Who is the coward in The Wizard of Oz?

Bert Lahr(1895-1967) Fittingly known to be a "Leo" for his horoscope, Bert Lahr is always remembered as the Cowardly Lion in (and the farmer "Zeke") The Wizard of Oz (1939). But during his acting career, he has been known for being in burlesque, vaudeville, and Broadway.
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Who is the cowardly one in The Wizard of Oz?

Irving Lahrheim (August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967), known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (1939).
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Who becomes the Cowardly Lion in Wicked?

Actor Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) voices the CG Cowardly Lion character in Wicked: For Good.
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Who was the Cowardly Lion supposed to represent?

Some historians, such as Henry M. Littlefield in American Quarterly, have suggested that Baum modeled the Cowardly Lion after politician William Jennings Bryan, or politicians in general.
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Why did Elphaba turn Fiyero into a Scarecrow?

The Tin Man was the result of Elphaba trying to fix a spell that Nessarose botched, while the Lion grew up alone and afraid after she rescued him in the first Wicked movie. The Scarecrow, on the other hand, was Elphaba's attempt at protecting the love of her life, Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey).
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What does the Scarecrow represent in The Wizard of Oz?

The Scarecrow represents the farmers in America. In the story, the Scarecrow is in need of a brain, which shows that he might not be the brightest one on the journey.
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Whose evil Glinda or Elphaba?

A twist in the tale of the iconic 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, Wicked takes a closer look at the origin story of two famous characters – the Wicked Witch of the West, known as Elphaba and Glinda the Good, formerly known as Galinda.
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Why does Elphaba hate Dorothy?

Wicked: For Good mostly kept Dorothy off-screen, though there was one reason Elphaba hated the girl from Kansas (besides stealing her sister's shoes). The house landing on her sister and Dorothy getting the shoes was good enough a reason. Glinda was the villain in the story.
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Why can't Glinda do magic?

Unlike Elphaba, Glinda lacks innate magical abilities.

Glinda does not have an inherent talent for magic as Elphaba does.
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Did the Wizard know Elphaba is his daughter?

The wizard only found out when he saw elphaba's green bottle and put it together. Elphaba still does not know. He figured it out but I don't think she never did. No, she did not.
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Why is Nessarose evil?

Because her father was governor of Munchkinland, Nessarose takes control of the province following his death, and during her rule, she slowly becomes evil and tyrannical.
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Who has the saddest ending in Wicked?

Glinda's ending in Wicked: For Good is more tragic than it looks Fans are arguing that Glinda gets more of a redemption arc than she deserves, but her parting from Elphaba goes beyond that.
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Why did the lion hate Elphaba?

And I quote from Boq's lyrics, "and The Lion also has a grievance to repay, if she'd let him fight his own battles when he was young, he wouldn't be a coward today!" He blames Elphaba for kidnapping him from the cage and setting him free because he didn't get to fight his own battles so now he's a coward!
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Why did Elphaba turn Boq into the Tin Man?

Enraged, Nessarose attempts to perform a spell from the Grimmerie to make Boq "lose his heart" to her, but her mispronunciations cause Boq's heart to slowly shrink. To save his life, Elphaba intervenes with another spell that transforms Boq into the Tin Woodman.
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What did the lion, Scarecrow, and tin man represent?

Each of these characters represents a virtue that Dorothy needs for her journey back home: brains, courage, and heart.
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Who is the true villain in Wicked?

Madame Muriel Morrible is a fictional character and one of the primary antagonists in author Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.
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Why can't Elphaba get wet?

Elphaba is also unusual in that she is apparently allergic to water, and avoids touching it at all times, never crying or bathing. She cleans herself by rubbing oil into her skin. She has a power that she cannot control. This shows mainly when she is angered.
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How did Fiyero know Elphaba was alive?

When Chistery gives Elphaba the note written by Fiyero. It was his castle, so he knew where the trap doors were. He also knew that water doesn't actually melt her, so he knew she wasn't really dead.
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Who impregnated Elphaba's mom?

One such time she invites over Oscar Diggs, the future Wizard of Oz, who drugs and sexually assaults Melena, ultimately conceiving her first child, Elphaba, however, Frex would always believe himself to be the true biological father.
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Does Glinda get powers at the end?

Glinda got powers of her own. She's canonically WILDLY powerful in the Oz books. The Grimmerie opened for her because Elphaba herself passed it along to her. And the emotional transformation she went through made her “worthy” of her powers coming through.
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Who will be Dorothy in Wicked?

“Meet the Actress Who Plays Dorothy in 'Wicked: For Good'” 💕 Dorothy was famously played by Judy Garland in 1939's The Wizard of Oz. In the new movie adaptation Wicked: For Good, the iconic role is played by U.K. actress Bethany Weaver.
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Does Glinda know that Fiyero is the Scarecrow?

Ray Casagrande Glinda likely had an idea that Elphaba somehow survived but she would have no idea about Fiyero. As far as she knew he was killed by the other soldiers. She didn't know he had been transformed into the Scarecrow.
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Why could Toto not hurt the Scarecrow?

Toto could not hurt the Scarecrow because the Scarecrow was made of straw and did not have any flesh or bones.
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What is Scarecrow's mental illness?

A sadistic psychopath, he had no emotion towards any being, aside from The Batman, whom he fears. He operates outside the normal realm of thinking — fixated on improving his study of fear and his fear gas.
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