Character Relationship Map: Wicked: For Good

Characters

• Elphaba (played by Cynthia Erivo) — protagonist

  Green-skinned witch and animal rights activist, central figure of the Wicked saga.

• Glinda (played by Ariana Grande) — protagonist

  The Good Witch of the North, Wizard's spokesperson, struggles with truth versus public image.

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (played by Jeff Goldblum) — supporting

  Ruler of Oz, manipulative politician who grants wishes through deception.

• Madame Morrible (played by Michelle Yeoh) — supporting

  Dean of Sorcery and Wizard's advisor, manipulative mentor figure.

• Fiyero / The Scarecrow (played by Jonathan Bailey) — supporting

  Prince who sacrifices himself to save Elphaba, reappears as a straw man with a heart.

• The Cowardly Lion (played by Colman Domingo) — supporting

  Lion character who initially fears Elphaba but later recognizes the Wizard's manipulation.

• Boq / The Tin Man (played by Ethan Slater) — supporting

  Munchkin transformed into a tin man after a love spell backfires, loses his heart.

• Nessarose (played by Marissa Bode) — supporting

  Elphaba's paraplegic sister, becomes Governor of Munchkinland.

• Dorothy (played by Bethany Weaver) — minor

  Kansas girl who arrives in Oz via tornado, takes Glinda's shoes, and seeks the Wizard's help.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Madame Morrible → Nessarose (Power Manipulator)

  Morrible creates a tornado that takes a house from Kansas, which fatally crushes Nessarose.

• Boq / The Tin Man → Nessarose (Professional Servant)

  Nessarose prohibits the Munchkins, including her servant Boq, from leaving without her approval.

• Glinda → Fiyero / The Scarecrow (Romantic Ex-Fiancés)

  Glinda insists Elphaba does not want to be found... Concluding that they are having an affair, Glinda vengefully suggests...

• Glinda → The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Professional Spokesperson)

  Glinda Upland, now the Wizard's spokesperson, is engaged to Fiyero Tigelaar.

• Madame Morrible → The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Professional Advisor)

  Morrible rebuffs Glinda's confrontation about the tornado, acting on behalf of the Wizard's agenda.

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz → Nessarose (Family Father)

  Nessarose has inherited their father's governorship of Munchkinland.

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz → Elphaba (Family Father)

  The Wizard realizes that he is Elphaba's biological father and the reason for her power.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Elphaba → Dorothy (Conflict Kidnapper/Captor)

  Elphaba kidnaps Dorothy and imprisons her to retrieve the shoes just as Glinda arrives.

• Glinda → Madame Morrible (Conflict Confronter)

  Glinda confronts Morrible about the tornado, but Morrible rebuffs her.

• The Cowardly Lion → Dorothy (Social Companion)

  Dorothy, alongside Boq, the Lion, and a scarecrow, meets the Wizard...

• Boq / The Tin Man → Dorothy (Social Companion)

  Dorothy, alongside Boq, the Lion, and a scarecrow, meets the Wizard...

• Glinda → Dorothy (Alliance Guide)

  Glinda gives Nessarose's shoes to the house's occupant, Dorothy Gale, and directs her to the Wizard.

• Elphaba → Boq / The Tin Man (Unknown Transformed Victim)

  Elphaba's attempt to save him turns him into a tin man.

• Elphaba → The Cowardly Lion (Conflict Former Captor/Victim)

  The Cowardly Lion dissuades them, blaming Elphaba for freeing him from his cage as a cub...

• Dorothy → The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Narrative Supplicant)

  Glinda directs her to the Wizard, promising that he can help her return home.

Story Analysis

Elphaba's journey from activist to outcast culminates in a sacrifice that exposes the Wizard's corruption and restores balance to Oz.

Plot Progression

1. The Witch's Isolation
2. Shattered Bonds
3. The Wedding Chaos
4. Blood on the Shoes
5. The Final Sacrifice