Who is Princess Ariel

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Princess Ariel, The Little Mermaid

Ariel is a mermaid, and the youngest of King Triton's seven daughters. Although she seems to have a happy life under the sea, she is intensely curious about humans and longs to join them on land.

She falls in love with a human, Prince Eric, and rescues him from drowning. At that point, she's willing to do just about anything to be a part of his world.

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A Character Analysis of Ariel 

Ariel is beautiful and charming, but she also has many flaws. She's naive, impulsive, and easily swept away by her emotions. She repeatedly disobeys her father, risks her life on several occasions, and falls in love with Prince Eric on sight.

She hardly knows anything about Eric or the human world when she decides to become a human herself. This would be risky enough without entering into a dangerous bargain with Ursula, who will enslave Ariel if the mermaid doesn't succeed in winning Eric's love within three days.

And yet for all her faults, she still charms everyone around her. She is King Triton's favorite daughter, and she has loyal friends who will do anything for her. Ariel looks at the world with wonder and excitement; she sees the beauty around her and delights in it. It is perhaps these very qualities (along with her beauty) that make people fall in love with her.


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Ariel's Signature Song, Part of Your World 

Many people criticize The Little Mermaid because Ariel became a human for the sake of Prince Eric. However, she already wanted to be a human.

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Quick Facts About Ariel 


  • Ariel was voiced by Jodi Benson, a stage actress. The directors felt it was important for the voice actress to do both the speaking and singing parts, and they were attracted to the youthful quality of Benson's voice.

  • Ariel's design was based on an animator's wife and on model Sherri Stoner.

  • The Disney studio mixed up a color just for her fin. The color was subsequently called "Ariel."

  • Until Giselle came along in 2007, Ariel was the only redheaded Disney princess.

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Princess Ariel at a Glance 

Princess Ariel is a fictional character, a mermaid, and the protagonist of Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid. She later appears in the film's prequel television series, direct-to-video sequel Category: The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea - and direct-to-video prequel Category: The Little Mermaid: Ariels Beginning - . Ariel is voiced by Jodi Benson in all the above animated material.

The character is based on the protagonist of Hans Christian Andersens "The Little Mermaid" story, but was developed into a different personality for the 1989 animated film adaptation. Her distinct...

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    michiro michiro Oct 23, 2009 @ 7:17 am
    ..Im like Ariel...
    my most fav...disney princess
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    paperfacets paperfacets Oct 20, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
    This is one of my favorites of the Disney animated.
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    Piper Piper Oct 12, 2009 @ 5:05 pm
    Ariel is so awesome I was named after her!!!!!!!!!!!! ( Ariel Piper ) ( I go by my middle name)
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    ariel ariel Aug 30, 2009 @ 11:04 pm
    ariel is my fav.!!!!!!!!!!
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    Aubey Aubey Jul 27, 2009 @ 4:11 pm
    I LOVE ARIEL!!
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    Victoria_Neely Victoria_Neely Jun 15, 2009 @ 6:58 pm | in reply to LN
    I'd put my money on either the Caribbean Sea or the Atlantic. The only thing that tempts me to say the Atlantic at all is the fact that the mermaid city is called "Atlantica." Everything else strongly suggests the Caribbean.

    Ursula probably just said "Winds of the Caspian Sea" because it sounds good.
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    Victoria_Neely Victoria_Neely Jun 15, 2009 @ 6:57 pm | in reply to LN
    I'd put my money on either the Caribbean Sea or the Atlantic. The only thing that tempts me to say the Atlantic at all is the fact that the mermaid city is called "Atlantica." Everything else strongly suggests the Caribbean.

    Ursula probably just said "Winds of the Caspian Sea" because it sounds good.
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    LN LN Jun 15, 2009 @ 5:16 pm
    Hello.

    I LOVE Ariel! Do you know where she "lives" (in what ocean) You can hear Urusla saying something like "Caspian Sea", but that's a lake?

    I just wan't to know... (I'm not crazy - I dont belive she exist. But where is it supposed to look like - her home?)
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    janexia janexia Apr 18, 2009 @ 10:49 am
    wat have u been up 2 is the water cold or warm down there r married if so who r u married with is ur dad mean 2 u did u know that im ur #1 top fan for real i think ur so pretty u should see mi room its full of ariel stuff like ur room upset ur room is prettier okay i have 2 go talk 2 u later be safe under there take care bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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