Alan Stubbs
No! They become friends.
You are probably talking about the movie. In the book their is no scene about the cat trying to eat Despereaux. Roscuro feels bad for Despereaux and prevents him from being eatin from the cat.
The rat's name in "The Tale of Despereaux" is Chiaroscuro, often referred to as Roscuro. He is a critical character in the story, playing a significant role in the plot's development.
You can watch clippings of "THE TALES OF DESPEREAUX" on youtube.com
alex
The climax of the tale of despereaux is when Despereaux saves the princess from being killed by Roscuro. But then Despereaux threatens to kill Roscuro using his needle but then doesn't because Pea promises to make everybody live.
In "The Tale of Despereaux" by Kate DiCamillo, the story follows a brave little mouse named Despereaux Tilling, who falls in love with a princess named Pea and defies the traditional mouse behavior by seeking light and adventure. After being banished to the dark dungeon for befriending humans, Despereaux embarks on a quest to rescue Princess Pea from the rat Roscuro, who seeks revenge on the kingdom. Along the way, themes of love, bravery, and forgiveness unfold, culminating in Despereaux's heroic actions that ultimately bring light back to the kingdom and unite its inhabitants. The tale intertwines the fates of Despereaux, Roscuro, and Princess Pea, highlighting the importance of hope and redemption.
Matthew Broderick - matthew-broderick
There is no word "Roscuro' in French or any other language. Differently from 'Despereaux', which is French for 'frustration' or 'despair', 'Roscuro' is an adaptation the movie script writers made up, and the reason is this: In the book, the character's name is Chiaroscuro, blend of 2 words, 'chiaro', which means in Italian 'light' or 'clear' (from there we get the Spanish 'claro'), and 'oscuro', which means 'dark' or 'black' in all forms. No doubt this describes Roscuro's character, since he lived in a dark world, but wished for the light above. It also aptly describes his performance as a basically 'light' or good person, but now sadly fallen onto a dark path, until Despereaux helps him return. Now from 'chiaroscuro', the writers lopped off the first 4 letters (chia), which leaves us with 'roscuro'. Hence, this was the form adopted for Despereaux's rat friend in the movie.
In "The Tale of Despereaux," two characters that could change are Roscuro, the rat, and Princess Pea. If Roscuro embraced his desire for light and connection from the start, rather than succumbing to darkness and revenge, he could have become a hero alongside Despereaux. Similarly, if Princess Pea had been more assertive and proactive in her own fate, she could have taken a stronger role in fostering peace between the kingdoms of rats and humans, thus altering the story’s dynamics and outcomes.
Sandro Boticelli has written: 'Boticelli'
Miggery Sow is a very stubborn and cruel girl who helped Roscuro threaten the princess, she wanted to be princess and nearly got killed by rats.