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  Wicked Witch of the West - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In these works, The Wicked Witch poses the biggest threat to Dorothy Gale, because she covets the magical pair of silver shoes (ruby slippers in the movie) which previously belonged to the Wicked Witch of the East and are now worn by Dorothy.
The Witch is named Elphaba and, while the moods of the book and the musical are different from each other, it is shown that she is not wicked.
In "The Wiz", The Wicked Witch Of The West is given the name Evillene, and is the malevolent ruler of the Winkies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wicked_Witch_of_the_West   (910 words)

  
 Wicked (novel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wicked (ISBN 0-06-098710-3), or Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, is a novel by Gregory Maguire.
Her unhappy subjects nickname her "the Wicked Witch of the East." Nessarose is also the apple of her father Frexspar's (Frex) eye, and his most favored child out of three.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Study Guide The *social concerns section was used as a source.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wicked_(novel)   (2543 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Wicked Witch of the West
The Wicked Witch of the West, also known as just the Wicked Witch, is a fictional character from L.
She rules the Winkie Country in the western part of Oz, and the Wizard makes his help for Dorothy (who killed the Wicked Witch of the East, the only other wicked witch in Oz), the brainless Scarecrow, the heartless Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, conditional on their killing the Wicked Witch.
The Wicked Witch can't kill Dorothy because she's protected by the Good Witch of the North, so she tricks her into tripping over an iron bar to get one of her magic Silver Shoes.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Wicked_Witch_of_the_West   (571 words)

  
 Wicked Witch of the West Details, Meaning Wicked Witch of the West Article and Explanation Guide
Dorothy and her companions defeat each threat, but are subdued by the Winged Monkeys that the Wicked Witch commands through the power of the Golden Cap.
Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion are carried to the Wicked Witch's castle, where she is made to wait on her.
In anger, Dorothy throws a bucket of water onto the Wicked Witch and causes her to melt away.
www.e-paranoids.com /w/wi/wicked_witch_of_the_west.html   (501 words)

  
 Straight Dope Staff Report: Why does water make the Wicked Witch of the West melt?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Dorothy confronts the Wicked Witch of the West, throws a bucket of water on her, and the Witch melts into a puddle of scum.
Similarly, the impact of Dorothy's house landing on the Wicked Witch of the East breaks down the adhesion of her molecules, so she crumbles to dust.
Water is associated with baptism, and thus the water of the river rejects the witch as satanic.
www.straightdope.com /mailbag/mwickedwitch.html   (1342 words)

  
 Wicked Witch of the West - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In the movie she has a sister who is the Wicked Witch of the East, but this relationship is not mentioned in Baum's books.
Dorthy, the brainless Scarecrow, the heartless Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion journey toward her castle and are attacked by wolves, crows, bees, and her Winkie slaves.
Author Gregory Maguire's revisionist novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West takes the familiar Oz story and turns it on its head.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Wicked_Witch_of_the_West   (482 words)

  
 Monsoons and The Wicked Witch of the West - Feel the wind roaring, hear the thunder rumbling, and see the flashing of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Monsoons and The Wicked Witch of the West continues from the fifth story, Cloning the Wicked Witch of the West.
The Wicked Witch of the West cannot help the travelers, as they were out of her desert.
The Wicked Witch of the West multi-stories are fiction and nonfiction.
www.thebookden.com /monsoonwitch1.html   (567 words)

  
 Wicked, being the life story of the Wicked Witch of the West, by Gregory Maguire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Wicked, being the life story of the Wicked Witch of the West, by Gregory Maguire
Wicked is much more, though, than a tell-all memoir of someone we all grew up loving to hate.
Wicked makes you think about what else you absorbed at the age when you learned without questioning that Elphaba was a Wicked Witch and therefore deserved to die.
www.strangewords.com /archive/wicked.html   (530 words)

  
 Pendragon: the Wicked Witch of the West (her evolutiion)
The Evolution of the Wicked Witch of the West
The original idea for the movie witch was that she would be glamorous and sexy, and would be played by Gale Sondergaard wearing a fl sequinned dress.
The show opens with the death of the Wicked Witch, and her story is then told in flashback form.
st09.startlogic.com /~pendrago/wickedwitch.html   (1007 words)

  
 Hennepin County Library - Comment: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It is completely raunchy but I love the twist that the Wicked Witch of the West was actually good and of how this whole story was switched to the one we all were raised by, the one with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and/or with Michael Jackson easin' on down the road with Diana Ross.
Through misunderstanding by dorthy just trying to get home and the "wicked" wizard trying to take over everything, Elfaba (the wicked witch) is caught in between her family, friends, and saving Oz.
Wicked Witch of the West (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
www.hennepin.lib.mn.us /pub/books/discuss/index.cfm?ipacSession=&bib=352449   (258 words)

  
 Print Page - Wicked: the Story of the Wicked Witch of the West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It talks about the Wicked Witch's upbringing in Munchkinland through her adolescence in college (where she was a roommate with the Good Witch of the North) up until her rise as the evil witch and death by Dorothy.
A good read; it reflects the pattern of a Greek tragedy, in that the witch deals with many shortcomings and has tragic flaws which lead to her end.
Wicked annoyed me. Maybe it was the overuse of adult themes in a childhood world or just that I hate greenskins...either way, I couldn't finish it.
www.retrocrush.com /forum/index.php?action=printpage;topic=3836.0   (540 words)

  
 Gregory Maguire :: Wicked The life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Harper Collins Publishers
When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story.
Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence.
And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.
www.gregorymaguire.com /books/wicked.html   (231 words)

