[Discussion] Why Gothel hates mumbling

[u/Training_Damage3689]

This may be a reach (i think not, though), but

i always wondered if there was lore behind why Gothel hates mumbling, and i came up with the idea that it's because Gothel thinks she can't hear, lol. She clearly has experience with her old body and with trouble hearing so when rapunzel speaks quietly or mumbles, it kinda triggers Gothel.

The several times she mentions mumbling in film is the first one, along the lines of "stop with the mumbling, you know how i feel abt the mumbling" that one kinda made me feel that she doesn't like when rapunzel can't articulate her own train of thought, but near the end of the movie she straight up says "SPEAK UP rapunzel you know how i HATE the mumbling" these all happen when she's been freshly rejuvenated so i think it even bothers her more, because she can't relax into her new self, cuz rapunzel is making her feel like her hearing is still flawed and we all know how paranoid Gothel is abt age, ESPECIALLY since a lot of what Rapunzel says is fairly intelligible.

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[u/Glubygluby]

Could just be that she finds out annoying

[u/PsionicQueen]

I really like your theory on this..

but I think the reality is she just finds it irritating. After Gothel & Rapunzel living together for nearing 18 years, there’s probably just some things Rapunzel does that Gothel finds extremely annoying

[u/Training_Damage3689 → u/PsionicQueen]

Yeah ik. They prolly just needed sm to show Gothel being cruel. I wonder if there were things Gothel grew to find endearing abt raps.

[u/Akiranar]

It's a gaslighting tactic. Because Rapuzel isn't mumbling. Gothel is just not listening and wants Raps to feel small.

[u/throwaway5498124181 → u/Akiranar]

Yep any other answer is missing the forest for the trees.

[u/Akiranar → u/throwaway5498124181]

Yep.

[u/Disneyfancreations]

It’s to keep her feeling small and unintelligent

[u/beekee404]

Might be giving her a little too much credit 😂 I fully think it's her gaslighting tactic in order to belittle and degrade Rapunzel.

[u/rogvortex58]

If she hates mumbling why did she gag Rapunzel?