After the sorceress tells the prince in a rage that he will never see Rapunzel again, he throws himself from the tower, landing in a patch of thorns. Although the prince survives, the thorns blind him. A month later in the wilderness, Rapunzel gives birth to her twin children with the prince – a boy and a girl.
In the stage show, Rapunzel gave birth to twins near the end of the first act (which, by the way, the math indicates these twins were conceived the very first time she and the prince met, but that's not my point).
The true story of Rapunzel is thought to be about a young woman in Italy named Barbara who was so beautiful that her father locked her away in a tower so no men could get to her. Though many asked for her hand in marriage, Barbara dedicated herself to God and a newfound Christian faith, and refused them all.
What happened to Rapunzel in the original version?
How does the Grimm's version of "Rapunzel" end? The Grimm's version of "Rapunzel" ends happily, with Rapunzel finding her lost love the prince, curing his blindness with her tears, and the couple riding off towards his kingdom to live happily ever after with their twins.
Rapunzel's real story is said to have been loosely based on a true story about a woman, Saint Barbara, in Italy around the 3rd century. The story of Barbara was that she was so beautiful that her father felt he had to lock her in a tower to protect her.
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What is the real dark story of sleeping beauty?
Sleeping Beauty
But in the original version, the young woman is put to sleep because of a prophecy, rather than a curse. And it isn't a kiss of a prince that wakes her, but in fact a king sees her asleep and rapes her. After nine months, while still asleep, she gives birth to two children.
What's the age gap between Flynn Rider and Rapunzel?
Flynn Rider is 26 years old in Tangled, while Rapunzel is 17 turning 18, creating an age gap that raised some eyebrows. Flynn subverts the typical Disney prince archetype, with some finding him too cocky and obnoxious to be likable.
In order to market the new film to both sexes and additional age groups, Disney changed the title from Rapunzel to Tangled while also emphasizing Flynn Rider, the film's prominent male character, showing that his story is just as important as that of Rapunzel.
But part of it also went to changing the film's title from Rapunzel to Tangled after market research showed boys don't like movies with girls' names in the title – another troubling problem to dive into for another day.
Rapunzel Has Two Daughters Named Anastasia And Drizella
Rapunzel Tremaine has two daughters before she goes into the tower, and she devotes all her energy to them. Tying in with the Cinderella side of her character, the two girls are known as Anastasia and Drizella, the names Disney chose for Cinderella's stepsisters.
This enchanting tower in the south of England can be referred to as the real-life Rapunzel's Tower! King Alfred's Tower is a folly located on Kingsettle Hill in Somerset, England and now belongs to the National Trust.
What color is Rapunzel's hair in the original story?
In every version of Rapunzel, her hair was blond. The fairy tale “Rapunzel” was written by the Brothers Grimm, however, the story itself (by other names) dates all the way back to the 1700s. in Italy under the name Petrosinella. The only story that Rapunzel has brown hair in is Tangled.
Gothel realizes that Rapunzel is pregnant and therefore, has been with a man in her tower. Enraged, she cuts off Rapunzel's long hair and abandons her in a desert. She waits in the tower and pretends to be Rapunzel when the prince arrives, throwing down the cut hair.
Eugene Fitzherbert (born Horace), known by the alias Flynn Rider, is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated film Tangled (2010), its short 2012 film Tangled Ever After, and the 2017 television series Tangled: The Series.
Moreover, all of this is because her mother found the rampion growing in a neighboring garden so tempting. Rapunzel's hair also symbolizes imprisonment. Because she has such long hair, Gothel can hide her away in a place with only one entrance (the hair).
Desperate to save Flynn, Rapunzel vows that she will never keep trying to break free of her and is no longer going to listen, but promises to go with Mother Gothel quietly if she is allowed to heal him. Knowing Rapunzel never breaks a promise, Mother Gothel agrees.
When she finds out what happened to the flower, she breaks into the palace and finds out that Rapunzel's hair holds the same abilities as the flower. However, when she cuts it to try and take some for herself, she finds out that once the hair is cut, it turns brown and loses it's power.
In Tangled: Before Ever After it is confirmed that her parents gave her that name. The king has a flashback to the night that Gothel took her. He is screaming her name (Rapunzel) and calling for the guards. Gothel didn't change her birthday, so it's believable that she didn't change her name either.
Where and when are Tangled and Frozen set? Both are set in 1820. Tangled is set in Corona (yes, I know, unfortunately named), a German analogue. Frozen is set in Arendelle, a Norwegian analogue.
Rapunzel worked as a servant in her own house, feeling anger and jealousy towards Cecelia and resentment towards her own daughter Drizella for being more attached to Cecelia who raised her for six years, culminating in her using a poison mushroom that Gothel tempted her with to get rid of Cecelia, whose heart was now ...
Snow White is only 14 years old, making her the youngest. Jasmine, who is supposed to be 15, is the second youngest. Cinderella and Tiana are the oldest, both 19 years old.
Officially, Elsa is the oldest Disney princess, or should that be queen? And that's because by the second film, she's the ripe old age of 24. Yes, 24 is the oldest Disney princess so far, with the youngest being Snow White who is only 14. Anna is apparently 21 in Frozen 2, making them the oldest princesses.
