It is often referred to as the "Rumpelstiltskin principle". It derives from a very ancient belief that to give or know the true name of a being is to have power over it, for which compare Adam's naming of the animals in Genesis 2:19-20.
It is likely that his desire for a human child is meant to demonstrate the significant increase of his greed in the tale. Some theories are founded in the belief that Rumpelstiltskin is a demonic creature, making pacts with mortals to obtain living creatures, but the Grimm's version gives no mention of that.
The thing with him killing the healer, he spent a couple years as the Dark One seeking someone that would deal away their child so that he could pay off the man. That's why he kept asking for children and asked for Cinderella's child and Cora's child.
Wish Realm Rumple : "Do You Know Why Emma Became The Saviour?" (Once Upon A Time S6E10)
Why does Rumpelstiltskin hate fairies?
Her abandonment of her son Rumplestiltskin is the reason for his hatred of fairies (after he presumably accepts he was responsible for becoming separated from Baelfire). She is shown to be more powerful than the Blue Fairy. She knows much of her grandson Baelfire, particularly his abandonment and death.
The commonly agreed-upon "Rumpelstiltskin"'s moral is that one should not let oneself be consumed by greed, lying, or boasting, as these are all vices. The initial problem in the story occurs when the miller lies to impress the king, boasting that his daughter can spin gold out of straw.
If she can figure out his name within three days, she can keep her child. On the third day, a messenger overhears the little man singing a song in which he reveals that his name is Rumpelstiltskin. The little man becomes so upset when she guesses his name that he splits himself in two.
In a bar meeting, Neil/Baelfire tells Emma that he did not intentionally meet her years earlier but that “there are no coincidences.” Emma is obviously mad that he knew/found out who she was and doesn't tell him about Henry. Bael didn't know initially, though.
Rumpelstiltskin had his life ruined by Shrek's rescuing Princess Fiona, sought revenge on Shrek and got to rule Far Far Away (in an alternate universe), like Prince Charming, the secondary antagonist of the second movie and the main antagonist of the third movie.
Rumpelstiltskin is a morally complicated character. He seems good at first because he offers to spin the straw into gold for the girl, but things quickly escalate when he asks for her firstborn in return. In the end, Rumpelstiltskin is evil.
What deal did Fiona's parents make with Rumpelstiltskin?
Years ago, King Harold and Queen Lillian were about to sign the kingdom of Far Far Away over to Rumpelstiltskin ("Rumpel") in exchange for lifting the curse of their daughter, Princess Fiona – cursed to transform into an ogre nightly and locked in a tower until rescued by her "true love".
Rumpelstiltskin is a Brothers Grimm story about a girl locked up in a castle who spins straw into gold. Rapunzel is also a Brothers Grimm story about a girl with long hair who uses it to give the prince access to the castle in which she was being held prisoner. Both stories originated in Germany.
The name "Mary Margaret" is from a real-life woman believed to be the inspiration of the Snow White character named "Maria Sophia Margaretha Catharina Freifräulein Von Erthal" (born on June 15, 1729 in Germany).
Because in some of his contracts, Rumple is called Mr. Gold, so is his name Rumplestiltskin Gold? But, he has also alluded to his surname actually being Stiltskin. Hades refers to Pan and Rumple as the "Stiltskins", while Rumple once called himself Rumple von Stiltskin.
There was a good reason for that. The fact that he was in Neverland made him look young though it is also said that he could have chosen to age if he wished. A younger Baelfire definitely looks better.
Neal is forced to leave the woman he loves behind by blaming her for the theft of watches on her person. Emma is hurt by her lover, and ends up pregnant with their son, Henry. She swears to never fall in love again.
What happened to Rumpelstiltskin's wife once upon a time?
Milah then throws the bean to Killian so Rumplestiltskin would keep his promise, but a furious Rumplestiltskin decides to make them pay by ripping her heart out and killing her instantly, followed by slicing off Jones's left hand, believing that he had the bean in his fist.
Three is the smallest number needed to see a pattern in action. Something happens once, it has no significance. Twice, it's a fluke. Three times, that's a pattern.
What is the Miller daughter name in Rumpelstiltskin?
In this dramatization of the Rumpelstiltskin story, the miller's daughter (who is nameless in the Borthers Grimm fairy tale) is a pretty girl named Missy who is often embarrassed by her father's constant bragging about talents which she doesn't have.
When we look at events with a higher awareness, we can perceive the links between them and weave them into an ongoing story, coming to an understanding of their true essence. The spinning of straw into gold can be transformed from a mechanical search for material gain into a quest for meaning and knowledge.
The title character is a mysterious gnomelike man who spins straw into gold for the benefit of a beautiful miller's daughter, in exchange for her future firstborn child. The little man reappears to demand his payment when the young woman, now the queen, bears her first child.
The queen must figure out how to outsmart Rumpelstiltskin in three days time. The story's climax comes with the confrontation of the two characters in which the queen tells him his name. The resolution is a happy ending. Rumpelstiltskin fails and the child is safe.
The Black Fairy is the main antagonist of the entire series as she abandoned Rumplestiltskin to be raised by Peter Pan, embittered and hateful of their son for causing her disappearance, when he was a baby, which indirectly led to Rumplestiltskin being abandoned by Peter Pan as well and becoming the Dark One.
