Disney Villains : Poor Unfortunate Souls : A Tale of Sea Witch

<ul><li>The tale of the sea king's daughter Ariel is a beloved one of <em>losing— and then finding one's own voice</em>.</li><li>The story has been told many times and in many ways.</li><li>But always the mergirl wants more than her world can offer and her father demands that she live within the confines of his domain.</li><li>Her rebelliousness costs the little mermaid her voice and nearly her soul.</li><li>But the power of good prevails and Ariel emerges proud and changed.</li><li>And yet this is only half the story.</li><li>So what of Ariel's nemesis <strong>Ursula the sea witch</strong>?</li><li>What led to her becoming so twisted scorned and filled with hatred?</li><li>Many tales have tried to explain her motives.</li><li>Here is one account of what might have shaped the sea witch into a <em>detestable and poor unfortunate soul</em>.</li></ul>