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* CinderellaCircumstances: Rapunzel is raised as Gothel's servant. Gothel is borderline abusive towards her, reminding her daily that nobody loved or wanted her. It is later revealed [[spoiler:that she is actually a princess, and Gothel kidnapped her to get revenge on her father]].
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* ChekhovsGun: Rapunzel asking Stefan to not tell her his name and it's better if she doesn't know is what allows her to escape the tower when Gothel casts a trapping spell on the tower, proving she didn't lie to her.
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-->'''Rapunzel''' He was the most handsome man I've ever seen!\\
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* JustFriends: Upon recognizing Gothel at the climax, [[spoiler:Wilhlem]] comments that they were friends many years ago. He seems genuinely shocked by her assertion that he was in love with her.
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* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:Gothel]].
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* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:Gothel]]. She believed [[spoiler:King Wilhelm]] was in love with her, but he never thought of her as more than a friend. When he married another woman and had a child with her, [[spoiler:Gothel kidnapped the baby Rapunzel to make him suffer]].
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* AdaptationalBadass: The witch in the original tale never displayed much magic. Gothel here is able to use her magic to create the tower in the first place and imprison someone inside it forever.
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* AdaptationalBadass: The witch in the original tale never displayed much magic. Gothel here is able to use her magic to create the tower in the first place and imprison someone inside it forever. She's also able to keep three men armed with swords on the defensive in the climax, handily demonstrating that she can take them out with magic faster than they can attack.
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* CinderellaCircumstances: Rapunzel is raised as Gothel's servant. Gothel is borderline abusive towards her, reminding her daily that nobody loved or wanted her. It is later revealed [[spoiler:that she is actually a princess, and Gothel kidnapped her so as to get revenge on her father]].
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* CinderellaCircumstances: Rapunzel is raised as Gothel's servant. Gothel is borderline abusive towards her, reminding her daily that nobody loved or wanted her. It is later revealed [[spoiler:that she is actually a princess, and Gothel kidnapped her so as to get revenge on her father]].
** When Rapunzel refuses to tell Gothel the name of the man she met on her trip out of the manor (because she has no idea what it is), Gothel destroys her art supplies and turns her room into a tower.
* DrivenByEnvy: Gothel believed Wilhelm was in love with her and was furious when he married another woman. She kidnapped the infant Rapunzel in retaliation, rationalizing that [[InsaneTrollLogic Rapunzel should have been her daughter anyway]]. Gothel spends much of the movie proper working to deny Rapunzel any chance of reuniting with her birth parents, indicating that her grudge has not faded with the passing years.
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* ExactWords: [[spoiler:"Never release your prisoner with a lying heart!" is the spell Gothel chants to trap Rapunzel in the tower. But the way Gothel chooses to word the spell screws her over threefold: Rapunzel doesn't ''have'' a "lying heart" so she manages to escape the tower; Gothel herself, however, is a pathological liar and is eventually trapped in the tower herself. And given she also made the spell unbreakable, she cannot dispel it. The power is such that all other traces of her magic, such as the magic wall, collapse and dissipate after she is trapped inside.]]
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* ExactWords: [[spoiler:"Never release your prisoner with a lying heart!" is the spell Gothel chants to trap Rapunzel in the tower. But the way Gothel chooses to word the spell screws her over threefold: Rapunzel doesn't ''have'' a "lying heart" so she manages to escape the tower; Gothel herself, Gothel, however, is a pathological liar has been lying to Rapunzel all her life, along with numerous others, and is eventually trapped in the tower herself. And given she also made the spell unbreakable, she cannot dispel it. The power is such that all other traces of her magic, such as the magic wall, collapse and dissipate after she is trapped inside.]]
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* FatalFlaw: Gothel has two of them: her hypocrisy when it comes to lying; and her inability to see that Rapunzel is being honest about not knowing what Stefan's name, not lying. It's these two flaws that lead her to unknowingly created what would become her own prison and they lead her to her downfall in the form of being imprisoned in the tower forever.
