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* [[Buried Alive]]: The queen ''assumes'' the Dwarves will do this to Snow White, but it doesn't actually happen.
* [[By the Lights of Their Eyes]]: During Snow White's frightening run in the forest, a number of thousands evil glowing eyes seems to staring at her from the darkness.
* [[Call -and -Response Song]]: "I'm Wishing".
* [[Cape Swish]]: The Queen manages [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QUf91j3XqI a particularly impressive one] when rushing down from the Mirror Room to her secret spell-chamber.
* [[Cool Crown]]: The queen wears a crown with spikes evoking the rays of the sun.
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** Sneezy originally had a verse during [http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/a-lost-snow-white-lyric-found.html "The Silly Song".] It was cut for seeming too off-color.
* [[Cute Mute]]: Dopey
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: After indulging in typical [[Nothing Can Stop Us Now]] [[Evil Gloating]], the Queen suddenly stops mid-[[Evil Laugh]] to ponder, "But wait!" ''pause'' "There ''may'' be an [[Magic Antidote|antidote]]! Nothing must be overlooked!" Upon discovering its one remedy ("[[True LovesLove's Kiss]], ha! The Dwarfs will think she's DEAD! She'll be ''[[Buried Alive]]''!"), she does shrug it off.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: The Magic Mirror - he has a creepy face and a weird voice, but he's not evil and he's not a Queen's henchman, he just does his job answering questions. In other Disney material later on, it was shown that the mirror was now owned by Walt Disney, and only used for good purposes. On the other hand, Valentino's prequel novel heavily implies that it was the Magic Mirror (more specifically, the occupant, the ghost of her deceased and very much abusive father) that acted as the reason why she even went nuts in the first place.
* [[Dead Hand Shot]]: Complete with dropped apple. It's only "sleeping death".
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* [[Disneyfication]]: The first example, and (as stated by [[Adaptation Distillation]] above) not nearly as much as would become expected later.
* [[Disney Princess]]: The [[Trope Maker]].
* [[Disney Villain Death]]: {{spoiler|Replaced the [[Family -Unfriendly Death]] of red-hot iron shoes.}}
** Did we mention {{spoiler|she [[No Kill Like Overkill|falls off a cliff which got struck by lightning, gets crushed under a boulder, and gets eaten by vultures]]?}} Let's face it, {{spoiler|this is an instance where the original death is ''mild'' compared to the Disney version}}. However, {{spoiler|we only see how the Queen falls of a cliff and the boulder falls down after her}}, and so we are spared the full mess. More to the point, {{spoiler|since it was ''nature'' killing the Queen, none of the good guys had to}} -- which makes it more family-friendly ''that'' way.
** In what way is having your feet forced into red-hot metal shoes, all but burning them off, less friendly than a shot of the Queen falling off a cliff, and everything else implied rather than shown? True, [[Nothing Is Scarier|the unseen]] can be worse than showing everything, but they definitely made the right call here.
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* [[Don't Go in The Woods]]: Well, no, you can. Unless you usually jump at shadows or you're scared enough to imagine things as hideous monsters, giant bats, logs - alligators etc.
* [[Don't Touch It You Idiot|Don't Touch It, You Fools!]]: It might be poison!! See?! It's witch's brew!
** Grumpy has this reaction to {{spoiler|[[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Heinous?|the bar of soap.]] }}
* [[Eerie Pale -Skinned Brunette]]: The Queen.
* [[Epic Fail]]: The Queen's plan to kill Snow White and be the fairest one of all. Instead, she dies a horrible death as the ''ugliest'' person of all, and the "wishing apple" she gives Snow White really does end up granting Snow White's wish.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: While its not clear exactly how "evil" the hunter is, it is implied that he has killed people for the Queen before, or at least done dirty deeds. Doesn't mean he has the stomach to brutally murder a young girl for no good reason.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: See [[No Name Given]], below.
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: The dark forest sequence where seems like everything exepct the soul has comen to life to catch Snow White.
