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In a fairy tale, a woman has to be a witch if she's not a princess. The only way to escape this fate is to leave the confining world of Ohtori. Meanwhile, Anthy is implied to be either a [[Wicked Witch]] or a [[Damsel in Distress]]. Different characters adon't realize that her personality isn't that flat.]] It seems that in-universe Damsels in Distress are accepted by society as Princesses and those who fight their fate, those who actually stop being submissive, are branded Witches. However, that said... [[Fridge Brilliance|Revolutionary Girl Utena shows that women (and men) don't have to fit into cliches and can build their own persona beyond traditional stereotypes]].
Another series metatrope: Damsels in Distress and Wicked Witches in ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' are ''very'' interchangeable. It only makes sense that the average person who stays helpless for too long will inevitably find unscrupulous ways of seizing power. It's also brilliant commentary on stories, because writers (and people) have traditionally been unable to imagine women outside the "Madonna/Whore Complex".
== The Characters each Represent a Constellation in the Winter Sky ==
[[User:Labster]] wrote a very long analysis of ''Utena'' characters compared to constellations: [http://blog.brentlaabs.com/2015/11/postmodern-constellation-apocalypse.html Postmodern Constellation Apocalypse: Classical Mythological Themes of Utena]. In summary, we had this table:
{|class="wikitable"
!Character
!Constellation
!Aspect
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|Utena Tenjou||Orion||Huntress
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|Wakaba Shinohara||Canis Major||Faithful companion
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|Miki Kaoru||Gemini (Pollux)||Twin, demigod
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|Kozue Kaoru||Gemini (Castor)||Twin, tree-climber
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|Juri Arisugawa||Andromeda||Chained maiden
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|Shiori Takatsuki||Aquarius||Ganymede
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|Ruka Tsuchiya||Pegasus||Divine aid
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|Touga Kiryuu||Perseus||Prince
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|Nanami Kiryuu||Cassiopeia||Haughty queen
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|Mitsuru Tsuwabuki||Cepheus||Queen's consort
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|Aiko||Pleiades||Sister maiden
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|Yuuko||Pleiades||Sister maiden
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|Keiko Sonoda||Pleiades||Merope
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|Kyouichi Saionji||Taurus||Sacred bull
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|Mikage Souji||Ophiuchus||Asclepius
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|Kanae Ohtori||Cygnus||Leda
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|Dios||Hercules||Hero
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|Akio Ohtori||Venus||Lover, fallen star
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|Anthy Himemiya||Virgo||Persephone
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|The plot||Eridanus||Journey, monomyth
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|Akio car||Auriga||Chariot
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|Castle||Draco, Ursa||Emperor's palace
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|The shell||Genbu||Black turtle
|}
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