Post by Galinda on Oct 7, 2006 16:30:12 GMT -5
*Madame Morrible, the headmistress at Shiz University.
In the musical, her talents in sorcery are rather limited (although she recognizes talent in others). She doesn't influence the fate of the three witches in the musical in the same way as she does in the novel. She pursues her connections with Oz's chief. Her misuse of power is her undoing. Morrible is the only classic villain in this musical tale.
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*Fiyero, a handsome prince, fellow student, and love interest.
Fiyero is a Winkie prince. The Winkies inhabit one of the regions of Oz (as in Frank Baum's original). He begins as a carefree college-age hedonist who invites fellow students to party. He transforms as his romantic interests shift. . . .
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*Dr. Dillamond, a professor at Shiz University.
He is a talking Goat, and someone Elphaba befriends
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*The Wizard of Oz
As in the movie, the Wizard of Oz is an old carnival huckster who blew into Oz in a hot air balloon and became a false-faced leader. But there's a twist in both Maguire's novel and the musical with regard to the relationship between the Wizard and Elphaba.
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*Nessarose, the Witch 's invalid sister
Nessarose Thropp is Elphaba's sister. Gregory Maguire named her after Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa, known as "Nessa." According to the novelist, she was born both crippled and armless. On stage she has arms but is in a wheelchair.
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*Boq
An unusually tall Munchkin with eyes for Galinda/Glinda. In the novel he is less significant than in the musical.
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*Dorothy
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.
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*Pfannee and Shen Shen
A couple of Galinda's school friends
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*Professor Nikidik
He replaces Dr. Dillamond.
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*Chistery
A monkey servant.
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*Liir
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 .
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*Yackle
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.
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*Gromettik
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.
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*Nanny
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.
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Frexspar
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.
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Melena
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.
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*Turtle Heart
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.
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*Ama Clutch
Galinda’s Ama (chaperone) she is present throughout the time when Galinda and Elphaba are at Shiz. She goes crazy after witnessing the death of Dr. Dillamond.
In the musical, her talents in sorcery are rather limited (although she recognizes talent in others). She doesn't influence the fate of the three witches in the musical in the same way as she does in the novel. She pursues her connections with Oz's chief. Her misuse of power is her undoing. Morrible is the only classic villain in this musical tale.
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*Fiyero, a handsome prince, fellow student, and love interest.
Fiyero is a Winkie prince. The Winkies inhabit one of the regions of Oz (as in Frank Baum's original). He begins as a carefree college-age hedonist who invites fellow students to party. He transforms as his romantic interests shift. . . .
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*Dr. Dillamond, a professor at Shiz University.
He is a talking Goat, and someone Elphaba befriends
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*The Wizard of Oz
As in the movie, the Wizard of Oz is an old carnival huckster who blew into Oz in a hot air balloon and became a false-faced leader. But there's a twist in both Maguire's novel and the musical with regard to the relationship between the Wizard and Elphaba.
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*Nessarose, the Witch 's invalid sister
Nessarose Thropp is Elphaba's sister. Gregory Maguire named her after Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa, known as "Nessa." According to the novelist, she was born both crippled and armless. On stage she has arms but is in a wheelchair.
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*Boq
An unusually tall Munchkin with eyes for Galinda/Glinda. In the novel he is less significant than in the musical.
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*Dorothy
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.
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*Pfannee and Shen Shen
A couple of Galinda's school friends
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*Professor Nikidik
He replaces Dr. Dillamond.
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*Chistery
A monkey servant.
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*Liir
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 .
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*Yackle
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.
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*Gromettik
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.
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*Nanny
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.
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Frexspar
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.
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Melena
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.
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*Turtle Heart
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.
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*Ama Clutch
Galinda’s Ama (chaperone) she is present throughout the time when Galinda and Elphaba are at Shiz. She goes crazy after witnessing the death of Dr. Dillamond.