Madam Beaumont’s version of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ vs. Cocteau's "La Belle et la Bête"

I agree with Moriah that that was the most striking change from the two versions of Madam Beaumont’s version of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and Cocteau's "La Belle et la Bête". However, there were several other changes in the movie than the text version of the fairytale- such as the Beast giving Belle the key to his secret pavilion where all of his most sacred treasures laid. In giving her that key it was symbolizing his complete trust in Belle that she will keep her promise and return to the castle after a week of being with her father. Thus there was another change in which her siblings and her brother’s friend tries to get Belle to reveal the secret of getting to the Beast’s castle and getting the key from her. In the movie, the Beast sends a horse to take Belle back to the castle, but the brother and his friend gets on the horse instead, and the sisters leave the mirror for Belle. She is then able to see that the Beast is really sad and thus she decides to return to him. Also, in the movie, her sisters manage to steal the key from Belle, which causes Belle to go back and forth between her house and the castle in trying to find the key, before just running to find the Beast. Lastly, her brother and Avenant climb to the top of the pavilion and break the glass. Avenant tries to lower himself down into the pavilion but is shot by a cupid statue and then just as he turns into a beast, the Beast himself transform into a handsome young prince that sweeps Belle off her feet and carry her away. Also, in the movie, there were most aspects of the Beast showing human qualities, like that part that Ellie already mentioned with him going into her room and hugging her blanket- taking in her smells and her possession as if that was really her. He longed for her and animals don’t usually do that.