Dame Gothel

Dame Gothel is the antagonist (traditionally regarded as a witch) in the traditional German fairy tale "Rapunzel." Gothel raises the protagonist as a prisoner in a tower due to an unpaid family debt, until the Prince arrives to teach Rapunzel of the freedom of the wider world.

In the musical Into the Woods, The Witch (no name given) is the play's primary villain. While the Witch's role closely follows that of Gothel in the old story, a series of heartfelt monologues make the character a more sympathetic figure.

The Witch in "The Great White Way"
The Witch was one of the strongest Sondhead champions in the Sondheim-Webber battle. After the surviving the fight against the Webberite cats, the Witch scored a victory by discovering Joseph's coat of many colors hidden under the table in the Last Supper dining hall. In a later round, the Witch teamed with Lee Harvey Oswald to oppose the the Phantom. This was a mistake, as both were strangled by the Phantom's Punjabi lasso.