Post by Galinda on Oct 8, 2006 18:47:51 GMT -5
Elphaba is the primary protagonist of the story, who eventually becomes
known as the Wicked Witch of the West. She acquires this nickname more
as a result of her sister's nickname (the Wicked Witch of the East, who
was so named by her political opponents) than for any wicked deeds.
Wicked adds details regarding the social and political climate of Oz
which make Elphaba a more sympathetic character. She is driven into
conflict with The Wizard out of concern for the welfare of sentient and
linguistically adept Animals who are suffering under the discriminatory
and increasingly genocidal policies of The Wizard. Dorothy unwittingly
becomes embroiled in the conflict after her house kills Elphaba's
sister Nessarose; Glinda gives Dorothy Nessarose's famously magicked
shoes, which Elphaba fears may cause immense harm if they fall into the
hands of the Wizard. Elphaba's name comes from sounding out Oz author
L. Frank Baum's initials, "LFB".
Nessarose is Elphaba's sister. She eventually inherits the position of
Eminent Thropp, leader of the state of Munchkinland. Through this
position, she coerces Munchkinland into seceding from Oz. As a
political leader of Munchkinland, she has both supporters and
detractors. Her unhappy subjects nickname her "the Wicked Witch of the
East". Nessarose is also the apple of her father Frexspar's (Frex) eye,
and his most favored child out of three. She was born without arms,
possibly as a result of her mother's attempts to prevent another green
child, and the silver shoes are charmed by Glinda to help her to become
more independent.
Galinda , later Glinda, is Elphaba's roommate at Shiz University. As
she matures, she and Elphaba become close friends. It is implied as
well that perhaps Galinda has feelings for Elphaba; indeed, she cares
for her deeply, and Elphaba for her in return. However, the two are
separated for fifteen years when Elphaba goes into hiding. Glinda is
part of the high society in Gillikin , Oz's northern state.
Fiyero is the prince of the Ajirki. He meets Elphaba at Shiz, and later
has an affair with her while she is involved in a resistance movement
against the Wizard of Oz. This leads to Elphaba's pregnancy, the murder of his wife, and his marriage to Elphaba.
The Wizard is the dictator of Oz, and primary villain of the story. He
originally came to Oz from America in a hot air balloon seeking the
Grimmerie, but became sidetracked when he discovered he could
orchestrate a coup in Oz. It is heavily implied that he fathered
Elphaba while her mother was under the influence of the Magical Elixir,
which may explain Elphaba's green skin, aversion to water, and ability
to occasionally read parts of the Grimmerie, which originated in the
Wizard's world. After Elphaba's death and Dorothy's return to the
Emerald City, the Wizard hastily leaves Oz for America in another (or
the same) hot air balloon, and plans his suicide. After taking the
Magical Elixir herself, Elphaba sees visions of the future, in which
the Wizard fails to drown himself in the ocean. This is consistent with
Baum's books, in which the Wizard later returns to Oz, alive.
Madame Morrible is the headmistress of Elphaba and Galinda's college
(Crage Hall) in Shiz. She is suspected by Elphaba and her friends to be
responsible for the murder of Dr. Dillamond. At one point, she proposes
that Elphaba, Galinda, and Nessarose become future behind-the-scenes
rulers in Oz, a proposal which they never willingly follow up on.
Elphaba suspects that Madame Morrible has at least some magical powers
and may have indeed controlled the fates of the three women. It is
possible that she spies on Elphaba and sends messages to Liir through
the Carp in the well at Elphaba's home in the Vinkus; the Carp dies at
about the same time as Morrible. Morrible dies of natural causes
minutes before Elphaba attempts to murder her.
Dr. Dillamond is a talking Goat and professor at Crage Hall in Shiz.
Assisted by Elphaba, Dr. Dillamond performs research on the differences
between animals and Animals (intelligent animals). He suspiciously dies
from a slit throat; Madame Morrible claims that this an accident, but
her account is contradicted by Galinda’s Ama (chaperone). Ama Clutch
who claims she witnessed the event.
Boq is a Munchkin who grew up with Elphaba, and reunites with her at
Shiz University. At first he is only interested in talking to Elphaba
in the hope that it will help his crush, Galinda, notice him. However,
over time Boq and Elphaba become close friends and help Dr. Dillamond
with his research, along with his college mates Croppe and Tibbett who
are implied to be homosexual.
Dorothy Gale is an eight- or nine-year-old girl who lands in Oz in her
house, which crushes Nessarose. She takes Nessarose's shoes under the
advice of Glinda. These shoes are seen by many as a symbol of power
over Munchkinland. During her travels, many citizens of Oz are
superstitious about her because of these shoes and her name. Her first
name sounds like a reversal of the name of the "king" of her land (
Theodore Roosevelt ). The Gale Force fear her for her last name. The
Wizard sends Dorothy to kill Elphaba, but Dorothy's intention is to ask
her for forgiveness for killing Nessarose. Elphaba does not know
whether to treat Dorothy with kindness or to fear her. Dorothy
accidentally kills Elphaba by pouring water on her in an attempt to put
out a fire on Elphaba's dress.
