The Wicked Witch of the West is a fictional character from L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and its subsequent adaptations, including the famous 1939 film adaptation "The Wizard of Oz." She is one of the primary antagonists in the story and is known for her green skin, black pointed hat, and long black dress. The Wicked Witch of the West is portrayed as a malevolent and power-hungry witch who seeks to regain control over the magical silver slippers that Dorothy Gale accidentally acquired upon arriving in the Land of Oz. She is determined to obtain the slippers because they possess the power to grant their wearer any wish they desire. Throughout the story, the Wicked Witch of the West uses various tactics to try and retrieve the slippers from Dorothy.
Spooky Games
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Ghost House
What will you find in this haunted house?E.T.P
Teleport and escape the lab!Delia the Traveling Witch
Toss potions, fly on your broom, and save your pig!Escape Kid
Can you get out before the walls close in?Spooky Tripeaks
Play your spooky cards right!Ruiton
Why walk and jump when you can walk, jump AND teleport?Ghost House
What will you find in this haunted house?The haunted house looms overhead, do you dare go inside? Enter the house and find the ghosts hidden about! What secrets await you?
E.T.P
Teleport and escape the lab!Can you escape this lab? Use your teleportation powers to avoid the traps and obstacles! Can you defeat the boss that waits at the end?
Delia the Traveling Witch
Toss potions, fly on your broom, and save your pig!What starts as a simple request turns into a startling adventure! With your pet pig Bao stolen, you need to travel the realm and save your beloved companion.
Escape Kid
Can you get out before the walls close in?Aim your fireball just right. then run as fast as you can! Get out of the dangerous lab before the walls close in.
Spooky Tripeaks
Play your spooky cards right!Play your spooky cards right and clear the board! Climb up and down the ranks to clear out cards and reveal more spiders, cauldrons and skulls.
Ruiton
Why walk and jump when you can walk, jump AND teleport?Why walk and jump when you can walk, jump AND teleport? Throw a part of yourself and teleport to it. Escape the treacherous dungeon in one piece!
Lost in Firefly Forest
Find all the clues to escape the loop!This magical forest is never-ending. or is it? Explore every room and find all the clues. Can you uncover the secrets of the forest's enchanted citizens?
Cutoff
Grab your flashlight and find your lost dog! Your dog ran away in the night. Grab your flashlight, follow the trail and find your pet!Lantern Game
Grab your lantern and see what you can find!It's a dark night in the forest. But the frog demands his share of flies! Grab your lantern and explore the spooky woods.
Zomberry Hero
Blast the zombies to save the town!Load up your slime blaster and take on the zombies! Use your map to find them, then hit them with the cure. Just don't get too close!
Le Chat Fonce 3
Find your friends and get to the party! The big day is here! Explore the city, sewers, and hotel to find your friends and get to the party.Blightborne
You're a dwarf with an epic quest: save your village!Only an ancient artifact can end the blight on your village's crops. Explore dungeons and battle monsters to find it!
Not Your Carrot
Turn evil monsters into yummy carrots!These unlucky monsters will soon be rabbit food! Using your hare-raising powers, lure the evil beings into a very orange demise.
Scary Hill
Jump down the hill. if you dare!The hill is covered in traps! There is fire and ice on the ground and monsters around every corner. Are you brave enough to face the challenge?
Blue Boy
Keep moving to stay off your path!Your biggest obstacle is your past movements! Keep moving to grab the key, but avoid doubling back over your past positions.
Sticky Sorcerer
Take control of the monsters and lock them away!Use your magic powers to take control of other entities. Fly like a bat and move like a ghost to clear the dungeon of evil monsters!
Pumpking
Outsmart monsters to get through the dungeon!The dungeon is haunted by bats, ghosts and skeletons! Can you outsmart them all and find your way back to the Pumpqueen?
Soul Exchange
Use your animal instincts to save your friends!Tap into the powers of Spider and Rabbit to save your friends! Crawl across the ceiling, then transform to make daring leaps.
