The Real Beauty And The Beast

The video explores the real-life story of Petrus Gonsalves and Catherine, who inspired the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. Unlike the Disney version, their lives were marked by exploitation and tragedy. Petrus, suffering from hypertrichosis, was treated as a curiosity in European courts. Catherine de Medici arranged his marriage to Catherine, a court servant's daughter, as a cruel joke. Despite their arranged marriage, they had seven children, four of whom inherited Petrus's condition. The family was paraded around Europe as a spectacle, highlighting the stark contrast between their reality and the fairy tale's happy ending.

What was the main difference between the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast and the real-life story of Catherine and Petrus Gonsalves?

• The real-life story was tragic and lacked a fairy tale ending.

• The real-life story was set in modern times.

• The real-life story had a happy ending.

• The real-life story involved a curse.

What condition did Petrus Gonsalves suffer from?

• Dwarfism

• Albinism

• Hypertrichosis

• Vitiligo

How did Petrus Gonsalves surprise the French court?

• By refusing to learn French

• By becoming fluent in Latin and learning noble etiquette

• By running away from the court

• By refusing to eat cooked food

Who arranged the marriage between Petrus and Catherine?

• Queen Catherine de Medici

• Duke Ranuccio Farnese

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King Henry II

How many of Catherine and Petrus's children were born with their father's condition?

• Five

• Three

• Two

• Four

What was the fate of the Gonsalves children who were born with hypertrichosis?

• They were sent to school in France.

• They lived a normal life in Italy.

• They were given as gifts to noble friends.

• They became famous artists.

Where did the Gonsalves family eventually settle?

• Paris, France

• London, England

• Madrid, Spain

• Parma, Italy

What was the primary reason the Gonsalves family was treated as a curiosity?

• Their wealth and status

• Their artistic talents

• Their unique medical condition

• Their political influence

What does the portrait of Catherine and Petrus suggest about their relationship?

• They were deeply in love.

• They were indifferent to each other.

• Their relationship was complex and possibly tragic.

• They were enemies.

Why might Petrus Gonsalves not have been recorded in the town's Registrar of Death?

• He died in another country.

• He was not considered human enough to receive last rites.

• He was a member of the royal family.

• He lived a secret life.