Liir is a boy who leaves the Emerald City with Elphaba for the Vinkus.
It is heavily implied that Elphaba is his mother and Fiyero is his
father. She does indeed admit that there is a year of her life she does
not remember, during which she could have borne Liir. Extremely chubby,
Liir played with his supposed half-siblings while he and his mother
stayed with Fiyero's widow. He is also the main character of Maguire's
sequel to Wicked ,Son of a Witch .
Yackle is a mysterious crone who appears frequently in Elphaba's life
and who Elphaba suspects may be exerting control over her fate and be
Lurline , the mythical founder of Oz.
The dwarf claims to be an immortal sent to Oz to prevent the Grimmerie
from returning to Earth. With his Clock of the Time Dragon, he seems to
Elphaba to either be able to control fate or predict it.
Gromettik is a tik-tok creature, servant to Madame Morrible. It is
strongly implied he is involved in a sinister plot orchestrated at
least in part by her.
Nanny is a member of the Thropp family though whether by blood or
employment it is never explicitly revealed. By the conclusion of the
book, she has raised three generations of the Thropps, most notably
having acted as chaperone to Nessarose, Elphaba and Glinda during their
years at shiz. She is still very vital though well into her eighties.
Her attitude reflects this, as she is stoic, speaks her mind, and holds
to somewhat inflammatory 'Lurlinistic' pagan beliefs.
Frexspar is Elphaba, Nessarose, and Shell's father (at least in the
emotional and physical sense; there are questions of whether he may or
may not share biology with some of the children). Frex is a devout
Unionist priest. Nessarose was his favorite child, and to her he gave
the famous jewelled slippers.
Melena is Elphaba, Nessarose, and Shell's mother, and comes from a high
class family. She has mostly pagan traditions, which contradicts with
Frex's statements. She has very loose morals, and dreams of her days as
a pampered girl, despite her rebelling against it when she was present.
She has a taste for alcohol and pinlobble leaves.
Turtle Heart is a wandering glassblower from Quadling country. He comes
upon Melena's home while Frex is out preaching. Melena and Turtle Heart
have an extended affair and it is suggested that Frex may have had
intimate relations with him as well.
Ama Clutch is Galinda’s Ama (chaperone) she is present throughout the
time when Galinda and Elphaba are at Shiz. She goes crazy after
whitnessing the death of Dr. Dillamond
known as the Wicked Witch of the West. She acquires this nickname more
as a result of her sister's nickname (the Wicked Witch of the East, who
was so named by her political opponents) than for any wicked deeds.
Wicked adds details regarding the social and political climate of Oz
which make Elphaba a more sympathetic character. She is driven into
conflict with The Wizard out of concern for the welfare of sentient and
linguistically adept Animals who are suffering under the discriminatory
and increasingly genocidal policies of The Wizard. Dorothy unwittingly
becomes embroiled in the conflict after her house kills Elphaba's
sister Nessarose; Glinda gives Dorothy Nessarose's famously magicked
shoes, which Elphaba fears may cause immense harm if they fall into the
hands of the Wizard. Elphaba's name comes from sounding out Oz author
L. Frank Baum's initials, "LFB".
Nessarose is Elphaba's sister. She eventually inherits the position of
Eminent Thropp, leader of the state of Munchkinland. Through this
position, she coerces Munchkinland into seceding from Oz. As a
political leader of Munchkinland, she has both supporters and
detractors. Her unhappy subjects nickname her "the Wicked Witch of the
East". Nessarose is also the apple of her father Frexspar's (Frex) eye,
and his most favored child out of three. She was born without arms,
possibly as a result of her mother's attempts to prevent another green
child, and the silver shoes are charmed by Glinda to help her to become
more independent.
Galinda , later Glinda, is Elphaba's roommate at Shiz University. As
she matures, she and Elphaba become close friends. It is implied as
well that perhaps Galinda has feelings for Elphaba; indeed, she cares
for her deeply, and Elphaba for her in return. However, the two are
separated for fifteen years when Elphaba goes into hiding. Glinda is
part of the high society in Gillikin , Oz's northern state.
Fiyero is the prince of the Ajirki. He meets Elphaba at Shiz, and later
has an affair with her while she is involved in a resistance movement
against the Wizard of Oz. This leads to Elphaba's pregnancy, the murder of his wife, and his marriage to Elphaba.
The Wizard is the dictator of Oz, and primary villain of the story. He
originally came to Oz from America in a hot air balloon seeking the
Grimmerie, but became sidetracked when he discovered he could
orchestrate a coup in Oz. It is heavily implied that he fathered
Elphaba while her mother was under the influence of the Magical Elixir,
which may explain Elphaba's green skin, aversion to water, and ability
to occasionally read parts of the Grimmerie, which originated in the
Wizard's world. After Elphaba's death and Dorothy's return to the
Emerald City, the Wizard hastily leaves Oz for America in another (or
the same) hot air balloon, and plans his suicide. After taking the
Magical Elixir herself, Elphaba sees visions of the future, in which
the Wizard fails to drown himself in the ocean. This is consistent with
Baum's books, in which the Wizard later returns to Oz, alive.
