The story follows Ariel, a young mermaid who falls madly in love with a prince who is also fascinated by the beauty of her singing voice; However, a new The Little Mermaid theory states that Prince Eric was never in love with Ariel, what is the reason?
Was Prince Eric never in love with Ariel in The Little Mermaid?
Many of us who grew up watching ‘The Little Mermaid’, the Disney animated classic, are convinced that the villain of the story is Ursula, the witch who takes advantage of Ariel’s innocence and her dreams, to steal her beautiful voice.
However, a new theory ensures that the villain could be Ariel and not Úsula, and worst of all, that Prince Eric was never in love with the young mermaid.
And it is that according to Greek mythology, mermaids were not friendly creatures, but quite the opposite, they were ruthless beings who used their beautiful voice to bewitch men with their seductive melodies, driving them crazy and leading them to death.
The theory explains that Ariel put a spell on Eric with her singing, because even the song says: “If you hear a siren sing, it will put a special spell on you”.
When Ariel saves Eric and begins to sing to him, she is bewitching him with her voice, to the point of desperately searching for it. It is because of this magic that Eric does not recognize Ariel after she has given her voice to the sea witch.
And it would also be the reason that Ursula, disguised, can fool Eric using Ariel’s voice, since he is bewitched with the siren’s voice.
The theory concludes that Eric was never in love with Ariel and in the end they only stay together because of the magic of the sirens’ song, something extremely sad and not at all romantic.
However, there is also the possibility that Eric has fallen in love with Ariel despite not having a voice, since she has to find a way to communicate, and it is precisely with Eric that she manages to create this special communication, thus emerging true love. .