I watched the Musical 'Wicked' at Marina Bay Sands together with my wife. It was a box-office hit throughout the world & the most expensive performance I have seen to date. And my seat wasn't even amongst the top 3 most expensive tiers of tickets.
Elphaba has earned the title 'The Wicked Witch of the West'. But did she really deserve such a title? Afterall, (i) she was conceived as a green-skinned baby, (ii) she revealed an innate magical talent in sudden anger, (iii) she held views that were opposed to her society's norm, (iv) she defied the Wizard because he was full of evil intentions, (v) her father "died of shame" as was mentioned by her sister, (vi) she did not initally use her new-found powers to help her own sister, and (vii) Boq believing that Elphaba has cursed him into a Tin Man when it was actually her sister.
Is she born wicked? Or was she perceived as wicked?
Or did she turn wicked?
If society has the ability to mould even a kind soul into an evil one, then maybe shouldn't we start to be wary of how society's view on us might make us who we will be.
Elphaba has earned the title 'The Wicked Witch of the West'. But did she really deserve such a title? Afterall, (i) she was conceived as a green-skinned baby, (ii) she revealed an innate magical talent in sudden anger, (iii) she held views that were opposed to her society's norm, (iv) she defied the Wizard because he was full of evil intentions, (v) her father "died of shame" as was mentioned by her sister, (vi) she did not initally use her new-found powers to help her own sister, and (vii) Boq believing that Elphaba has cursed him into a Tin Man when it was actually her sister.
Is she born wicked? Or did she turn wicked?
If society has the ability to mould even a kind soul into an evil one, then maybe shouldn't we start to be wary of how society's view on us might make us who we will be.
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