The Wicked Witch of the West
Villains 101
English - October 15, 2017 21:18 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsBooks Arts TV & Film villains Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Wicked Witch of the West is an iconic villain who is popular in literature, film, and musical theatre. This episode discusses the ways that evil is manifested in an individual. The Wicked Witch has represented uncontrollable forces and evil passions, but she has also been adapted to expose the ways society can fail an individual. This episode looks at L. Frank Baum’s novel, the 1939 film, and Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked and its musical adaptation.