>>84273855>>84272349Well, but Beast held Maurice in captivity in the dank dungeon despite him having developed a really nasty cough and needing medical attention. Belle even states it out loud - "please, he could die", and Beast doesn't give a shit, stating that Maurice is his prisoner and won't be released.
So Beast locked Belle's father, the only family member she has in the world, in a dungeon out of spite, just for seeking shelter from the storm and the wolves that attacked him, despite knowing very well the captivity was in the process of killing him and would very likely result in his death if continued.
But as soon as he saves Belle from the wolves and acts nice and silly and gives her some books and says "I love her", this is all completely forgotten and he's now ideal husband material, because love changed him tralala.
So yes, I do think it's somewhat similar to Hans locking Anna in a room despite knowing she's in the process of dying of something he didn't cause (Elsa's curse). Worse, even, since Maurice was just fine before Beast locked him in a dank dungeon with no dry clothes which likely resulted in the possibly life-threatening illness, while Anna was already dying from Elsa's curse when she reached Hans and there was nothing to be done. Sure Hans was an asshole to her about it, but Beast was also an asshole, first locking an innocent man into a dungeon for the rest of his life just for politely seeking shelter from the wolves and the elements and then being rude to Belle and not letting them say goodbye etc.
It's a question of perspective and how it's presented in the narrative. Essentially, it's all up to whether or not Disney wants the asshole in question to be love interest material or not. IF they decide to redeem Hans instead of keeping him as a comedic loser villain, an attempted murder of a family member via neglect isn't going to stop them.
