Beast Lets Belle Go
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
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Characters
Beast
Lumiere
Belle
Mrs. Potts
Chip
Cogsworth
Transcript
[Beast]
Belle? Are you happy here with me?
[Belle]
Yes.
[Beast]
What is it?
[Belle]
If only I could see my father again. Just for a moment. I miss him so much.
[Beast]
There is a way.
This mirror will show you anything. Anything you wish to see.
[Belle]
I'd like to see my father, please. Papa! Oh no... He's sick. He may be dying and he's all alone.
[Beast]
Then you must go to him.
[Belle]
What did you say?
[Beast]
I release you. You're no longer my prisoner.
[Belle]
You mean I'm free?
[Beast]
Yes.
[Belle]
Oh, thank you. Hold on, Papa. I'm on my way.
[Beast]
Take it with you. So you'll always have a way to look back and remember me.
[Belle]
Thank you for understanding how much he needs me.
[Cogsworth]
Well, your Highness, I must say everything is going just swimmingly. I knew you had it in you.
[Beast]
I let her go.
[Cogsworth]
Yes, yes. Splen—you what? How could you do that?
[Beast]
I had to.
[Cogsworth]
Yes, but but but but why?
[Beast]
Because I love her.
[Group]
He did what?
[Cogsworth]
Yes. I'm afraid it's true.
[Chip]
She's going away?
[Lumiere]
But he was so close.
[Mrs. Potts]
After all this time. He's finally learned to love.
[Lumiere]
That's it then. That should break the spell.
[Mrs. Potts]
But it's not enough. She has to love him in return.
[Cogsworth]
And now it's too late.
Clip Context
Belle misses her father.
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Vocabulary
Read each word out loud.
return
/ɹɪˈtɝn/
verb
to do the same thing that someone did to you
Example:
I smiled at her, and she returned my smile.
miss
/mɪs/
verb
to feel sad because someone is not with you
Example:
I miss my mom. I haven't seen her in three weeks.
free
/fɹi/
adjective
able to go where you want and do what you want
Example:
The bird flew out of the cage. Now it is free.
sick
/sɪk/
adjective
not feeling well
Example:
I am sick, so I stay at home.
happy
/ˈhæpi/
adjective
feeling good; glad
Example:
The children are happy.
love
/lʌv/
verb
to have a very strong, good feeling for someone
Example:
I love my family.
mirror
/ˈmɪɹɚ/
noun
a thing made of glass used to look at yourself
Example:
She looked in the mirror to fix her hair.
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Conversation Practice
Working with a tutor? Try asking or answering these questions out loud with them.
Working alone? Try speaking your answers out loud or write them in the lesson discussion below.
1. Do you have a mirror at home?
2. What makes you feel happy?
3. What is something you miss?
4. What is something you love?
5. When was the last time you felt sick?
Lesson updated:
October 20, 2026
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