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* [[Domestic Abuse]]: Several of the more subtle emotional and psychological varieties are employed by [[Domestic Abuser|Gothel]] to manipulate Rapunzel into staying with her in the tower. According to viewers familiar with the subject, it's [[Shown Their Work|portrayed very accurately.]]

* [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: Gothel's teasing may be mostly [[Stealth Insult]]s, but she does have some validity in telling Rapunzel to "stop taking everything so seriously." After Rapunzel reminds Gothel that the next day will be her birthday, Gothel responds with "No no no, can't be. I distinctly remember, your birthday was last year." From her face and the tone of her voice, you can tell she's teasing again. Rapunzel's response is "That's the funny thing about birthdays, they're kind of an annual thing." Gothel just stares.

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* [[~~Double~~ ~~Standard~~]]: [[Domestic Abuser|Gothel]] is treated as a bad guy for employing emotional and psychological abuse tactics against Rapunzel to get her to stay with her in the tower, including using intimidation to get her to do her bidding ("Don't ever ask to leave this tower again"). However, Rapunzel herself is framed as a sympathetic character and she gets the guy in the end despite [[Double Standard Abuse (Female on Male)|shoving his unconscious body in her closet several times before tying him up to a chair (which she could have done to begin with), knocking him unconscious ''again'' while he was physically restrained and completely helpless, not saying "Sorry" after accidentally letting him fall flat on his face but a dismissive "Oops", and saying "I will use this" while holding up the pan that she had knocked him unconscious with three times, menacingly to his face, when he argues with her to abandon their mission]] - in short, ~~[[Protagonist-Centered Morality|~~she uses intimidation to get him to do her bidding]].

* [[Dramatic Irony]]: Once she gets to the kingdom, Rapunzel becomes the center of attention during the celebrations, with nobody but the audience knowing that the celebrations are actually all for her anyway.

* [[Drowning Pit]]: Our heroes get trapped in a cave as it fills with water.

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* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]]

* [[The Promise]]: Whenever Rapunzel makes a promise, [[I Gave My Word|she intends to keep it]], from promising to return Flynn the satchel that has the tiara he stole to {{spoiler|promising Mother Gothel that she will go with her willingly only if Flynn can be healed first.}}

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* [[Protagonist-Centered Morality]]: [[Domestic Abuser|Gothel]] is treated as a bad guy for employing emotional and psychological abuse tactics against Rapunzel to get her to stay with her in the tower, including using intimidation to get her to do her bidding ("Don't ever ask to leave this tower again"). However, Rapunzel herself is framed as a sympathetic character and she gets the guy in the end despite [[Double Standard Abuse (Female on Male)|shoving his unconscious body in her closet several times before tying him up to a chair (which she could have done to begin with), knocking him unconscious ''again'' while he was physically restrained and completely helpless, not saying "Sorry" after accidentally letting him fall flat on his face but a dismissive "Oops", and saying "I will use this" while holding up the pan that she had knocked him unconscious with three times, menacingly to his face, when he argues with her to abandon their mission]] - in short, she uses intimidation to get him to do her bidding.

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** BEST! DAY! EVER!