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The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse.
As exciting and fun as the music is, it is very difficult and dominates most of the text. Into the Woods verges closely towards operetta. Make sure you have the singing talent to carry this piece.
She dies right after her tryst with the prince, when a giant from the sky stomps her out.
She then gets pulled down into a tar pit, presumably dead. In the film version, it’s suggested that throwing away the rest of the beans causes her to be completely consumed by the curse. In other words, she kills herself by making it so the curse destroys her entirely.
Good foreshadowing is key to guiding readers’ expectations and helping them understand the first half of the story in a way that will reflect uniformly on the second half. Second Pinch Point: At Cinderella and Prince Charming’s wedding, everything starts to go wrong when the Giantess attacks and destroys the kingdom.
Now extremely wealthy, Jack and his mother don’t need to wish for food or milk, but Jack misses his kingdom in the sky. He ventures back into the woods, along with Cinderella , the Baker, his wife, and Little Red Riding Hood to slay the Giantess that was left grieving her husband.
The main conflict is between the Baker and his Wife who desperately want to have a child and the Wicked Witch who sends them on a journey into the woods to break the spell she has placed upon their family.