Wicked

For this week's blog entry I chose a clip from the Broadway show "Wicked." This musical depicts the lives of Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda (the Good Witch of the North) long before Dorothy ever came to Oz. From the time the girls first meet when they are assigned to be roommates in college, they struggle to become friends due to their extremely opposing personalities. Glinda is spoiled, rich, beautiful, and popular while Elphaba is smart, has strong liberal political views, and above all is extremely misunderstood. Both girls grow and change immensely throughout this musical. Glinda learns an important lesson about dignity and respect for others. She herself becomes a better person by learning to respect and admire her green friend's unique qualities. This musical has a powerful message about the fact that life goes on and gets better and anyone who has ever been teased or ostracized for something can definitely relate to Elphaba.

This is one of my favorite songs from the musical because it is a singing farewell between the two girls and they both admit the fact that regardless of the bad, they have become better people just by knowing one another.