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* FatalFlaw: Gothel has two of them: her hypocrisy when it comes to lying; lying and her inability to see that Rapunzel is being honest about not knowing what Stefan's name, not lying. with her. It's these two flaws that lead her to unknowingly created create what would will become her own prison and they lead her to her downfall be trapped in the form of being imprisoned in the tower it forever.
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* GirlInTheTower: Subverted. Gothel keeps Rapunzel as a servant in a pretty spacey manor concealed by a magic wall. It's only when she starts to falsely suspect Rapunzel's dishonesty that she turns Rapunzel's room into a tower.
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* GirlInTheTower: Subverted. Gothel keeps Zig-zagged. Rapunzel initially acts as a Gothel's servant in a pretty spacey manor concealed by spacious manor, with a magical barrier preventing her from leaving the grounds. However, after she finds a way past the magic wall. It's only when she starts to falsely suspect Rapunzel's dishonesty that she wall and meets a man in the nearby town, Gothel turns Rapunzel's her room into a tower.tower to stop Rapunzel from leaving again. Rapunzel finds a way out anyway, thanks to [[spoiler:the magic paintbrush]], and resolves to leave for good, but Gothel destroys her escape route and casts a spell to seal her in the tower forever. [[spoiler:Thanks to ExactWords, Rapunzel is able to escape once more and traps Gothel inside the tower, where she can never harm Rapunzel or the people she loves again.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Gothel. She hates liars (or those she thinks they are), and yet she is one herself. As a result,when Gothel falsely accused Rapunzel, she ignores the fact that she herself has told the young girl some lies and therefore, it is Gothel who rightly deserves to be punished and gets it by being imprisoned in the tower.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Gothel. She hates liars (or those she thinks they are), and yet she is one herself. As a result,when Gothel falsely accused Rapunzel, is furious when she believes Rapunzel is lying to her about not knowing Stefan's name. She conveniently ignores the fact that she herself has told been lying to Rapunzel for the young girl some lies and therefore, it is Gothel who rightly deserves to be punished and gets it by being imprisoned in the tower.girl's entire life.
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* ImprobableHairstyle: Subverted. Rather than the fairy tale, Rapunzel's hair goes just down to the floor. That's actually possible in real life, depending on the person's genes. She also keeps it braided so that it's out of the way. And she's only imprisoned in the tower for a day or two, making the maintenance believable.
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* ImprobableHairstyle: Subverted. Rather than Unlike in the fairy tale, Rapunzel's hair goes just down to reaches the floor. That's actually possible in real life, depending on the person's genes. She also keeps it braided so that it's out of the way. And she's only imprisoned in the tower for a day or two, making the maintenance believable.
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* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Prince Stefan appears to be about twenty years old, while his brother and three sisters are all about three.
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* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Prince Stefan appears is stated to be about twenty almost eighteen years old, while old; his brother and three sisters are all about three.clearly preeteens.
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* RedemptionRejection: Gothel refuses to seek redemption even after Rapunzel tells her that she forgives her for what she has done.
* RescueRomance: Rapunzel first meets the prince when she almost falls into a pit trying to save his little sister.
* RescueRomance: Rapunzel first meets the prince when she almost falls into a pit trying to save his little sister.
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* RedemptionRejection: Gothel refuses to seek redemption even after At the climax, Rapunzel tells her that she forgives her offers to forgive Gothel for what she has done.
everything she's done and start over. Gothel is having none of it.
* RescueRomance: Rapunzelfirst meets the prince when she almost falls saves Stefan's little sister from falling into a pit trying trap, only to save his little sister.nearly fall in herself; Stefan catches her in the nick of time.
* RescueRomance: Rapunzel
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* TraumaticHaircut: Well duh. But not that severe as Gothel magics the hair away so she can disguise herself as Rapunzel at the ball. Rapunzel's remaining hair is still well past her shoulders and it's grown completely back by the end.
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* TraumaticHaircut: Well duh. But not that severe as As per the original fairy tale. Gothel magics the slices Rapunzel's hair away off with magic so she can disguise herself as Rapunzel at the ball. Somewhat softened by the fact that Rapunzel's remaining hair is still well falls past her shoulders and it's grown completely back by the end.epilogue.
