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* GeniusBonus: In most versions of the story, the witch cuts off most of Rapunzel's hair after learning about the prince, often using it to bait the prince into returning to the tower so she can punish him. During the time the story was set, cutting off a woman's hair was considered a form of punishment (especially for things like having children out of wedlock). Not only was Gothel baiting the prince, but she was giving Rapunzel what was deemed an appropriate punishment at the time (although banishing her might have been going too far...)
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* GeniusBonus: In most versions of the story, the witch cuts off most of Rapunzel's hair after learning about the prince, often using it to bait the prince into returning to the tower so she can punish him. During the time the story was set, cutting off a woman's hair was considered a form of punishment (especially for things like having children out of wedlock). Not only was Gothel baiting the prince, but she was giving Rapunzel what was deemed an appropriate punishment at the time (although banishing her might have been going too far...)
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* MemeticMolester: The prince is sometimes imagined as a womaniser based on how the original version had Rapunzel not realising she was pregnant with his twins, interpreting him as just using her for sex, which would ignore that he searches for her while blinded and clearly did love her enough to do so.
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* ValuesResonance: The original version has Rapunzel being banished to the desert by the witch after she discovers that she's pregnant with the prince's babies out of wedlock. The prince however does not care that Rapunzel is considered ruined by society, and keeps searching for her until he finds her, taking her back to his kingdom to be his wife.
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** The witch is sometimes portrayed as not so much being maliciously evil, but instead incredibly over protective of Rapunzel. Her motivation varies with each version, in some versions, she wants the girl as a servant or an apprentice, in others it is implied that she believes the girl to be equal payment to her stolen herbs (the fact that she names the girl after said herbs helps this notion.) In others, the witch simply wants a daughter. Heck, there are versions where she intentionally creates the garden hoping it will give her the bargain. This would paint the choice to imprison Rapunzel in the tower as the witch being LoveHungry, and motivated by fear that Rapunzel would eventually leave her to get married if allowed to roam free. In ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'' the Witch's song "Stay With Me" laments that she couldn't shield Rapunzel from the world.
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*** She's sometimes portrayed as not so much being maliciously evil, but instead incredibly over protective of Rapunzel. Her motivation varies with each version, in some versions, she wants the girl as a servant or an apprentice, in others it is implied that she believes the girl to be equal payment to her stolen herbs (the fact that she names the girl after said herbs helps this notion.) In others, the witch simply wants a daughter. Heck, there are versions where she intentionally creates the garden hoping it will give her the bargain. This would paint the choice to imprison Rapunzel in the tower as the witch being LoveHungry, and motivated by fear that Rapunzel would eventually leave her to get married if allowed to roam free. In ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'' the Witch's song "Stay With Me" laments that she couldn't shield Rapunzel from theworld.world.
*** Did she really wash her hands of Rapunzel? The fact that she's still alive and, to all appearances, healthy during her wilderness exile despite no indication that she had any survival skills (and in some versions, had to give birth to and raise two children) suggests she may have had some help. Is it possible that the witch, despite her anger, didn't want to see her die and was secretly helping her stay alive? Alternately, was it CruelMercy, wanting her to live so she could suffer the consequences of her actions?
*** She's sometimes portrayed as not so much being maliciously evil, but instead incredibly over protective of Rapunzel. Her motivation varies with each version, in some versions, she wants the girl as a servant or an apprentice, in others it is implied that she believes the girl to be equal payment to her stolen herbs (the fact that she names the girl after said herbs helps this notion.) In others, the witch simply wants a daughter. Heck, there are versions where she intentionally creates the garden hoping it will give her the bargain. This would paint the choice to imprison Rapunzel in the tower as the witch being LoveHungry, and motivated by fear that Rapunzel would eventually leave her to get married if allowed to roam free. In ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'' the Witch's song "Stay With Me" laments that she couldn't shield Rapunzel from the
*** Did she really wash her hands of Rapunzel? The fact that she's still alive and, to all appearances, healthy during her wilderness exile despite no indication that she had any survival skills (and in some versions, had to give birth to and raise two children) suggests she may have had some help. Is it possible that the witch, despite her anger, didn't want to see her die and was secretly helping her stay alive? Alternately, was it CruelMercy, wanting her to live so she could suffer the consequences of her actions?
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*** On that note, her "bring me some silk every day so I can make a ladder" escape plan is needlessly slow and risky, and raises the question of why Rapunzel didn't [[JustEatGilligan just have the Prince bring a rope or something]]. Could it have been a sign of her having an inner conflict about leaving the tower?
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*** On that note, her "bring me some silk every day so I can make a ladder" escape plan is needlessly slow and risky, and raises the question of why Rapunzel didn't [[JustEatGilligan just have the Prince bring a rope or something]].long enough for her to climb down]]. Could it have been a sign of her having an inner conflict about leaving the tower?
