The three major archetypes that appear during the tale are the hero, the devil figure and the damsel in distress. When the king throws an extravagant ball to find the prince a bride, the prince inadvertently saves Cinderella from her odious family. The Prince is very handsome and romantic, a foil for the heroine, is rarely deeply characterized, and he saves the damsel in distress. In this situation, Cinderella is saved from peril, thus forcing the prince to meet all the criteria to represent the hero archetype. The second archetypal element evoked by “Cinderella” is the figure of the devil. This element is represented by mother-in-law and daughters-in-law. They make Cinderella's life terrible because she is the new servant of the house. There she had to work hard from morning to evening, getting up before dawn, carrying water, lighting a fire, cooking and washing” (Grimm page #). Not only is the Wicked Stepmother cruel to Cinderella, but she is also cruel to her own daughters. When the royal guard arrives at the house to find the perfect size for the golden slipper, they ask the two girls to cut off parts of their feet to make them fit better. “Cut off the toe; » when you are queen, you will no longer need to go on foot'" (author and page number.) The corrupt mother-in-law and daughters-in-law are an authentic image for The Devil Figure. The third and final Archetypal element exemplified by "Cinderella" is Damsel in Distress In the fairy tale, Cinderella represents everything a woman could have been at that time. She was naturally weak and submissive, so a man, or a prince, came along. to the rescue and freed Cinderella from slave labor It was socially acceptable for men to be the stronger sex, so women were not treated with the same respect and dignity as men..