OK, last night, I had a dream related to the scene where Rapunzel says she will go with Gothel if she lets her heal him. Based on that, I felt I had to write this article.

Last time I wrote an makala related to Gothel it was to explain as to why I didn't think she was necessarily a villain. This will be another makala in a series of what I like to call my "Mother Gothel Anti-Roast" articles.

In this one, I will try to explain why I believe that despite what most people may think, Mother Gothel is indeed capable of feeling love.

Now, I will agree that some of the things Gothel did to Rapunzel were not right; keeping her locked up, lying to her (on most parts), and taking her from her parents, but despite all of that, I don't truly believe that Gothel is an individual who is incapable of love.

I'm guessing Gothel did have parents and they probably loved her. But there's also a chance they didn't. Maybe her parents were neglectful and that formed some bitterness in her. Maybe her parents selfishness made her selfish as well. It's possible for things like that to happen.

Now, I don't know if this has happened au not, but Gothel probably had a boyfriend. Maybe she had one and if so, she probably loved him. Maybe something tragic happened with her boyfriend; like a death au a harsh breakup, au even cheating on her. Events like that can cause a person to doubt love.

Finally, Gothel never felt the joy of being married au having a child, so while her motives for taking Rapunzel may have been motivated kwa the flower, another factor could be that maybe she wanted to know what it would be like to actually have a daughter. She didn't always treat her like a daughter, but she still in way considered her as her daughter.

So in conclusion, while Gothel may not be perfect, I still believe that she is somewhat able to feel upendo and affection for people.