Talk:Maurice/@comment-16754752-20140125230409

I think it is a shame Maurice was left out of the stage version of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in the Disney Parks. Maurice may not have as much screen time as the Enchanted Objects, but in a curious way, he plays a far more important role. It is to save his life that Belle agrees to take his place as the Beast's prisoner, and it is to save his life that the Beast makes the ultimate sacrifice to let Belle go, thus unwittingly fulfilling his requirement to break the spell by showing how much he loves her. And he does help Belle get back to the castle in time to break the spell. Why is why I think it's too bad he wasn't included in the final stained glass tableaux at the end of the film, although they did have the principal objects in their human form.