None of this is true, butNessa seems to believe Morrible’s narrative.

Their father’s death at the end ofWicked’s first part is the kindling of this rivalry.

Nessa’s reaction to Boq’s ignorance also speaks volumes to the envy that’s growing inside her.

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Instead, Boq constantly pines for Glinda and ignores the admiration of Nessarose.

Boq ( Ethan Slater) and Nessarose (Marissa Bode) dancing in Wicked

Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Marissa Bode as Nessa, holding hands in Wicked

Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Nessarose in front of an image of Nessa and Elphaba in Wicked

Ethan Slater as Boq, smiling on the Wicked poster

Jeff Goldblum and Oz in Wicked

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