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* FrameUp: It's revealed that Gothel [[spoiler:framed King Frederick for the kidnapping of King Wilhelm's daughter to start a war between them]].
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* FrameUp: It's revealed that Gothel [[spoiler:framed King Frederick for the kidnapping of King Wilhelm's daughter to start a war between them]].
* GarnishingTheStory: In no way are there dragons in the original fairy tale, but Penelope and her father Hugo serve to advance the story rather than act as distractions.
* TheGhost: While his antagonistic actions against King Frederick are seen, King Wilhelm does not appear in person until the night of the ball, when he mounts a stealthy assault on the castle.
* TheGhost: While his antagonistic actions against King Frederick are seen, King Wilhelm does not appear in person until the night of the ball, when he mounts a stealthy assault on the castle.
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* TheGhost: While his antagonistic actions against King Frederick are seen, King Wilhelm does not appear in person until the night of the ball, when he mounts a stealthy assault on the castle.
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: In no way are there dragons in the original fairy tale, but Penelope and her father Hugo serve to advance the story rather than act as distractions.
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* CuteClumsyGirl: Penelope, whose big tail and [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength untrained fire and strength]] can jump up at the worst times (and yet often conveniently work out for the plot).
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* CuteClumsyGirl: Penelope, whose big tail and [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength untrained fire and strength]] can jump up at the worst times (and yet often it conveniently work works out for the plot).
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Gothel wasn't an ideal mother in the original story, but she wasn't an emotionally abusive slave-driver to Rapunzel like she is here. [[spoiler:Also, in the original story, Gothel got Rapunzel out of a(n admittedly rather questionable) deal with her father, rather than kidnapping her out of petty revenge. She certainly never intended to start a war either]].
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Gothel wasn't an ideal mother in the original story, but she wasn't an emotionally abusive slave-driver to Rapunzel like she is here. [[spoiler:Also, in the original story, Gothel got Rapunzel out of a(n admittedly (admittedly rather questionable) deal with her father, rather than kidnapping her out of petty revenge. She certainly never intended to start a war either]].
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Gothel wasn't an ideal mother in the original story, but she wasn't an emotionally abusive slave-driver to Rapunzel like here. [[spoiler:Also, in the original story, Gothel got Rapunzel out of a(n admittedly rather questionable) deal with her father, rather than kidnapping her out of petty revenge. She certainly never intended to start a war either]].
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Gothel wasn't an ideal mother in the original story, but she wasn't an emotionally abusive slave-driver to Rapunzel like she is here. [[spoiler:Also, in the original story, Gothel got Rapunzel out of a(n admittedly rather questionable) deal with her father, rather than kidnapping her out of petty revenge. She certainly never intended to start a war either]].
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* KarmicDeath: Gothel curses the tower so that no one with a lying heart can ever escape. Rapunzel was honest the whole time, so she is able to leave. [[spoiler: When Gothel is tricked into returning to the tower, she is stuck there forever, as she had been lying to everyone throughout the entire movie (for instance, telling Rapunzel that she was abandoned by her parents, when she had in fact kidnapped her, or her lies that started the feud.), and had made the spell unbreakable. It is implied she soon starves to death.]]
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* KarmicDeath: Gothel curses the tower so that no one with a lying heart can ever escape. Rapunzel was honest the whole time, so she is able to leave. [[spoiler: When Gothel is Gothel's tricked into returning to the tower, she is stuck there forever, as she had been lying to everyone throughout the entire movie (for instance, telling Rapunzel that she was abandoned by her parents, parents when she had in fact kidnapped her, or her lies that started the feud.), feud in the first place), and had made the spell unbreakable. It is It's implied she soon ultimately starves to death.]]
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* OrphansPlotTrinket: Rapunzel's hairbrush (which later turns into a paintbrush) is the only thing Rapunzel has left of her parents, and Gothel destroys it in a KickTheDog moment. Somewhat subverted in that [[spoiler:her parents are alive and well, and she reunites with them in the end.]]
