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Why did Elphaba or The Wicked Witch of the West from Wicked set fire to Fiyero or Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz?
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The play takes certain liberties with the source material. The book 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' is more closely paired with the movie 'The Wizard of Oz' than the musical is. In the musical 'Wicked' Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow when Elphaba cast a spell for him to never die. In the book, Fiyero does not become the Scarecrow. I the movie, the Scarecrow has no connection to the witch prior to his travels with Dorothy.
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Who is the Scarecrow in 'Wicked'?
Answer #1 Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow due to Elphaba's protective spell. Answer #2 Fiyero is the Munchkin Prince who falls in love with Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphaba is passionate about animal rights and welfare in the land of Oz. That gets her in trouble with the Wizard of Oz. Fiyero becomes Elphaba's defender in this and other matters. The Wizard's guards manage to ambush Fiyero. Elphaba turns Fiyero into the Scarecrow before the guards can torture him to death.
Is Fiyero the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz?
No. The Scarecrow is only a scarecrow. In the book Wicked, Elphaba believes her lover Fiyero has disguised himself as a scarecrow until she sees him empty the straw from his clothing. In the play Wicked, however, Fiyero does become the Scarecrow, but this is the only version where he is anything other than a stuffed old suit.
Is Fiyero in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
No he is not. Fiyero was a character created in the book "Wicked". And in the stage production of "Wicked" Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow.
Who does Elphaba love in wicked?
No, Elphaba wasn't in love with the Wizard. She took advantage of an opportunity to spend some time away from Shiz University. Once in the Emerald City, she became aware of unlikeable aspects of the Wizard's personality. For example, he had her give caged monkeys the ability to fly. Elphaba learned after her spell worked that the Wizard was planning to use them as spies. In contrast, Elphaba was a passionate advocate of animal rights and well-being.
Is the wizard Elphaba's or Glinda's father in the musical Wicked?
No one is Elphaba Thropp's husband in either the book or the stage versions of 'Wicked'. She's in love with Prince Fiyero. In the original book version by Gregory Maguire [b. June 9, 1954], Fiyero is married unhappily to Sarima. But in the musical, he isn't married.
Who is the Scarecrow in 'Wicked'?
Answer #1 Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow due to Elphaba's protective spell. Answer #2 Fiyero is the Munchkin Prince who falls in love with Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphaba is passionate about animal rights and welfare in the land of Oz. That gets her in trouble with the Wizard of Oz. Fiyero becomes Elphaba's defender in this and other matters. The Wizard's guards manage to ambush Fiyero. Elphaba turns Fiyero into the Scarecrow before the guards can torture him to death.
Is Fiyero the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz?
No. The Scarecrow is only a scarecrow. In the book Wicked, Elphaba believes her lover Fiyero has disguised himself as a scarecrow until she sees him empty the straw from his clothing. In the play Wicked, however, Fiyero does become the Scarecrow, but this is the only version where he is anything other than a stuffed old suit.
Is Fiyero in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
No he is not. Fiyero was a character created in the book "Wicked". And in the stage production of "Wicked" Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow.
Who does Elphaba love in wicked?
No, Elphaba wasn't in love with the Wizard. She took advantage of an opportunity to spend some time away from Shiz University. Once in the Emerald City, she became aware of unlikeable aspects of the Wizard's personality. For example, he had her give caged monkeys the ability to fly. Elphaba learned after her spell worked that the Wizard was planning to use them as spies. In contrast, Elphaba was a passionate advocate of animal rights and well-being.
Is the wizard Elphaba's or Glinda's father in the musical Wicked?
No one is Elphaba Thropp's husband in either the book or the stage versions of 'Wicked'. She's in love with Prince Fiyero. In the original book version by Gregory Maguire [b. June 9, 1954], Fiyero is married unhappily to Sarima. But in the musical, he isn't married.
Is Fiyero in 'Wicked' the Scarecrow in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
Yes. Elphaba Thropp, who is the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, turns Prince Fiyero of Munchkinland into the Scarecrow, to save him from being tortured by the Palace guards of her father, the Wizard of Oz. Elphaba also turns Peter Boq, who is the very important and very rich Munchkin who offers hospitality to Dorothy Gale and her pet dog Toto in The Wizard of Oz, into the Tin Woodman. She casts her spell, to protect him from being harmed by her sister Nessarose, who is jealous of his love for Glinda the Good Witch, and who is the Wicked Witch of the East in The Wizard of Oz. And Elphaba and Fiyero release a caged lion cub into the forest, to become the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. And ever passionate over the rights and well-being of animals, Elphaba gives caged simians the ability to fly as Winged Monkeys. Unfortunately, Madame Morrible, the Wizard's press secretary, gets the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Woodman to see Elphaba as the caster of evil spells. And the Wizard uses the Winged Monkeys to spy on Animals, who difer from animals in their ability to speak. Ironically, the Lion wouldn't have learned to talk if he hadn't been released by Elphaba from his cage.
Who are the main characters in the wicked?
Elphaba Thropp (the "Wicked" Witch of the West) Galinda Upland (later Glinda the Good [the Good Witch of the North]) Fiyero Tiggular (a Winkie Prince) The Wizard Madame Morrible Nessarose "Nessa" Thropp (the Wicked Witch of the East) Dr. Dillamond Boq Chistery (a Flying Monkey)
Which song is about Elphaba's mother and the Wizard in the musical 'Wicked'?
The story about Elphaba's mother and the Wizard is in the song "No One Mourns the Wicked."
What is the Broadway wicked about?
THis is a sort of behind the scenes look at hte life and times of Elphaba (the wicked witch of the east) who is misunderstood, Galinda (who isn't as nice as she seems, Nessarosse (the devil of a sister to elphaba, aslo known as the wicked witch of the east), and Fiyero ( tha handsome, funny, perfect , mate for braniac Elphaba. Also known as, the scarecrow), Madame Morrible (HTe murderer of Nessarose), and the wizard (the scheming awful man also known as Elphaba's father) This musical is sort of a field guide to the Wizard of Oz, as it reveals some of the darjness and secrets about the past. It shows the who they are and why they are that way of the characters in oz. You should check it out!
What actions did Elphaba Thropp try to stop the antagonist from carrying out in 'Wicked'?
Persecution of animals, Fiyero andOzites are the actions that Elphaba Thropp tries to stop the antagonist from carrying out in "Wicked."Specifically, the antagonist is the Wizard of Oz, whose accomplice is Madame Morrible, Shiz University headmistress. The Wizard expresses antagonism particularly against animals in general, animals that think and speak in particular and Ozites who dare to consider disobedience an option. Additionally, the Wizard becomes antagonistic to Fiyero, who tries to help Elphaba in her fight for animal welfare in the animal-oppressed lands of Oz.
What happens to Elphaba and Fiyero in 'Wicked'?
In the book version of 'Wicked', Elphaba and Fiyero die. Fiyero is killed. Elphaba Thropp, who also is called the Wicked Witch of the West, also dies. But the book includes the information that a witch never dies a true death. Elphaba is a witch, and therefore she will be back.In the musical version of 'Wicked', Elphaba and Figyero only appear to die. Fiyero is changed into a Scarecrow and therefore survives the torture of the Wizard of Oz's guards. Everyone is led to believe that water destroys Elphaba. So Dorothy Gale throws water on Elphaba, who appears to melt. Elphaba actually makes a successful escape through a trap door. She and Fiyero then leave the lands of Oz, for a fresh start elsewhere.
Is the Wizard Elphaba's father in 'Wicked'?
Yup =) But he doesn't find out until the end of Wicked.
