of view. He is omniscient- this means that he knows everything in the story. However, the characters do think aloud when they are thinking. Thus, the readers are able to understand what the characters are doing.

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Rumpelstiltskin a. b. c. d. e.

Sly and Playful He likes riddles A mysterious magical character Insincere Lonely (He has no family)

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Lisa a. b. c. d. A sensible and thoughtful girl Obedient to her parents She becomes the Kings wife She loves her son

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King a. b. c. d. e. A greedy and selfish man Impatient Arrogant Ungrateful with what he has Forceful towards Lisa

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Father a. b. c. d. e. A rather foolish boaster He lies to the King about Lisa in which she can spin straw into gold Selfish At last, he regrets to what he had done to his daughter (Lisa) Clever (He and his wife followed Rumpelstiltskin into the woods)

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Mother a. b. c. d. A kind but rather silly person She loves her daughter She realizes about her own mistakes Clever (She and her husband followed Rumpelstiltskin into the woods)