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* OrphansPlotTrinket: Rapunzel's hairbrush (which later turns into a paintbrush) is the only thing Rapunzel has left of her biological parents, and Gothel destroys it in a KickTheDog moment. Somewhat subverted in that [[spoiler:her parents are alive and well, and she reunites with them in the end.]]
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%% TheSouthpaw: Pretty much everyone. Rapunzel paints with her left hand and Stefan, Fredrick, Wilhelm, and their guards all wield their swords with their left hand. %%not a trope but still pretty weird
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* TheSouthpaw: Pretty much everyone. Rapunzel paints with her left hand and Stefan, Fredrick, Wilhelm, and their guards all wield their swords with their left hand.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Averted. Why does the climax focus on the importance of honesty so much? This is meant to fix the moral found in the original story, in that Rapunzel is punished after accidentally confessing the truth to the witch about the prince visiting her, implying that it is good to lie.[[invoked]]
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* {{Disneyfication}}: Even before Disney made their own [[Disney/{{Tangled}} version]].
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* {{Disneyfication}}: Even before Disney made their own [[Disney/{{Tangled}} [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} version]].
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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: [[spoiler:Rapunzel is a long-lost princess in this version, when she was just a peasant girl in the original tale]].
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* RagsToRoyalty: A Goose Girl example, as Rapunzel was kidnapped as a baby by Gothel and forced into servitude before she finally discovers her true identity.
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Long, long ago, in a time of magic and dragons, there lived a girl named Literature/{{Rapunzel}}, who had the most beautiful, radiant hair the world had ever seen. But Rapunzel's life was far from wonderful. She lived as a servant of Gothel, a jealous, scheming witch who kept her hidden deep in a forbidding forest, guarded by the enormous dragon Hugo and surrounded by an enchanted glass wall.
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Long, long ago, in a time of magic and dragons, there lived a girl named Literature/{{Rapunzel}}, who had the most beautiful, radiant hair the world had ever seen. But Rapunzel's life was far from wonderful. She lived as a servant of Gothel, a jealous, scheming witch who kept her hidden deep in a forbidding forest, guarded by the enormous dragon Hugo and surrounded by an enchanted glass magic wall.
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* CinderellaCircumstances: Rapunzel is raised as Gothel's servant. Gothel is borderline abusive towards her, reminding her daily that nobody loved or wanted her. It is later revealed [[spoiler: that she is actually a princess, and Gothel kidnapped her so as to get revenge on her father]].
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* CinderellaCircumstances: Rapunzel is raised as Gothel's servant. Gothel is borderline abusive towards her, reminding her daily that nobody loved or wanted her. It is later revealed [[spoiler: that [[spoiler:that she is actually a princess, and Gothel kidnapped her so as to get revenge on her father]].
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* {{Disneyfication}}: Even before ''Disney'' made their [[Disney/{{Tangled}} version]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: In the past, Gothel was [[spoiler: rejected by her love interest, Wilhelm]]. In revenge, she decided to [[spoiler: kidnap his daughter, frame an innocent man for it and start a war between the two kingdoms in the hopes they'll destroy each other]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: In the past, Gothel was [[spoiler: rejected by her love interest, Wilhelm]]. In revenge, she decided to [[spoiler: kidnap his daughter, frame an innocent man for it and start a war between the two kingdoms in the hopes they'll destroy each other]].
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* {{Disneyfication}}: Even before ''Disney'' Disney made their own [[Disney/{{Tangled}} version]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: In the past, Gothel was[[spoiler: rejected [[spoiler:rejected by her love interest, King Wilhelm]]. In revenge, she decided to [[spoiler: kidnap [[spoiler:kidnap his daughter, frame an innocent man king for it and start a war between the two kingdoms in the hopes they'll destroy each other]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: In the past, Gothel was
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** Hugo also serves Gothel as a ''literal'' dragon, though in the end he [[spoiler: [[HeelFaceTurn turns on her to help Rapunzel]]]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Nothing earns a happy ending more than being kidnapped and putting up with Gothel for the majority of one's life. And nothing says happy ending quite like being free from Gothel and reuniting with one's family.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: [[spoiler: Rapunzel is a long lost princess in this version, when she was just a peasant girl in the original tale]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Nothing earns a happy ending more than being kidnapped and putting up with Gothel for the majority of one's life. And nothing says happy ending quite like being free from Gothel and reuniting with one's family.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: [[spoiler: Rapunzel is a long lost princess in this version, when she was just a peasant girl in the original tale]].