* [[Evil Tropes]]: So many for the Queen.
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: This happens on a meta level when the dwarfs come home to an occupied house.
{{quote| '''In unison:''' [[Pinocchio (Disney)|Jiminy Crickets!]]}}
* [[Four -Fingered Hands]]: The dwarfs.
* [[Fourth Wall Psych]]: There are several moments in her evil monologue about her plan to poison Snow White where The Queen as a hag seems to be addressing the audience directly, but camera cuts show she's addressing her bird.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: In Valentino's prequel novel "Fairest of All," it was explained that the reason for the Queen's obsessed desire for being the most beautiful of all was due to emotional abuse from her father, who refused to acknowledge her as beautiful at all prior to his death. In fact, when she married Snow White's father, the king, she actually did care for Snow White as if she were her own daughter. It wasn't until her father's witch cousins supplied her with the magic mirror (containing her father's spirit) as well as the King's death that she lost her sanity.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Snow White.
* [[Full -Name Basis]]
* [[Gag Nose]]: Bashful, Grumpy and Sneezy, although Grumpy's nose is easily the largest out of all of them.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: The animals know the Queen-hag is up to no good. Could it have been the vultures following her?
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* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Doc tries to say, "who are you and what are you doing?" and comes up with "what are you and [[Accidental Innuendo|who are you doing]]?"
* [[Hellish Pupils]]: The Queen in her hag form has a pair of green ones. Also the scary trees who scares Snow White (in her imagination).
* [[He -Man Woman Hater]]: Grumpy starts out as a misogynist. By the end of the film, [[Character Development|he's arguably the one who loves Snow White the most]].
* [[Herbivores Are Friendly]]: Snow White has deer, rabbits, squirrels, and songbirds helping her work.
* [[High Collar of Doom]]: The Queen.
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* [[Insubstantial Ingredients]]: The peddler disguise was comprised almost entirely of these.
* [[Irony]]: The apple, in a way, DID made Snow White's wish come true.
* [["I Want" Song]]: "I'm Wishing" and "Someday My Prince Will Come".
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Grumpy is initially opposed to having Snow White live with them, but he eventually warms up to her.
* [[Karmic Death]]: {{spoiler|The Queen.}}
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* [[Natural Spotlight]]: Snow White in her glass coffin.
* [[Nightmare Face]]: The close up of the Queen the first time she reveals her old witch face (''a perfect disguise''). Also the gnarled faces on the trees Snow White imagines during the dark forest sequence.
* [[Nightmare Fuel StationattendantStation Attendant]]: The Queen.
* [[Noble Demon]]: The Huntsman is portrayed as being extremely loyal to the Queen. Nevertheless he cannot bear to kill Snow White and ultimately defies the Queen so she may live. Interestingly, development notes in Disney books claim the Huntsman was initially to be a [[Complete Monster]] that Snow White merely escapes from.
** The extend of his loyalty isn't shown. His initially refuses to kill Snow White and only agrees when the Queen reminds him of the consequences if he doesn't (presumably death or torture). As far as we know he could be as much a slave of the Queen as Snow White is.
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** Then again, he does seem to be the brains of the group.
** In many translations his name is altered to some variation of "Wise".
* [[Off -Model]]: Just slightly. While the Queen is dramatically running down the stairs, her cape seems to have extended to be the size of a wall to wall carpet.
* [[Offstage Villainy]]: It's implied the Queen committed others horrendous crimes before trying to kill Snow White - there are a lot of skeletons in her dungeon...
* [[Ominous Opera Cape]]: The Queen. She's actually wearing ''two'' capes, in that her sleeves are one wide piece of fabric connected across her back, under her main cape.
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* [[Palette Swap]]: Both averted and played straight with the dwarfs. In the original story they were all essentially palette swaps of each other but Disney gave each of them a distinct personality and with that gave them all a unique face. But all seven wear the exact same clothes, just in different colors.
* [[Painful Transformation]]: The queen turning into the old woman is not shown as pleasant to her.