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*** Actually in the original stories, Rapunzel is the one calling the shots with their relationship, all the Prince does is ask her to marry him and Rapunzel’s thoughts are "He would rather have me than would old Frau Gothel", implying that Gothel is not a nice person to Rapunzel. Not to mention that if Rapunzel had been in any way harmed by the Prince, she would have tatted him out to Gothel (which yes, is something that does appear in fairytales). Also, there really was no way to prevent pregnancy, and women actually didn’t know that they were pregnant until they “quickened” (when they first feel internal movement).
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*** Actually in the original stories, Rapunzel is the one calling the shots with their relationship, all the Prince does is ask her to marry him and Rapunzel’s thoughts are "He would rather have me than would old Frau Gothel", implying that Gothel is not a nice person to Rapunzel. Not to mention that if Rapunzel had been in any way harmed by the Prince, she would have tatted him out to Gothel (which yes, is something that does appear in fairytales). Also, there really was no way to prevent pregnancy, and women actually generally didn’t know that they were pregnant until they “quickened” (when they first feel internal movement).movement).
*** While we're on the subject, did he know (or at least suspect) that Rapunzel was pregnant? If he did, it could add a new dimension to his despair at her being sent away, since he's being faced with the prospect of losing not only the woman he loves, but also his unborn child(ren).
*** While we're on the subject, did he know (or at least suspect) that Rapunzel was pregnant? If he did, it could add a new dimension to his despair at her being sent away, since he's being faced with the prospect of losing not only the woman he loves, but also his unborn child(ren).
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* ValuesDissonance: Some people don't understand why Rapunzel's parents would sell off their child for some vegetables, but in the context of preindustrial times, this would have been an ''extremely'' SadisticChoice. It was considered bad luck to deny a pregnant woman any food she was craving, and modern society now knows that pregnancy cravings often mean the mother has vitamin deficiencies. In some versions, the wife is so obsessed with the rampion that she claims she'll die if she can't have it, and her husband would every reason to believe her.
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* ValuesDissonance: Some people don't understand why Rapunzel's parents would sell off be willing to rob their neighbor and later sell their own child for some vegetables, but in the context of preindustrial times, this would have been an ''extremely'' SadisticChoice. It was considered bad luck to deny a pregnant woman any food she was craving, and [[ScienceMarchesOn modern society now knows knows]] that pregnancy cravings often mean the mother has vitamin deficiencies. In some versions, the wife is so obsessed with the rampion that she claims she'll die if she can't have it, and her husband would every reason to believe her.
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*** The way to prevent pregnancy was to not have sex with a girl captive in a tower, who was so sheltered and naive that she certainly didn't understand it would lead to babies even if she "consented".
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* ValuesDissonance: Some people don't understand why Rapunzel's parents would sell off their child for some vegetables, but in the context of preindustrial times, this would have been an ''extremely'' SadisticChoice. It was considered bad luck to deny a pregnant woman any food she was craving, and modern society [[SocietyMarchesOn now knows that pregnancy cravings often mean the mother has vitamin deficiencies.]] In some versions, the wife is so obsessed with the rampion that she claims she'll die if she can't have it, and her husband would every reason to believe her.
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* ValuesDissonance: Some people don't understand why Rapunzel's parents would sell off their child for some vegetables, but in the context of preindustrial times, this would have been an ''extremely'' SadisticChoice. It was considered bad luck to deny a pregnant woman any food she was craving, and modern society [[SocietyMarchesOn now knows that pregnancy cravings often mean the mother has vitamin deficiencies.]] deficiencies. In some versions, the wife is so obsessed with the rampion that she claims she'll die if she can't have it, and her husband would every reason to believe her.
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* ValuesDissonance: Modern folks often don't understand why Rapunzel's parents would sell off their child for some vegetables/herbs, but in the context of preindustrial times, this would have been an ''extremely'' SadisticChoice. It was considered incredibly bad luck to deny a pregnant woman any food she was craving, and modern society [[SocietyMarchesOn now knows that pregnancy cravings often mean the mother has vitamin deficiencies.]] In some versions, the wife is so obsessed with the rampion that she claims she'll die if she can't have it, and her husband would every reason to believe her.
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* ValuesDissonance: Modern folks often Some people don't understand why Rapunzel's parents would sell off their child for some vegetables/herbs, vegetables, but in the context of preindustrial times, this would have been an ''extremely'' SadisticChoice. It was considered incredibly bad luck to deny a pregnant woman any food she was craving, and modern society [[SocietyMarchesOn now knows that pregnancy cravings often mean the mother has vitamin deficiencies.]] In some versions, the wife is so obsessed with the rampion that she claims she'll die if she can't have it, and her husband would every reason to believe her.
