The real villain in Sleeping Beauty is not the evil queen or Maleficent, but Prince Phillip’s father, King Hubert. It is he who arranged for his son to marry Aurora, not knowing that she had been cursed by Maleficent. When he learns of the curse, he tries to prevent the marriage from taking place, but Phillip refuses to listen and goes ahead with it anyway. As a result, King Hubert is forced to banish both Phillip and Aurora from the kingdom.