  
 Baby Wicked Witch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Marie Osmond is pleased to present “Baby Wicked Witch of the West”, her own toddler interpretation of Oz’s most ornery witch.
“Baby Wicked Witch of the West” is truly a collectible doll with original head, arms and legs by sculptor, Sonya Bryer and costuming by Karen Seamons.
“Baby Wicked Witch of the West” is hallmarked on the back of her neck with Marie’s signature and is hand numbered.
www.mariedolls.net /doll/witch.htm   (185 words)

  
 Gregory Maguire Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Reviewed by Rick Kleffel
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
So it's no surprise that I missed 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by author Gregory Maguire the first time round.
'Wicked' is true to its entire title; it encompasses the life and times of the woman who comes to be known as 'The Wicked Witch of the West' in the world of L. Frank Baum's Oz.
trashotron.com /agony/reviews/2003/maguire-wicked.htm   (865 words)

  
 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire Detailed Book Review
Wicked is the story of Elphaba, the wicked witch of the west in The Wizard of Oz.
Her sister, the wicked witch of the east, was born with no arms, so she too is looked on unfavorably.
She is later branded the "Wicked Witch" by the Wizard who is hoping to discredit her.
www.allscifi.com /topics/Info_18769.asp   (1008 words)

  
 The Wicked Witch: Wizard of Oz Gallery: Mego Museum
The Wicked Witch comes on a standard female Mego body (jointed knees and elbows) cast in green with "ape hands." Her outfit is comprised of a plain fl dress, a pair of fl shoes and a pointed witch's hat cast in fl rubber.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: The Wicked Witch's body is, from the neck down, the same as Zira's body from the Planet of the Apes line, only cast in green plastic instead of flesh (even down to the furry "ape hands," which probably pass for wrinkles in this instance).
Also, the Wicked Witch's fl shoes are identical to the ones available on the female characters of the "Waltons" line of Mego figures.
www.megomuseum.com /woz/wickedwitch.html   (476 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West: Books: Gregory Maguire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In Maguire's Oz, Elphaba, better known as the Wicked Witch of the West, is not wicked; nor is she a formally schooled witch.
I picked up Wicked, knowing nothing except that its subject matter was the Wicked Witch of the West, to be drawn immediately into Maguire's splendidly imagined world of sentient animals, multiple societies, and unique physical laws.
Read Wicked and you will learn how the witch's monkeys became winged, where the rubies for those slippers came from, and, indeed, why the witch's skin was green.
www.amazon.com /Wicked-Life-Times-Witch-West/dp/0060987103   (2085 words)

  
 Re: Wicked Witch of the West
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 The Wicked Witch of the West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
First, Dorothy kills her sister, the Wicked Witch of the East, by landing on her, then has the temerity to steal her ruby slippers.
The Wicked Witch of the West wants revenge, but unfortunately, Dorothy kills her rather easily by chucking a bucket of water over her.
Verdict: We reckon the poor witch is a much maligned character, and so does author Gregory Maguire, who penned her side of the story in the best-seller Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.
www.bintmagazine.com /bint_stories/top_bints.php?count=1&no_nav=N&type=120   (223 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West: Books: Gregory Maguire,Douglas Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
I loved the idea that the Wicked Witch of the West was really a counter-revolutionary freedom fighter and the way Maguire weaved the story into the original film was clever.
Wicked is the sugary sweet tale of the Wizard of Oz told from the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West.
And so we have the witch’s birth, the explanation of her struggles through university, and the complex socio-political order of Oz.
www.amazon.co.uk /Wicked-Life-Times-Witch-West/dp/0060987103   (1475 words)

  
 The Talking Wicked Witch of the West - A creative tale for children that details the adventures of two spirited ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
"The Talking Wicked Witch of the West" continues from the stories, "The Wicked Witch of the West"and "The Return of the Wicked Witch of the West".
Lots of fast-paced twists, action, and an unexpected friend for the Talking Witch keeps the imagination of the author and her readers flowing with excitement for the next novel that continues with the multi-stories.
The two horses are shared by the author and her friends, and all the antics on and of the horses plus the "how-to" take care of them are factual; however, in the stories the two riders are two boys.
www.thebookden.com /talkingwitch1.html   (766 words)

  
 Jim's Witches of Oz Page
I guess since witches are often associated with magic and "special powers", it was only appropriate that they got the most exciting scenes in the film.
This is even more justified as Miss Gulch is transformed into "The Wicked Witch of the East" riding on her broomstick while Dorothy is inside the cyclone.
The water and oil mixture was opaque, so it hid me. The miniature Witch who did the skywriting was three eighths of an inch high, and the broom she was riding was a hypodermic needle.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Hills/6396/witches.htm   (1749 words)

  
 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Study Guide by Gregory Maguire: Social Concerns
Based on L. Frank Baum's character the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, Gregory Maguire's Wicked retells the famous children's tale from the perspective of the witch.
A feminist account of the "life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West", Maguire's novel addresses both political and social concerns in the fictional world of Oz which reflect real world issues.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults.
www.bookrags.com /shortguide-wicked/socialconcerns.html   (223 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West: Books: Gregory Maguire,Douglas Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Born with green skin and huge teeth, like a dragon, the free-spirited Elphaba grows up to be an anti-totalitarian agitator, an animal-rights activist, a nun, then a nurse who tends the dying?and, ultimately, the headstrong Wicked Witch of the West in the land of Oz.
Much of the narrative concerns Elphaba's troubled youth (she is raised by a giddy alcoholic mother and a hermitlike minister father who transmits to her his habits of loathing and self-hatred) and with her student years.
Dorothy appears only near novel's end, as her house crash-lands on Elphaba's sister, the Wicked Witch of the East, in an accident that sets Elphaba on the trail of the girl from Kansas?as well as the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman and the Lion?and her fabulous new shoes.
www.amazon.ca /Wicked-Life-Times-Witch-West/dp/0060391448   (1820 words)

  
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