How would you describe Elphaba?

Answer 1

Yes, in the novel by Gregory Maguire [b. June 9, 1954]; no, in the play by Stephen Lawrence Schwartz [b. March 6, 1948]. In the novel Wicked, Elphaba Thropp is the youthful version of the Wicked Witch of the West. The novel serves as a prequel to the original book and the 1939 film versions of The Wizard of Oz. But she's recognizable in her anger, cruelty, hardheartedness, and vindictiveness. The difference is the insight into the forces that turn her in that direction. For she is abused by her stepfather, and the widow and children of her lover Fiyero; and unappreciated by those she meets. It's her tragic love for Fiyero, and her commitment to the rights of animals in the lands of Oz, that make her likeable. In the play, Elphaba is much more likeable. Any unpleasantness tends to result from her emotional reaction to adversity, such as the abuses of her stepfather. She comes off as lacking in self-confidence; and more inexperienced, inept, and emotional than malicious and unforgiving. And in the end, she decides to walk away from it all, and start a new life of happiness with Fiyero, outside of Oz. Yes in the Novels; Yes in the play when she has come to see her dead sister she starts to act a little like the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of OZ.

Answer 2

Elphaba's father hates her. Here's why. Elphaba's mom Melena had affairs with a lot of men one such affair is with the Wizard of Oz, who gives her a bottle of a green liquid. This is why Elphaba's green. Her father hates her because when Melena was carrying Nessa the father was afraid that she would come out green. So, the dad made the mom chew milk flowers day and night. This made Nessa come out too early. Her legs were tangled and the mom never woke up. The father hates her because of this. She's not as much evil as misunderstood. Madame Morrible tells all of oz that Elphaba put a spell on the monkeys that made them have wings. She did, but Oz and Madame Morrible didn't tell her the spell was irreversible. She didn't confront Morrible and she didn't do anything so the town went on with Morrible and called Elphba wicked.
She is NOT wicked. the point of the musical is to show that there is more then one side to every story. there was so much that Dorothy didn't know. Elphaba is only misunderstood, and hated because she is green, and the lies spread about her by the Wizard and Morrible. because as the Wizard said in Act II scene 3, "the only way to bring people together, is to give them a really good enemy"

Answer 3

Elphaba had a personality that made people react to her. The reaction could be negative or positive, depending upon the individual's own personality. For example, Elphaba cared about others. But she had grown up as the sister of her father's favorite. So she wasn't used to being treated nicely. Instead, she had to fight to get what she cared about. Additionally, she had to turn inwards for happiness. Without a supportive network of family and friends in her formative years, Elphaba became a person who cared about causes and people instead of compromise and popularity.

Answer 4

Galinda had a personality that led her to success. She knew how to be part of the in-crowd. But she didn't let popularity be her only guide. For example, she respected those who were different and were outside the in-crowd. And so she figured out how to get along with the green-skinned outsider, Elphaba. It was the savvy juggling of personal commitment with people skills that got her the ultimate position as the most powerful sorceress in the lands and among the peoples of Oz.

Answer 5

Elphaba has a personality that causes people to react. The reaction is either negative or positive. It rarely, or never, is in-between or neutral. A reason for this effect that she has on those she meets is her strong personality. She is the unfavored daughter in a family where her younger sister is the very much favored Daddy's girl. Elphaba therefore isn't used to interacting with supportive parents. Neither is she used to positive feedback. Instead, she has to fight for what she wants. Since she is so much on the defensive, she gives a definite, uncompromising impression of a black-and-white personality that's caught up in whatever she may be passionate about, such as animal rights and welfare. The consequence is misunderstanding by many, dislike by more than a few, and appreciation by extremely large numbers of animals and by extremely small numbers of people.