Wicked
Spoilers Alert : This article contains spoilers for Wicked : Part 1 .
WARNING : This article contains references to sexual violation .
While Elphaba Thropp ’s mother , Melena , only briefly appeared inWicked : Part 1 , her role prove critical for her daughter ’s transformation into the Wicked Witch of the West . Portrayed by Courtney - Mae Briggs and a support character inthe cast ofWicked , Melena Thropp is the mother of Elphaba and Nessarose and the wife of Frexspar Thropp , the Governor of Munchkinland . While the character featured heavily in the original novel by Gregory Maguire , she only briefly appeared in the musical and the 2024 movie adjustment .
Elphaba ’s youth and backstory inWickedhelp form the basis of the level . The moving-picture show supply some interesting insight into her yesteryear , but by nature lead a few thing ambiguous . That was sure enough the case with Elphaba ’s mother , who was hinted at being an important factor in her transformation into one of thewitches inThe Wizard of Oz .
Elphaba’s Mom Died During Childbirth With Nessarose
Nessarose Was Born Premature and Paraplegic
Wicked : Part 1looks intoElphaba ’s complex kinsperson tree , including her mother , Melena . Melena Thropp appears in the scuttle song " No One Mourns The Wicked",bidding farewell to her husband , Flexspar , so she can venture on an affair with a mysterious stranger ; this affair results in Melena lessen pregnant with Elphaba . This is one of several changes made fromthe moody themes of the original novel , where Melena is drugged and sexually assaulted . The birth of their first child make conflict between Melena and her husband , and he later on turns his anger and hate towards Elphaba as she uprise up .
Melena does n’t appear again in the movie , with it later being confirm that she died when Elphaba was youthful . In the musical and picture , it ’s reveal that Melena go bad giving birth toher 2nd daughter , Nessarose . During her second maternity , Melena was pull by her husband to chew on milk flowers , to ensure the nipper was born with white hide . Tragically , Melena dies from childbearing complications and the previous birth of Nessarose results in her being born paralytic from the waistline down .
Elphaba Blames Herself For Her Mother’s Death
Elphaba Reveals Her Feelings Of Her Mother’s Death To Glinda
The end of Melena weighs heavily on Elphaba throughout her life ; as she grows up , she is resented and hated by her beginner , Frixspar , and is made to act as a mother and shielder to Nessarose . While sharing secret in their dorm way , Elphaba reveals the details of her mother ’s last to Glinda , andshe expose that her female parent " did n’t wake up " after the birth of Nessarose . Elphaba let in to Glinda that she believes thathad she not been bear with immature skin inWicked , Frixspar would n’t have force Melena to consume milk heyday , which contributed to her death .
Wicked is n’t on the dot a conventional prequel , which make it hard for fans to place the news report within the original Wizard of Oz timeline .
In an act that solidify their growing friendly relationship , Glinda securely assure Elphaba that her mother ’s dying was not her defect , and it was make by the uptake of the milk flowers . She assures Elphaba that , irrespective of her green hide , she is a beautiful person . Elphaba ’s decision to portion out her secret with Glinda frees her from the worked up gist she has carried since her childhood and allows her to move forrad towards her dream of working with the Wizard . As depicted inWicked : Part 1,Melena Thropp ’s expiry greatly affect Elphaba ’s childhood and arguably began the motility of consequence that head her eldest girl to ultimately become known as the Wicked Witch of the West .
Wicked adapts the Broadway melodious into a two - part film , following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba , born with light-green skin , and Glinda , a pop aristocrat , in the Land of Oz . As they voyage their contrasting paths , they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West .
Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