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** Hugo also serves Gothel as a ''literal'' dragon, though in the end he [[spoiler: [[HeelFaceTurn [[spoiler:[[HeelFaceTurn turns on her to help Rapunzel]]]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding:[[spoiler: Nothing [[spoiler:Nothing earns a happy ending more than being kidnapped and putting up with Gothel for the majority of one's life. And nothing says happy ending quite like being free from Gothel and reuniting with one's family.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses:[[spoiler: Rapunzel [[spoiler:Rapunzel is a long lost long-lost princess in this version, when she was just a peasant girl in the original tale]].
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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses:
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* ExactWords: [[spoiler: "Never release your prisoner with a ''lying heart''!" is the spell Gothel chants to trap Rapunzel in the tower. But the way Gothel chose to word the spell screws her over: Rapunzel doesn't ''have'' a "lying heart" so she manages to escape the tower, but Gothel herself is a pathological liar and is eventually trapped in the tower herself.]]
* FallenPrincess: [[spoiler: Rapunzel]]
* FallenPrincess: [[spoiler: Rapunzel]]
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* ExactWords: [[spoiler: "Never [[spoiler:"Never release your prisoner with a ''lying heart''!" lying heart!" is the spell Gothel chants to trap Rapunzel in the tower. But the way Gothel chose chooses to word the spell screws her over: over threefold: Rapunzel doesn't ''have'' a "lying heart" so she manages to escape the tower, but tower; Gothel herself herself, however, is a pathological liar and is eventually trapped in the tower herself.herself. And given she also made the spell unbreakable, she cannot dispel it. The power is such that all other traces of her magic, such as the magic wall, collapse and dissipate after she is trapped inside.]]
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* FatalFlaw: Gothel has two of them: her hypocrisy when it comes to lying and her inability to see that Rapunzel is being honest about not knowing what Stefan's name, not lying. It's these two flaws that lead her to unknowingly created what would become her own prison and they lead her to her downfall in the form of being imprisoned in the tower forever.
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* FatalFlaw: Gothel has two of them: her hypocrisy when it comes to lying lying; and her inability to see that Rapunzel is being honest about not knowing what Stefan's name, not lying. It's these two flaws that lead her to unknowingly created what would become her own prison and they lead her to her downfall in the form of being imprisoned in the tower forever.
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* FrameUp: It's revealed that Gothel [[spoiler: framed King Frederick for the kidnapping of King Wilhelm's daughter to start a war between them]].
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* FrameUp: It's revealed that Gothel [[spoiler: framed [[spoiler:framed King Frederick for the kidnapping of King Wilhelm's daughter to start a war between them]].
* TheGhost: While his antagonistic actions against King Frederick are seen, King Wilhelm does not appear in person until the night of the ball, when he mounts a stealthy assault on the castle.
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Hugo, at the end]].
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* LongHairIsFeminine: Rapunzel is well known for her extremely long hair, which matches her feminine personality.
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: Rapunzel]] is revealed to be the long lost child of [[spoiler: Wilhelm and his wife]].
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: Rapunzel]] is revealed to be the long lost child of [[spoiler: Wilhelm and his wife]].
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* LongHairIsFeminine: Of course, Rapunzel is well known for her extremely long hair, which matches her feminine personality.
* LongLostRelative:[[spoiler: Rapunzel]] [[spoiler:Rapunzel]] is revealed to be the long lost child of [[spoiler: [[spoiler:King Wilhelm and his wife]].
