Why is Lady Tremaine, Cinderella's stepmother, so cruel, and her daughters Anastasia and Drizella are evil and envious. What brought a noble society lady to the wilderness of a distant lost kingdom? What was it like for her to be away from home, from her usual luxury and host of servants? And why did Cinderella’s father decide to marry such a cold and tough woman? Perhaps she was not always heartless, but became so because someone broke her heart?