Mother Gothel is the main antagonist of the CGI animated film, Tangled.
Gothel had a magical plant, grown when a drop of sunlight hit the earth. Gothel used this flower as her personal fountain of youth to keep herself young for centuries. The pregnant Queen of a nearby kingdom was near death and had her guards search for this magical plant to heal her. They find it and the Queen heals, soon giving birth to Rapunzel. The flower's magical abilities transferred to Rapunzel's glowing hair.
Gothel acquired Rapunzel as a child, stealing her from the royal nursery and hiding her in an inaccessible tower deep in the forest. Gothel lies to Rapunzel about the outside world and everyone in it being mean and selfish, making Rapunzel wary of ever leaving her protection. The character is voiced by television actress and singer Donna Murphy.
Like many Disney villains, she has her own song in the movie, called "Mother Knows Best".
Mother Gothel in German means 'godmother' which she is to Rapunzel. However, Rapunzel believes her to be her real mother.
Mother Gothel is similar to Judge Claude Frollo from The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. Mother Gothel wanted her abducted child to stay in the tower and she lies that the outside world is wicked for her own goals. Frollo wanted his adopted child Quasimodo to stay in the bell tower ad he lied about the outside world being wicked by singing Out There for his own goals. Their children disobey their masters though. Ithey both fall to their death from the high towersPersonality: she is a snobbish, judgemental, unfreindly, coldhearted, arrogant, immature, ruthless, vain, matreilistic, insensitive, uncaring, obnoxious, vicious, immoral and sociopathic mean girl. she is highly vicious and incredibly ruthless as she enjoys hurting peoples fellings or takes pleasure in betraying or mudering them. an highly insensitive snob as she believes she has all the power and does not cry, incredibly arrogant and vain egomainiac who believes herself to be the most beautiful and most powerful women in charge, she is extremley dishonest and incredibly socoipathic as she has no morals and no conscience. extrodinarily rude and obnoxious as her harsh manners can break peoples hearts or make them cry. she is also extremley uncaring and very immature and highly quick-tempered as kepps complaining and is always whiney.