Pre-Critical:

the meeting of the two young kids, shows a possible escape for rapunzel, and a possible win for the protagonist. This lays out a need for the defeat of evil

Formalist:

Soft and kind words of the prince made rapunzel feel safe with him. She willingly said she marry him. Rapunzel shows doubt because she cannot get out. When the witch found out about the prince she strikes Rapunzel with her left hand, showing some sort of sympathy because most people are right handed making her left hand weaker. The witch put Rapunzel in a waste place showing how much Rapunzel hurt her. When the witch uses Rapunzel's hair to trick the prince it shows that Rapunzel's hair was not permanant and could be used against her.

Mythological/Archetypal:

In Norse mythology, Sif was known to have long, beautiful hair. Loki, the trickster god, cut off all of her golden hair simply because he was a trickster. Sif's husband Thor was angry and forced Loki to make her new hair of spun gold. Gothel cut off Rapunzel's hair in anger, but the poor girl's husband didn't have as much luck getting it back.

Psychological:

Rapunzel was afraid of the prince because she had never seen a man before, but she quickly learned that there was nothing to be afraid of because he was very nice. He loved her song so much he could not get it out of his heart. The prince asks for her hand in marriage and they plan her escape from the tower. Rapunzel is afraid of Mother Gothel when she slips up and tells her about the prince.

Feminist:

Rapunzel was horrified to see a man had came to her because she had never seen a man before. Rapunzel saw that he was young and beautiful and fell in love. He was also kind to her and treated her well. She showed that women could work by making a ladder out of cloth to get out of the castle. Once she made it out, the prince would take her away with him. The witch was furious when she found out the prince had been visiting her. She cut off Rapunzels long hair so no one else could use it. She felt like she owned Rapunzel and could do anything she wanted to her. She sent her away to a desert away from the prince. The witch didn't care about Rapunzels feelings at all.

Marxist:

The King's son asked for Rapunzel's hand in marriage which would make them of the same royalty class. And then lower the witches class. Rapunzel suggested that the king's son bring a silken rope every time he comes to make a ladder. Silk is expensive and can only be worn by upper class citizens showing that they are of a higher class. The witch cuts her hair and throws her into a desert place taking her high status away.

Historical:

The theme of this scene is having happiness ripped away. Rapunzel and the prince met, fell in love, and made long-term plans for their relationship, which gives the reader the sense of optimism, a positive frame of mind that leads to and includes happiness. Due to Rapunzel’s gullibility, however, the witch found out about her plan and cut off her hair, meaning she would never see anyone while she was in the tower--that optimism/happiness taken away. This is similar to German philosopher Christian Wolff, who used his teaching seminars to compare Moses, Jesus Christ, and Mohammed with Confucius. His actions led to professor August Francke to accuse Wolff of fatalism and atheism, which in turn caused Wolff to lose his job.

Analyses for Part Five