The Wicked Witch threatens Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
Four different witches occupy the world of The Wizard of Oz, the film that ultimately inspired Wicked. The new movie in the franchise tells the story of the Wicked Witch of the West before she earned her title, when she was a young woman named Elphaba who becomes unlikely friends with a woman named Glinda.
When it comes to the more recent adaptations, Glinda has been explored in much more detail and complexity than she was in the first film and book. The original Broadway Wicked and Ariana Grande's interpretation of Glinda show off her previously unknown relationship with the Wicked Witch of the West, explaining how both of them got to their positions, and how their relationship changes by the time Dorothy rolls around.
✕ Remove Ads The 1939 The Wizard of Oz movie keeps her character very much the same, though interestingly, the Wicked Witch's iconic green skin was a creation of the film's, not from the original source material. She does have slightly more depth, implied through the wonderful performance by Margaret Hamilton, showcasing a Wicked Witch that does have more depth to her that may be unexplored, even though the movie itself doesn't do much to explore it.
3 The Wicked Witch of the East Mostly Created To Be Killed By A House ✕ Remove Ads The Wicked Witch of the East, while having never been as important as the previous two, still serves a very important role in most adaptations. Originally, the Wicked Witch of the East's one and only purpose was to be crushed by Dorothy's house at the start of the book and leave her slippers for her to get.
✕ Remove Ads The Wicked Witch of the East takes a much more prominent role as the central antagonist in Oz the Great and Powerful, called Evanora. She takes more from the original films, being mostly evil just for the sake of being evil, without much in the way of the more sympathetic qualities the character has in Wicked.
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