* LongLostRelative:
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler:Hugo decides to help Rapunzel after Gothel chains him up as punishment for his daughter's lack of loyalty to her]].
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* OrphansPlotTrinket: Rapunzel's hairbrush (which later turns into a paintbrush) is the only thing Rapunzel has left of her parents, and Gothel destroys it in a KickTheDog moment. Somewhat subverted in that [[spoiler: her parents are alive and well, and she reunites with them in the end.]]
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Rapunzel considers Prince Stefan the most handsome man she's ever seen. Given her upbringing, she hasn't seen many men before.
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Rapunzel considers Prince Stefan the most handsome man she's ever seen. Given her upbringing, she hasn't seen many men before.
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* OrphansPlotTrinket: Rapunzel's hairbrush (which later turns into a paintbrush) is the only thing Rapunzel has left of her parents, and Gothel destroys it in a KickTheDog moment. Somewhat subverted in that [[spoiler: her [[spoiler:her parents are alive and well, and she reunites with them in the end.]]
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Rapunzel considers Prince Stefan the most handsome man she's ever seen.Given her upbringing, she hasn't seen Hobie then hangs a {{lampshade|Hanging}} by asking exactly how many men she's seen before.
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Rapunzel considers Prince Stefan the most handsome man she's ever seen.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: The whole feud between the two kingdoms could've been solved rather easily were it not for this trope.
** Then again, it's possible that Gothel deliberately planted evidence to make Wilhelm believe that [[spoiler: Frederick kidnapped his daughter]], or why else would Wilhelm suspect him in the first place? Even so, the war could probably have been avoided if everyone sat down and talked about it rationally.
* PortalPicture: Is used in place of the hair as the way Rapunzel escapes her tower, and [[spoiler: tricks Gothel into trapping herself]].
** Then again, it's possible that Gothel deliberately planted evidence to make Wilhelm believe that [[spoiler: Frederick kidnapped his daughter]], or why else would Wilhelm suspect him in the first place? Even so, the war could probably have been avoided if everyone sat down and talked about it rationally.
* PortalPicture: Is used in place of the hair as the way Rapunzel escapes her tower, and [[spoiler: tricks Gothel into trapping herself]].
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* PoorCommunicationKills: The whole feud between the two kingdoms could've been solved rather easily were it not for this trope.
**trope. Then again, it's possible that Gothel deliberately planted evidence to make Wilhelm believe that [[spoiler: Frederick [[spoiler:Frederick kidnapped his daughter]], or why else would Wilhelm suspect him in the first place? Even so, the war could probably have been avoided if everyone sat down and talked about it rationally.
* PortalPicture: Is used in place of the hair as the way Rapunzel escapes her tower, and[[spoiler: tricks [[spoiler:tricks Gothel into trapping herself]].
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* PrincessClassic: [[spoiler: Rapunzel turns out to be one of these]].
* PrincessesPreferPink: Rapunzel wears a pink dress as her regular ensemble, though her fancier dress for the masquerade is lavender. Though it is a tad strange that someone raised as a servant is dressed better than the village peasants.
** One could theorize that she was wearing [[VainSorceress Gothel's]] cast-offs.
* RapunzelHair: Yes, but it's subverted in that her hair is floor-length; certainly long but not enough to reach the bottom of a tower. Pretty much played straight when Rapunzel has a dream of Prince Stefan visiting her, as she does have tower-length hair. But then it's over.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prince Stefan, who knows that the kingdoms' feud is very petty and shows kindness to even his more incompetent soldiers.
* PrincessesPreferPink: Rapunzel wears a pink dress as her regular ensemble, though her fancier dress for the masquerade is lavender. Though it is a tad strange that someone raised as a servant is dressed better than the village peasants.
** One could theorize that she was wearing [[VainSorceress Gothel's]] cast-offs.
* RapunzelHair: Yes, but it's subverted in that her hair is floor-length; certainly long but not enough to reach the bottom of a tower. Pretty much played straight when Rapunzel has a dream of Prince Stefan visiting her, as she does have tower-length hair. But then it's over.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prince Stefan, who knows that the kingdoms' feud is very petty and shows kindness to even his more incompetent soldiers.
