Prospectus
For this paper I will be rewriting the Prologue, in other words, the story will begin differently. The pages that I will be rewriting are pgs. 1-5.
For the new prologue, instead of just seeing Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion, Elphaba will also talk to them and meet with Glinda.
1) Meets up with Glinda and has an argument.
-”Elphaba! It really is you!”
“Who else do you know with green skin?…”
-Talk of Nessarose’s death. Elphaba is extremely sad and angry.
2) Spies on Dorothy and the gang with built up anger.
-”If you say this witch that I killed was bad, how terrible is the sister?”
-They speak of anger and fright of the witch (Elphaba).
3) Says a few words to “the gang”.
-She tells them that she has to have the pearl necklace!
-What they don’t know is that the pearl necklace was given to Nessarose (the dead witch) by her father which were originally her mother’s.
*My part of the story will take place as the original prologue did.
*Characters: None are new, except for nicknames.
The Wicked Witch of the West (Elphaba)
The Good Witch (Glinda/Galinda)
(Dorothy)
(Scarecrow)
(Tin Woodman)
(Lion)
Elphaba: A witch with green skin. Everyone judges her and thinks she is wicked without even talking to her or getting to know her. She feels lonely, and sometimes it gets to her head making her somewhat angry. In reality, she wishes people could see her for who she really is, but the lies of the world have turned her into a “Wicked” reference. One person she misses the most is Glinda (her best friend during the school days). She would never admit this.
Glinda: A goody-goody that always is nice to everyone. Everyone seems to like her. She usually wears lighter colors, making her stand out and create a happy image. Her best friend during life was Elphaba who she really misses. She hopes to meet her again one day. She would never admit this though.
Dorothy: The young girl has a light blue checkered dress on and has a cute small dog. Her house fell on top of the Wicked Witch from the East (Elphaba’s sister Nessarose) accidentally. She doesn’t know much about anything in this world of lies.
Scarecrow: He use to guard the fields from crows, but could never scare them since he didn’t have a brain. He is made of all straw and has a good spirit. He believes the Wizard can give him a brain.
Tin Woodman: Before Dorothy came along, he was a little rusty and didn’t have any friends. He is made out of tin and lacks a heart. He believes the Wizard can give him a heart.
Lion: He is ironic, because he is a lion but is a coward. He is a very confused lion and is very indecisive. It’s a wonder how he became friends with people, since he’s usually scared of everything. He believes the Wizard can give him courage.
I will be focusing on pathos-sadness.
I fly down on my broom stick to get a closer look. “Glinda?!” I shout.
“Elphaba?!…I mean Elphaba…Wicked Witch of the West.”
“I don’t see how that fits at all,” I said under my breath.
“Elphaba, it really is you.”
“Well who else do you know that’s green?”
“You shouldn’t be here you know…if the Wizard finds out…”
“Heck with the Wizard, he’s not a Wizard! He’s a judgmental man, without care for all the creatures of the world.”
“Shhh! Shame on you! How dare you say this about the Wonderful Wizard of Oz!”
“Wonderful?! I never thought that, oh nevermind my pretty. You go ahead and live your ‘wonderful’ world, while I go and live MY world by myself!”
“Elphaba!” she stated in a disappointing tone.
I flew away as quickly as I could, annoyed with the self-absorbed new image of my long lost friend Galinda. People can change so much.
As I was flying in the softly-layed sky, I spotted a sparkle from below and slowly lowered myself to see what it was. I spotted a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, a Lion, and a young girl who just looked too sweet. There was something wrong, because they were just too happy and no one was happy right now throughout the land. It was like a very contagious disease that has been caught by a majority of people, sadness.
