Dame Gothel names the child Rapunzel, but as the child ages, Gothel realizes how beautiful Rapunzel is and hides her in a tall tower to protect her. Eventually, a prince comes by and hears Rapunzel singing alone in the tower. However, he does not immediately go to her because he cannot find a way up.

Why did the witch keep Rapunzel in the tower?

Rapunzel grows into a beautiful young lady—so beautiful that the witch did not want to share her with anyone, so she took the child away to a high tower with Rapunzel's hair as the only way up.

Why does Rapunzel have to stay in the tower?

In the Disney movie Tangled, Rapunzel is imprisoned by a woman named Goethel because her hair has healing powers (which were gotten from a magical plant) which keep Goethel from aging. In both versions Rapunzel grows her hair long so her captor can ascend the tower which has no door or accessible stairs.

What is the story of Rapunzel Tower?

The witch takes Rapunzel to a tower to try to isolate her from the world. The challenge the tower presents only serves to make the King's son want her more. When the witch finds out that Rapunzel has been visited by the King's son, she banishes her to a miserable desert.

How old was Rapunzel when locked in Tower?

This Rapunzel became the most beautiful child under the sun, but when she was twelve years old, the fairy locked her in a high tower that had neither a door nor a stairway, but only a tiny little window at the very top.

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Why couldn t Rapunzel leave the tower?

The reason why she wasn't aloud to leave was because at the beginning of the movie, Mother Gothel kidnaps her for her hair and the magical powers it possesses. All Mother Gothel wanted to do was to stay young again, she didn't truly love Rapunzel.

Why did Mother Gothel keep Rapunzel in the tower?

To ensure she keeps her new magic flower hidden, Mother Gothel refuses to let Rapunzel go outside, lying and telling her the world is a dangerous place where selfish people would try to hurt her and steal her hair to use her gift for themselves, while ironically, using her for her desperate need to stay young.

What is the real ending of Rapunzel?

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.

Did Mother Gothel love Rapunzel?

Donna Murphy believed that Gothel did really love Rapunzel in her own way. "I also think there is this thread of a kind of love that she does have for Rapunzel. It's not what she set out.

Did Rapunzel ever leave the tower?

However, since Rapunzel left her tower to live in the kingdom she doesn't return to the tower often. These days she can be found greeting her loyal subjects at Princess Fairytale Hall in the Magic Kingdom Park.

What is the moral of Rapunzel?

This short story of Rapunzel teaches children to never give up on something they love. No matter how hard things get, they should be persistent in working towards their goal, and no one can stop them from succeeding in life.

What is the dark and original story of Cinderella?

But do you know what the original story was like? If you thought the story started the same as Disney made it, then you are right! Cinderella's mother dies and then her father marries her evil stepmother, adding her and Cinderella's evil stepsisters to the family. Lucky for Cinderella, her father doesn't die.

Why did Mother Gothel keep Rapunzel her real birthday?

The villain took every precaution to ensure that her abducted daughter wouldn't be discovered by anyone, including keeping her entirely confined to a tower for 18 long years. It would have been the least of her deceptions to tell Rapunzel that she was born on a different day.

What is the darkest Disney story?

The Hunchback of Notre Dame's tragic original ending

When he laughs as Esmeralda is hung, Quasimodo kills Frollo and visits the cemetery where he mourns Esmeralda, eventually dying of starvation on her grave.

Who is Rapunzel's daughter?

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.

What is the dark story of Ariel?

The original story is dark that included a murder and suicide. When Little Mermaid visits Ursula, the Sea Witch she strikes a deal, swapping her voice and tongue for legs. She will only survive if she wins over the affections of the Prince.

What crimes did Mother Gothel commit?

Abusing Rapunzel and keeping her imprisoned. Destroy Rapunzel's self-esteem. Preserving her youth and beauty. Playing the victim.

Why does Mother Gothel hate Rapunzel?

She Doesn't Have The Capacity To Love Someone Else

Gothel never loved Rapunzel; she was just using her to get what she wanted. She doesn't love anyone or anything, even herself.

What did Mother Gothel do to Flynn when he came to save Rapunzel?

Maximus helps Flynn escape and return to Rapunzel's tower to rescue her. Eugene finds Rapunzel tied up and gagged, and Gothel fatally stabs him before he can help.

Why did Disney change Rapunzel to Tangled?

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.

Why couldn t Rapunzel heal Flynn?

Before Rapunzel could heal him however, Eugene cut Rapunzel's hair, removing her ability to heal anybody and removing her from her obligation to Mother Gothel.

Why does Rapunzel tear heal Flynn?

Her tears heal him. They contain the magical healing powers, not just her hair. Now the implications of this are pretty vast. Basically what it means is that the healing powers of the flower were contained not just in Rapunzel's hair but also in her... "fluids".

Why is Rapunzel named after lettuce?

According to the Brothers Grimm, Princess Rapunzel is named after the cultivated vegetable of the same name, growing in a witch's garden. The wording of the story suggested to me that the Grimms' contemporaries would be familiar with the plant as a vegetable, that it wasn't a fantastical invented thing.