Cursed by her mother, she demands four specific items for a rejuvenating potion. After regaining her youth, she loses her magic and is abandoned by Rapunzel. She curses the group for their blame-shifting and refusal to surrender Jack before melting into a tar pit.
The relationship begins as protective control and ends when Rapunzel rejects the Witch.
Rapunzel is explicitly described as the Witch's adopted daughter, and the Witch keeps her isolated in a tower.
The Witch's curse forces the Baker into the central quest.
The Witch explains that a curse placed on the Baker's family prevents him and his wife from having a child.
She controls the couple's hope of having a child through a dangerous bargain.
The Witch tells the couple to obtain four specific items before she will remove their curse.
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