Wickeddeals with a lot of complex issues,including propaganda, complacency, and discrimination.
10"You Have No Real Power."
Elphaba is offered the life she always wanted and the opportunity to be by his side.
His desperate attempt to get her on his side highlights how superior she is to him.
One way he accomplishes this is by constructing a tight yet false narrative about the animals of Oz.
He starts small, blaming them for the pitfalls and struggles across themap of the Land of Oz.
The Wizard of Oz’s reasoning behind this is to give the people of Oz an enemyto unite over.
8"I Don’t Cause Commotions.
Some of Us Are Just Different."
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Together they free the cub from captivity.
While Fiyero is ready to help save the lion, he questions why Elphaba causes a commotion so often.
Here, Elphaba makes it clear she is not causing problems.
In Oz, she is inherently just seen as a problem because of her visible difference.
From the moment she was born, Elphaba was seen as differentand, in turn, bad.
She does not fit in, and that is seen as dangerous to many in Oz.
It is a sad reality, but one she has to live with.
7"We’re Just Two Friends."
“Two Good Friends.”
“Two Best Friends.”
After their day in the Emerald City together, Elphaba faces the Wizard with Glinda by her side.
6"She Doesn’t Give a Twig What Anyone Thinks."
“Of Course She Does.
She Just Pretends Not To.”
5"I Happen To Be Genuinely Self-Absorbed And Deeply Shallow."
She even accuses him of genuinely caring, meaning his supposedly self-absorbed and shallow personality is just a facade.
After all, Elphaba knows all about presenting a facade to keep the public from knowing her true feelings.
Glinda herself tries to dissuade Elphaba during “Defying Gravity,” worrying about her friend.
Despite all this, Elphaba will not be complacent.
Shewill not give up.
Ultimately, she will never know that she can’t make a difference if she doesn’t even try.
2"Are People Born Wicked, or Do They Have Wickedness Thrust Upon Them?"
As they celebrate, Glinda joins them, watching as they celebrate the death of her former best friend.
She’s been treated horribly most of her life just because of her green skin.
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