* [[Pimped -Out Dress]]: Both Snow White and the Queen have their own.
* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: Dropping the too-tight laces and poisoned comb murder attempts was done because Walt knew they would kill the momentum of the story. Indeed, while there is a good amount of [[Disneyfication]] in this film, the changes are arguably [[Adaptation Distillation|beneficial in terms of pacing and interest]].
* [[Princess Classic]]
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* [[Purple Is Powerful]]: The Queen's dress, although it's overshadowed by all the black.
* [[Rags to Royalty]]: [[Trope Maker]] and [[Trope Namer]] of the Type 2.
* [[Raven Hair, Ivory Skin]]: Snow White. "Lips red as the rose. Hair black as ebony. Skin white as snow."
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: Dopey became [[The Speechless]] because a suitable voice actor couldn't be found.
** For that matter, the Prince got much less screen time than initially planned because he was the hardest character to animate.
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* [[Sneeze of Doom]]: Courtesy of [[Meaningful Name|Sneezy]]. Subverted when Snow White first meets the dwarfs.
* [[The Speechless]]: Dopey.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: It's "dwarfs" not "dwarves". Tolkien's spelling change hadn't quite kicked in by then.
* [[Storybook Opening]]: The [[Trope Makers]].
* [[Team Mom]]: Snow White to the dwarfs; scarcely have they agreed to let her stay than she starts taking charge of the place.
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* [[The Something Song]]: "The Silly Song".
* [[True Blue Femininity]]: Snow White's grand dress has a blue bodice and sleeves.
* [[True LovesLove's Kiss]]: Replaces the jolting of the coffin to wake Snow White up.
* [[Tsundere]]: Grumpy, whose demeanor toward Snow White (after he starts to warm up to her) is encompassed by the phrase "I'm not doing this because I like you."
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: The Queen suffers this, but initially a rare cold - blooded one once she realizes Snow White is still alive. Then after she tranforms herself int an old witch she definetly loses all her temper and lets her emotions get hold.
* [[Villain Opening Scene]]
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]:
** In the scene where the dwarfs wash up for supper, Dopey accidentally swallows a bar of soap, causing him to hiccup bubbles. This was eventually resolved... in the deleted soup scene, in which he also swallows a spoon.
** Also, whatever became of the huntsman who was supposed to kill Snow White?
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** What DID happen to the queen's magic mirror, anyway?
*** Solved in [[Kingdom Heart Birth By Sleep]], when the queen died, the magic mirror is freed.
* [[What Measure Is a Non -Cute?]]: Possibly the Ur-Example for animated films. The "cute" forest animals' only purpose for most of the film is to make Snow White seem kind and pure. The "dark" animals, like the ravens and vultures, are reserved for the Queen.
* [[What Measure Is a Non -Human?]]: For the production team, they had a difficult time trying to do dramatic scenes with the characters because they were worried that audiences at the time would find the concept of one drawing trying to kill another drawing to be silly. Before this movie there was never really any attempt to make the audience really ''sympathize'' with a cartoon character.
* [[When Trees Attack]]: Subverted, since it's just Snow White's imagination.
* [[Wicked Witch]]: Take a guess...
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: The Queen/Queen Grimhilde/The Witch is perhaps one of the darkest interpretations of the trope: Evidence from the book "Fairest of All" suggests that it isn't so much that she's murderously jealous of her stepdaughter being more beautiful than her as it is that she is simply incapable of letting herself not be the fairest of all, her mind and integrity just being too far gone thanks to years of emotional abuse from her own father for apparently not being beautiful in her father's standards, and having said traumatic memories being forcibly reintroduced into her life by her father's witch cousins fusing his spirit into a magic mirror, and this combined with the death of her husband led her to believe that the only way she could ever amount to anything in terms of beauty is to kill Snow White.
* [[Younger Than She Looks]]: [[Walt Disney]] was aiming to make her look to be around 14 years old, though she still seems a tad older than that.
 
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