So, I know that Wicked the Musical is a different beast than Gregory Maguire’s Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.
They’re different in tone and theme, and they aren’t trying to be the same thing. I usually don’t even think of them in the same breath; Maguire’s Oz is a different world than the one we see on stage.
However, there is one change made for the stage show that I think is a weakening of the story: the decision to have Elphaba fake her death, and run away with Fiyero. I get it, it’s a musical; Elphie melting at the end of her own story is a bummer. But Wicked is a tragedy, and I always thought it was a little bit of a cop-out to give Elphaba a happy ending.
Then I realized something: The book is Elphaba’s story, but Wicked the musical is very explicitly told from Glinda’s point of view. There’s the whole “I did know her once… at school,” thing that turns into an extended flashback.
Maybe Elphaba didn’t fake her death. Maybe the ending of the stage show is Glinda imagining, and hoping, that’s what happened. Perhaps Elphaba turned Fiyero into a scarecrow, and then they ran away together. Maybe it was all Elphaba’s master plan. Probably not. But for Glinda, it’s helpful to imagine — and always, in the back of her mind, to believe that’s what happened.
No one mourns the Wicked. Glinda doesn’t want to mourn. She wants to believe that somewhere, somehow, her friend is still out there.
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Good Witch, Bad Witch
I recently got a book that had a page in it that has a section called 'What Makes You a Witch' and I wanted to speak on what makes a good witch and a bad witch.
The truth is there is no rules to witchcraft, however it is vastly agreed upon that as long as you don't harm those who don't deserve it you may do as you please.
The piece I read said that a witch is not proud or selfish; but I disagree. You're allowed to be proud and selfish so long as it doesn't harm anyone. There are individuals who do hold bigoted beliefs and cause harm to those who have done nothing wrong, but they are usually chastised by the broader community.
You do not need to surround yourself with others who claim the title of 'witch'. The most important thing is to be kind to the world you live in.
Actions have consequences, if you were to throw a pebble in a pond the ripples would go on for a long while. It is best to think before you act, but do what you must to protect yourself and mother nature.
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I'm on a one-way trip to take over the world
You could've come, but your head's in the sand
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“𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓, 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇.” 💗✨ — 𝑮𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉, 𝑻𝒉���� 𝑾𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑶𝒛
📸: Quinn Willoughby
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