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    Wicked Script Gregory Maguire: author of the book Stephen Schwartz: composer and author of the music and lyrics for Broadway. Cast of Characters: Elphaba.................................................. (Witch of the West) G(a)linda ............................................... (Witch of the North) Nessarose .........................................…. (Witch of the East) Fiyero..............................................…... BOY1(Scarecrow/ Winkie Prince)* Boq...................

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    Wicked Angel by Taylor Caldwell is a suspenseful and intriguing magnum opus beginning from the very first page; there are no dull moments in the Saint household. Caldwell has a brilliant gift for the creation of characters‚ as all the characters were so full of life. Angelo Saint was described as the prototypical psychopath that is‚ “born without a soul”. An overindulged only child‚ Angelo has his devoted mother wrapped around his fingers while his more practical father Mark‚ looks with horrified

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    Wood-Ward Assignment LRRH Done The Wicked Wolf and the Innocent Girl As long as there have been pretty little girls who have wanted to grow quickly‚ there have been predators that use their charm and cunning to play off the innocence of these girls in order to devour them. Such is the tale of “Little Red Riding Hood.” Little Red Riding Hood‚ in Charles Perrault’s original 1697 version‚ is introduced as “the prettiest creature that was ever seen.” He goes on to states that “her mother was

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    was “Wicked: The Musical”‚ which began in 2003‚was an adaptation of a spinoff book called Wicked written by Gregory Maguire which gave a different perspective of the characters and plot of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . The musical “Wicked” and the movie “The Wizard of Oz” have similarities and differences in their technical aspects‚ their plot‚ and their themes of good vs. evil. There are many similarities

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    man is never satisfied‚ he is constantly vying for perfection‚ regardless of the outcome. Such is the case in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story‚ "The Birthmark." Aylmer’s persistent attempt to perfect nature is the cause of Georgiana’s demise and the affirmation that when man tampers with such a powerful component terrible things may occur. In this short story‚ Hawthorne uses symbolism to emphasize the strange shape of the "earthly imperfection" (204) and his desperate need to change it. The shape

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    characters‚ events and themes of Something Wicked This Way Comes. The book was written by Ray Bradbury and first published in 1962. From this novel‚ there has been a movie adaptation. It begins with “First of all‚ it was October‚ a rare month for boys.” The setting of this story is in October which explains use of the image of leaves. The lines represent a spider web‚ this is my interpretation of the book because everything in the story is linked. Something Wicked This Way Comes has a dark theme‚ which

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    The Wicked Problem of Broken Food System A broken food system refers to food-related processes or infrastructure for feeding a population that do not work for consumers causing problems in the context of economic‚ environmental‚ health‚ and societal influences (University of Vermont Continuing Education 2012). It can be identified as a wicked problem in that almost one billion people are hungry due to the broken food system although there is enough food produced and that eighty percent of the

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    The best villain that I know is the wicked witch in the book wizard of oz. She is very wicked in different ways she is always causing trouble in anyway she can. She knows what is going on at all times and is always after Dorothy. Dorothy is the main character in the book so the witch is always after her trying to cause any problems she can for her. Dorothy knows that she will cause problems so she does the best she can to avoid them. The wicked witch thinks that Dorothy is the enemy because she

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    people and illustrate that prejudice does not have to change a person to become wicked. Both the Radley family‚ specifically Arthur “Boo” Radley‚ and Tom

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    Evil “Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” The worth-thinking question is one piece of lyrics of No One Mourns the Wicked in Wicked. It queries a universal value that a dichotomy between “good and evil” is always used by human being. In our collective consciousness‚ saturated as it’s by exposure to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and its adapted 1939 film‚ The Wizard of Oz‚ Glinda‚ the Good Witch of the North‚ and Elphaba‚ the Wicked Witch of the West‚ are

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