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* PrincessClassic: [[spoiler: Rapunzel [[spoiler:Rapunzel turns out to be one of these]].
* PrincessesPreferPink: Rapunzel wears a pink dress as her regular ensemble, though her fancier dress for the masquerade is lavender. Though it is a tad strange that someone raised as a servant is dressed better than the villagepeasants.
** One could theorize thatpeasants, but she was may simply be wearing [[VainSorceress Gothel's]] cast-offs.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: Though not a story with its own ballet music like ''Nutcracker'' or ''Swan Lake'', this is still present in the form of Music/AntoninDvorak's "From the New World" symphony. The famous ''Largo'' accompanies the "let down your hair" sequence, and the climax features fragments of the ''Allegro con fuoco'' finale.
* RapunzelHair: Yes, but it's subverted in that her hair is floor-length; certainly long but not enough to reach the bottom of a tower. Pretty much played straight when Rapunzel has a dream of Prince Stefan visiting her, as she does have tower-lengthhair.hair (it's also not braided up in this case). But then it's over.
*ReasonableAuthorityFigure: ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
** Prince Stefan, whoknows is implied to have never given the matter much deep thought prior, comes to realize very quickly that the kingdoms' feud is very petty and shows kindness to even his more incompetent soldiers.soldiers.
** After realizing Gothel was the root of the kingdoms' feud, Kings Wilhelm and Frederick pretty much declare peace with each other right in Frederick's ballroom. Particularly nice given what we had seen of their hatred earlier in the film, while they were still in the dark.
** Hugo is a very proud, traditional, and stern dragon father, but comes to realize his daughter exemplifies his ideals in unconventional manners.
* PrincessesPreferPink: Rapunzel wears a pink dress as her regular ensemble, though her fancier dress for the masquerade is lavender. Though it is a tad strange that someone raised as a servant is dressed better than the village
** One could theorize that
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: Though not a story with its own ballet music like ''Nutcracker'' or ''Swan Lake'', this is still present in the form of Music/AntoninDvorak's "From the New World" symphony. The famous ''Largo'' accompanies the "let down your hair" sequence, and the climax features fragments of the ''Allegro con fuoco'' finale.
* RapunzelHair: Yes, but it's subverted in that her hair is floor-length; certainly long but not enough to reach the bottom of a tower. Pretty much played straight when Rapunzel has a dream of Prince Stefan visiting her, as she does have tower-length
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** Prince Stefan, who
** After realizing Gothel was the root of the kingdoms' feud, Kings Wilhelm and Frederick pretty much declare peace with each other right in Frederick's ballroom. Particularly nice given what we had seen of their hatred earlier in the film, while they were still in the dark.
** Hugo is a very proud, traditional, and stern dragon father, but comes to realize his daughter exemplifies his ideals in unconventional manners.
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-->'''Hoby''': Does he ''ever'' smile?
-->'''Penelope''': Not around me.
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-->'''Hoby''': Does he ''ever'' smile?
-->'''Penelope''':smile?\\
'''Penelope''': Not around me.
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'''Penelope''': Not around me.
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* WomanScorned: [[spoiler: Gothel]].
* WorldWreckingWave: In the PC game Gothel casts a spell from her tower that instantly wrecks the castle and turns the Prince to stone.
* WorldWreckingWave: In the PC game Gothel casts a spell from her tower that instantly wrecks the castle and turns the Prince to stone.
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* WomanScorned: [[spoiler: Gothel]].
[[spoiler:Gothel]].
* WorldWreckingWave: In the PCgame game, Gothel casts a spell from her tower that instantly wrecks the castle and turns the Prince to stone.
* WorldWreckingWave: In the PC
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* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Prince Stefan appears to be about twenty years old, while his brother and three sisters are all about three.
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* WorldWreckingWave: In the PC game Gothel casts a spell from her tower that instantly wrecks the castle and turns the Prince to stone.
