Evil is a prequel to the immensely popular Wizard of Oz history and, as such, Many of the characters appearing in the theater production will be familiar to the public since the first film. However, many EvilThe main characters are not exactly who they appear to be at first glance, as their names and appearances change between the two stories. The prequel does a great job of keeping the audience guessing from start to finish, with many of the story’s biggest reveals helping to bridge the gap between Evil and The Wizard of Oz.
Alongside these surprising twists, Evil also has several new characters that do not appear in the original story. This helps mask twist revelations by keeping them limited to a few select individuals. Not all Evil character appears in THE Wizard of Ozbut the audience isn’t sure which is which until the last moment. This gives Evilit gives the characters an air of mystery and intrigue that isn’t always present in the prequels, avoiding the common problem of the fates of existing characters being known from the beginning. One of these characters is Boq, who has one of the most fascinating journeys.
Elphaba creates the Tin Man in Wicked
Boq becomes the Tin Man at the end of Wicked
One of the main plot points in the second half of Evil is Elphaba’s creation of the Tin Man, who will later help Dorothy take down the witch in The Wizard of Oz. However, the figure who becomes the Tin Man is present from the beginning of the story – his name is Boq, a nervous Munchkin who attends Shiz University with Elphaba and Glinda. Boq finds himself in an unrequited love triangle with Glinda and Nessarose, Elphaba’s sister.which causes tension between friends.
When Nessarose discovers that Boq only showed interest in her to get closer to Glinda, she attacks and casts a spell from Elphaba’s spellbook that makes her heart shrink and disappear. Elphaba manages to save Boq’s lifebut this turns him into the Tin Man in the process. It is expected that the Evil the films will divide the Broadway story around intermission, which takes place long before Boq’s transformation – so it may be a while before that plays out on screen.
Who is Boq? The Wicked character who becomes the Tin Man
Before being the Tin Man, Boq is Elphaba’s friend
Before becoming the Tin Man, Boq is easily one of the Evil more likable and charming characters. His unrequited love for Glinda helps create sympathy for him early on, and the way he is treated by the other characters at Shiz University immediately sets him up as someone to feel sorry for. However, Evil does a great job of subverting these expectations later on by showing how Boq can use his low social status to his own advantage and bring some others down with him.
Boq has some of Evilthe most iconic quotes and appearances in many of the play’s most memorable moments, as well as boasting a transformative – yet polarizing – journey. The Munchkin first introduced at Shiz University is very different from the Tin Man who is present at the end of the story, and its development offers fascinating insight into the story’s key themes and messages.
He’s empathetic, good-natured, and welcoming when he needs to be, but his story quickly takes a more complex turn that helps keep EvilThe narrative is multifaceted and engaging.
Boq’s relationships with the other characters, especially Glinda and Nessarose, help give Evil an extra dimension of drama beyond Elphaba’s conflict with the wizard. It’s easy to think of him as a secondary character, but without him, Evil it would be a completely different adventure. He’s empathetic, good-natured, and welcoming when he needs to be, but his story quickly takes a more complex turn that helps keep EvilThe narrative is multifaceted and engaging.
What happens to Boq after becoming the Tin Man
The character has a very tragic fate
Boq’s journey along Evilthe second act of is tragic; when he wakes up as the Tin Man, he immediately blames Elphaba for his condition and joins the hunt against the Wicked Witch of the West. Nessarose fans this flame by blaming her own sister for the curse she personally inflicted on Boq. He unknowingly turns against the woman who saved his life, all because of his blind admiration for Glinda and Nessarose. As Evilthe timeline approaches The Wizard of Oz, Boq becomes more disillusioned with Elphaba and the blame entirely for his condition.
This disillusionment leads perfectly to Wizard of Ozwhere the audience already knows the Tin Man as one of the key figures in Dorothy’s quest against the Wicked Witch. The play does this with several characters, setting them up as new figures and then revealing their “new” identities in the final act in order to lead them seamlessly into Wizard of Oz – but Boq is perhaps the strongest example of this. Your arc is unfortunate but powerfuladdressing the main themes of the story: revenge, prejudice and social exclusion.
How the origin of Wicked’s Tin Man changes the Wizard of Oz
Wicked changes the public’s perception of the Tin Man
With prequels, there is always the danger that any new story told could somehow negatively impact the original text. This is something that writer Gregory Maguire certainly knew when writing his story, and something that Winnie Holzman took into consideration when adapting it for the stage. However, both writers do an excellent job of ensuring that Evil improve The Wizard of Oz instead of damaging it – the story has such a clear purpose with each character, taking them on a journey that allows the audience to see The Wizard of Oz through a new lens.
Boq is the perfect example of this: by following his unrequited love for Glinda and allowing it to explain why he was so quick to turn against Elphaba, the audience gains a new understanding of the Tin Woodman. He is a character who was driven to hate the only person who saved his life, which makes his story even more tragic and unhappy than it was at the beginning. Neither Maguire nor Holzman really changed anything about the Tin Man, but through exploring Boq’s early years in Evilthey did their deeds in The Wizard of Oz make more sense.