Wicked

1
Wicked

• Boq, Tibbet, Shenshen, Crope, Fiyero, Avaric, and
  Pfannee go to the Philosophy Club.
• Yackle is a new character she guides the group
  through the Philosophy Club.
• Elphaba and Glinda leave Shiz and go to Oz.
• They go see the Wizard of Oz, the Great and
  Terrible. When they meet him, Elphaba begins to
  recount the story of the Animals and Shiz and
  begs him to help them. He appears in the form of
  a skeleton who can take apart his body. He offers
  no help to them, and succeeds in making Elphaba
  more angry. Elphie decides to stay and sends
  Glinda back, not telling her what she plans to do
  in Oz.

2
Wicked

• Five years pass and Fiyero is standing in a
  chapel looking at a picture of Saint Glinda.
  Glinda has apparantly married and become a saint.
  He finds Elphie praying in a hop in front of the
  painting of Glinda. He calls out to her, but she
  pretends she is not herself. She finally admits
  to him she is an agent against Oz, but gives him
  no further details. They begin an affair that
  lasts for months. In the meantime, Fiyero
  continues to send gifts home to his family.

3
Wicked

• Fiyero tells Elphie that Boq married Miss Milla,
  whom tried to commit suicide every chance she
  got. Avaric is a business man who travels but
  lives in Shiz. He begs Fae, as he calls Elphie,
  to tell him more about her secret job, but she
  will not for his own protection. We do learn that
  there is to be an assassination of someone in the
  Gale Force or government of Oz, but are unsure
  whom it will be.

4
Wicked

• Read Pages 207-222, In the Vinkus and Jasper
  Gates if Kiamo Ko Chapters 1-4- Continue to GIST
• Answer these questions in paragraph form
• What is the significance of Elphaba's green skin?
  What are the rewards of being so different, and
  what are the drawbacks? In Oz -- and in the real
  world -- what are the meanings associated with
  the color green, and are any of them pertinent to
  Elphaba's character?
• Wicked is an epic story, built along the lines of
  a Shakespearean or Greek tragedy, in which the
  seeds of Elphaba's destiny are all sown early in
  the novel. How much of Elphaba's career is
  predestined, and how much choice does she have?
  Do you think that she was no more than a puppet
  of the Wizard or Madame Morrible, as she fears?