In the original 1900 book edition of 'The Wizard of Oz' by author Lyman Frank Baum [May 15, 1856-May 6, 1919], the Wicked Witches of the East and of the West have no names. Decades later, in 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West', author Gregory Maguire [b. June 9, 1954] gives the Wicked Witch of the West the name of Elphaba Thropp and the Wicked Witch of the East the name of Nessarose Thropp.
Elphaba and her sister (The Wicked Witch of the East) is Nessarose
In the musical he is simply known as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
wicked witch of the west
The book and movie versions of the Wizard of Oz only refer to her as the Wicked Witch of the East. In Wicked, Gregory Maguire names her Nessarose.
the sister is the sister of the wicked witch of the west, the wicked witch of the east.
If you mean in the broudway musical, her real name was supposed to be Elphaba. If you haven't seen Wicked the musical, I HIGHLY suggest you do!
In the musical he is simply known as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
wicked witch of the west
The book and movie versions of the Wizard of Oz only refer to her as the Wicked Witch of the East. In Wicked, Gregory Maguire names her Nessarose.
He wanted the Wicked Witch of the West to be dead.
the sister is the sister of the wicked witch of the west, the wicked witch of the east.
If you mean in the broudway musical, her real name was supposed to be Elphaba. If you haven't seen Wicked the musical, I HIGHLY suggest you do!
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The wicked witch of the East
Well you see, The Wizard of Oz is a story mainly about Dorthy's journey and whom she meets along the way. The story is like many other fictional novels. You follow the character on their journey. However, Wicked is like the backstory about everything in the world of the Wizard of Oz. It answers many of your questions about the Wizard of Oz book. Why was the Wicked Witch of the West so wicked? What was the city of Oz like for everyone that lived there. Wicked is the story of Oz and Munchkinland before Dorothy ever showed up. It gives you back stories to all the old characters. Another difference is the content. The Wizard of Oz is appropriate for all ages and considered a family story. However, Wicked has strong content and may be to difficult for children to understand.
The name Elphaba was given to the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory McGuire, who wrote Wicked. He took L. Frank Baum's (the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) initials and sound them out phonetically. L F B, el fa ba.