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* TakenForGranite: The PC video game involved Stefan being turned to stone, with Rapunzel having to save him.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Nothing earns a happy ending more than being kidnapped and putting up with Gothel for the majority of one's life. And nothing says happy ending quite like being free from Gothel and reuniting with one's family.]]
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* MissingMom: Played straight for Stefan but averted for Rapunzel --
** The mother of Stefan and his four younger siblings is never seen or mentioned.
** Rapunzel's mother is briefly seen with Wilhelm at their daughter's wedding to Stefan.
** The mother of Stefan and his four younger siblings is never seen or mentioned.
** Rapunzel's mother is briefly seen with Wilhelm at their daughter's wedding to Stefan.
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* OrphansPlotTrinket: Rapunzel's paintbrush is the only thing Rapunzel has left of her parents, and Gothel destroys it in a KickTheDog moment. Somewhat subverted in that [[spoiler: her parents are alive and well, and she reunites with them in the end.]]
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* OrphansPlotTrinket: Rapunzel's paintbrush hairbrush (which later turns into a paintbrush) is the only thing Rapunzel has left of her parents, and Gothel destroys it in a KickTheDog moment. Somewhat subverted in that [[spoiler: her parents are alive and well, and she reunites with them in the end.]]
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** One could theorise she was wearing [[VainSorceress Gothel's]] cast-offs.
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** One could theorise theorize that she was wearing [[VainSorceress Gothel's]] cast-offs.
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* Hypocrite: Gothel. She hates liars (or those she thinks they are), and yet she is one herself. As a result,when Gothel falsely accused Rapunzel, she ignores the fact that she herself has told the young girl some lies and therefore, it is Gothel who rightly deserves to be punished and gets it by being imprisoned in the tower.
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* Hypocrite: {{Hypocrite}}: Gothel. She hates liars (or those she thinks they are), and yet she is one herself. As a result,when Gothel falsely accused Rapunzel, she ignores the fact that she herself has told the young girl some lies and therefore, it is Gothel who rightly deserves to be punished and gets it by being imprisoned in the tower.
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** Hugo also serves Gothel as a ''literal'' dragon, though in the end he [[spoiler: turns on her to help Rapunzel]].
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** Hugo also serves Gothel as a ''literal'' dragon, though in the end he [[spoiler: [[HeelFaceTurn turns on her to help Rapunzel]].Rapunzel]]]].
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* NeverSayDie: Averted.
-->'''Otto:''' Zap him! Fry him! Kill him!
-->'''Otto:''' Zap him! Fry him! Kill him!
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* LettingHerHairDown: Rapunzel's hair is braided for most of the film, either in a long braid with her servant dress, or in plaited braids with her masquerade gown. However, during the dream sequence, her braid is completely undone, revealing her hair to be four times as longer than it appeared to be.
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* Fatal Flaw: Gothel has two of them: her hypocrisy when it comes to lying and her inability to see that Rapunzel is being honest about not knowing what Stefan's name, not lying. It's these two flaws that lead her to unknowingly created what would become her own prison and they lead her to her downfall in the form of being imprisoned in the tower forever.
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* Fatal Flaw: FatalFlaw: Gothel has two of them: her hypocrisy when it comes to lying and her inability to see that Rapunzel is being honest about not knowing what Stefan's name, not lying. It's these two flaws that lead her to unknowingly created what would become her own prison and they lead her to her downfall in the form of being imprisoned in the tower forever.
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* Fatal Flaw: Gothel has two of them: her hypocrisy when it comes to lying and her inability to see that Rapunzel is being honest about not knowing what Stefan's name, not lying. It's these two flaws that lead her to unknowingly created what would become her own prison and they lead her to her downfall in the form of being imprisoned in the tower forever.
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* Hypocrite: Gothel. She hates liars (or those she thinks they are), and yet she is one herself. As a result,when Gothel falsely accused Rapunzel, she ignores the fact that she herself has told the young girl some lies and therefore, it is Gothel who rightly deserves to be punished and gets it by being imprisoned in the tower.