With Emma Watson starring as Belle in Disney’s latest live-action adaptation of a classic animated film, the moral ambiguity of Beauty and the Beast is once again being widely discussed.

One teacher has attempted to bring the discussion into schools, causing outrage after producing a lesson plan that tells pupils the story ‘promotes domestic violence’.

Now widely available online to thousands of teachers, the plan details how Belle is in an abusive relationship with Beast where "her only asset is her sexuality”.

"The Beast does not attack Belle but the threat of physical violence is present,” the lesson plan reads, as detailed by Metro. "The movie says if a woman is pretty and sweet natured she can change an abusive man into a kind and gentle man.

"In other words, it is the woman's fault if her man abuses her. And of course, the beast turns into a handsome prince because ugly people cannot be happy.”

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