Madame Morrible is the headmistress of Elphaba and Galinda's college
(Crage Hall) in Shiz. She is suspected by Elphaba and her friends to be
responsible for the murder of Dr. Dillamond. At one point, she proposes
that Elphaba, Galinda, and Nessarose become future behind-the-scenes
rulers in Oz, a proposal which they never willingly follow up on.
Elphaba suspects that Madame Morrible has at least some magical powers
and may have indeed controlled the fates of the three women. It is
possible that she spies on Elphaba and sends messages to Liir through
the Carp in the well at Elphaba's home in the Vinkus; the Carp dies at
about the same time as Morrible. Morrible dies of natural causes
minutes before Elphaba attempts to murder her.
Dr. Dillamond is a talking Goat and professor at Crage Hall in Shiz.
Assisted by Elphaba, Dr. Dillamond performs research on the differences
between animals and Animals (intelligent animals). He suspiciously dies
from a slit throat; Madame Morrible claims that this an accident, but
her account is contradicted by Galinda’s Ama (chaperone). Ama Clutch
who claims she witnessed the event.
Boq is a Munchkin who grew up with Elphaba, and reunites with her at
Shiz University. At first he is only interested in talking to Elphaba
in the hope that it will help his crush, Galinda, notice him. However,
over time Boq and Elphaba become close friends and help Dr. Dillamond
with his research, along with his college mates Croppe and Tibbett who
are implied to be homosexual.
Dorothy Gale is an eight- or nine-year-old girl who lands in Oz in her
house, which crushes Nessarose. She takes Nessarose's shoes under the
advice of Glinda. These shoes are seen by many as a symbol of power
over Munchkinland. During her travels, many citizens of Oz are
superstitious about her because of these shoes and her name. Her first
name sounds like a reversal of the name of the "king" of her land (
Theodore Roosevelt ). The Gale Force fear her for her last name. The
Wizard sends Dorothy to kill Elphaba, but Dorothy's intention is to ask
her for forgiveness for killing Nessarose. Elphaba does not know
whether to treat Dorothy with kindness or to fear her. Dorothy
accidentally kills Elphaba by pouring water on her in an attempt to put
out a fire on Elphaba's dress.
Liir is a boy who leaves the Emerald City with Elphaba for the Vinkus.
It is heavily implied that Elphaba is his mother and Fiyero is his
father. She does indeed admit that there is a year of her life she does
not remember, during which she could have borne Liir. Extremely chubby,
Liir played with his supposed half-siblings while he and his mother
stayed with Fiyero's widow. He is also the main character of Maguire's
sequel to Wicked ,Son of a Witch .
Yackle is a mysterious crone who appears frequently in Elphaba's life
and who Elphaba suspects may be exerting control over her fate and be
Lurline , the mythical founder of Oz.
The dwarf claims to be an immortal sent to Oz to prevent the Grimmerie
from returning to Earth. With his Clock of the Time Dragon, he seems to
Elphaba to either be able to control fate or predict it.
Gromettik is a tik-tok creature, servant to Madame Morrible. It is
strongly implied he is involved in a sinister plot orchestrated at
least in part by her.
Nanny is a member of the Thropp family though whether by blood or
employment it is never explicitly revealed. By the conclusion of the
book, she has raised three generations of the Thropps, most notably
having acted as chaperone to Nessarose, Elphaba and Glinda during their
years at shiz. She is still very vital though well into her eighties.
Her attitude reflects this, as she is stoic, speaks her mind, and holds
to somewhat inflammatory 'Lurlinistic' pagan beliefs.
Frexspar is Elphaba, Nessarose, and Shell's father (at least in the
emotional and physical sense; there are questions of whether he may or
may not share biology with some of the children). Frex is a devout
Unionist priest. Nessarose was his favorite child, and to her he gave
the famous jewelled slippers.
Melena is Elphaba, Nessarose, and Shell's mother, and comes from a high
class family. She has mostly pagan traditions, which contradicts with
Frex's statements. She has very loose morals, and dreams of her days as
a pampered girl, despite her rebelling against it when she was present.
She has a taste for alcohol and pinlobble leaves.
Turtle Heart is a wandering glassblower from Quadling country. He comes
upon Melena's home while Frex is out preaching. Melena and Turtle Heart
have an extended affair and it is suggested that Frex may have had
intimate relations with him as well.
Ama Clutch is Galinda’s Ama (chaperone) she is present throughout the
time when Galinda and Elphaba are at Shiz. She goes crazy after
whitnessing the death of Dr. Dillamond