Rapunzel
In short: A girl confined in a doorless tower whose long hair lets visitors climb up.
Character
How does it work in the tale?
In Grimm, a call from below prompts Rapunzel to let down her hair. A place built to keep people apart suddenly becomes accessible. In the Italian Petrosinella, the escape offers another point of comparison.
What does Rapunzel’s voice do beyond the tower?
In the Grimms’ 1857 telling, the prince first hears Rapunzel near the tower. At their last encounter he can no longer see and follows her voice again. Read the scenes side by side to see how a voice first sparks curiosity about someone far away and later helps find someone who has been lost.