In the play, “Into The Woods,” many characters have to overcome multiple difficulties in order to get what they desire the most. In the play, the Witch hides Rapunzel in a tower because she wants to protect Rapunzel from all the evil in the world. This eventually backfires, leading to Rapunzel's death. Also, the Witch's overprotection cripples Rapunzel's coping skills, making her weaker in the world. The witch also wants to turn young so Rapunzel will love her. Even though, the Witch thought she was acting on good intentions, her actions were problematic and she went too far. Thus, leading to Rapunzel being deprived of a life and relationships. However, children are supposed to be protected from the malevolent world, but until a certain age. If …show more content…
Furthermore, it seemed like in the play, “Into the woods,” the Witch was clinging on to Rapunzel rather than protecting her. Similar to the notion of Fairy Tale themes, focusing on cautionary tales, warning about the dangers of not listening. For instance, Little Red Riding Hood and straying from the path. Continuing this further, who are the bad guys in the play? In the second act, after Rapunzel dies and leaves the Witch, she is the voice of reason that calls everyone out on their actions. Furthermore, by stating, “Told a little lie, stole a little gold, broke a little vow,” and confronting Little Red about how the wolf's mother may feel. Most importantly, the Witch states, "you're so nice, you're not good, you're not bad, you're just nice. I'm not good, I'm not nice, I'm just right." Everyone in the play had the ability to act maliciously, due to their wishes. Driving them to do whatever is necessary to get a prince, cow, and baby. The group had the ability to pull the narrator closer to the giant as well as Little Red took out her knife. Additionally, Jack wanted to seek revenge for his mother's death, good or bad all the characters were capable of doing malevolent