A widowed and ruined merchant living with his three daughters. After getting lost in an enchanted forest, he picks a rose and incurs a death sentence from the Beast. He initially refuses to let his daughter sacrifice herself and accepts his fate until Julie intervenes.
The Beast acts as a judge and executioner, sentencing the merchant to death for stealing a rose.
The merchant is the father of Julie, who lives with him after his ruin.
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