Talk:Mother Gothel/@comment-4913034-20120310053523

Also, she really didn't care for Rapunzel. Any victim of emotional abuse will be the first to tell you that Gothel making Rapunzel's favorite soup and 'going out of her way' for things is a way to keep her controlled, similar (in a way) to how Frollo often made it seem like it was a great problem to visit Quasimodo in the Bell Tower, but he did it anyway (though this might also be up for debate).

It was NOT love for Rapunzel that had her do those things, it was a control method. It doesn't help the 'love you most' line is directed at the hair (though it took someone else pointing it out to me and me rewatching it to realize it for myself).