Three Goblets
Enter the dungeon. if you dare.Explore the dungeon and defeat the monsters. Then equip your character and forge legendary items. Can you become the ultimate explorer?
Moto X3M Spooky Land
Hop on your bike and prepare for a scary ride!Ride into a frightening Halloween landscape! Make your way through the spookiest adventure yet. Memorize each course to record your best time.
Ghosts Took My Camera
Trap the ghosts!There are ghosts haunting these halls. Grab your grandfather's magic camera, find where they are hiding and trap them inside a photograph!
Dungeon Fury
Grab the coins and escape the dungeon!You're trapped in a dungeon filled with spikes and toxic ooze. Can you grab all the coins and escape safely?
Eleazar
Lose your "head" escaping this dungeon!Have you been here before? Lose your head again and again escaping this dungeon. Or will you be trapped in the cycle forever?
Arcandies
Push pumpkins and get candies! Step into the pumpkin patch! Slide the pumpkins into the right slots to collect magic candies.Sokoban Dungeon
Break out! Or will you get boxed in?Take control of the purple slime trying to escape from the dungeon. Are you a box pushing champion, or will you get boxed in?
Le Chat Fonce 2
The black cat is back!Run, jump, and swim through the city. Can you find enough spare change to buy a refreshing can of soda?
Ghost Hunters
Stay out of the light!You're a ghost that can control the sun! Sneak through the house without touching the light. Move the sun around to stay in the shadows.
The Sun for the Vampire 3
Fly through the castle again!He's waited a thousand years, but the third time's the charm! Return to the castle and find the scientist, who may help the vampire finally see the sun!
Boo!
Decorate your pumpkin with the right colors.Trick or treat! Dress up your pumpkin and get ready for halloween. Paint it with the right colors and costumes.
Creepy Waka
Shoot balls of light to find the way forward.I hope you aren't afraid of the dark! Light up the path or plunge into the darkness. Watch out for spikes and moving objects.
Le Chat Fonce
The fireflies are abuzz. Find and catch them all!There are fireflies buzzing around everywhere! You'll need a sharp sense of direction to collect 100 and escape the forest!
Evil Wyrm
Reclaim your emeralds from the evil dragon's lair.Avoid the dragon's fiery gaze at all costs! Sneak past it to reclaim your treasure. Can you escape without bursting into flames?
Pack The Graves
The dead have risen! Push the skeletons and zombies back underground.The cemetery is haunted! The monsters have all risen from their graves. It's up to you to push them back where they belong.
Vampires and Garlic
Feed the vampires a healthy dose of garlic bulbs!Trick or treat? Toss the vampires a healthy dose of garlic bulbs and send them tumbling off the ledge.
Vampirizer
Bump into humans to turn them into vampires.Humans are boring, but vampires know how to party! Transform the humans so they can get in on the fun.
The Sun for the Vampire
Find the wizard.This vampire wants to find a Wizard who can help him see the sun. Explore the castle, avoid traps, knock over enemies and reach the wizard.
The Sun for the Vampire 2
Head back to the castle.Help the vampire finish his quest! Break into the castle and find the witch so that he can see the sun for the very first time.
Zombie Launcher 2
Launch zombies into the happy faces.Launch zombies out of a cannon and into the happy faces in this crazy sequel. Take aim and let those rag dolls fly!
Catch the Candy Halloween
Collect the candy. Trick or treat! Help the little blue critter collect his candy in this scary Halloween world.Zombie Launcher
Launch zombies through obstacles!Launch zombies through obstacles in this very cool puzzler. Take aim at the happy faces and let those rag dolls fly!
Monster Mahjong
Match monster tiles as fast as you can! Match monster tiles as fast as you can in this Halloween-themed game. It's frighteningly fun!Graveyard Maniacs
Smash zombies and pumpkins!The zombies are awake! And they're wandering around the pumpkin patch. Smash them back to where they came from.
Ghosts Stole My Puppy
Vacuum the ghosts out of the haunted mansion.Are you afraid of ghosts? Face your fears and use your vacuum to bust them up. Explore the spooky mansion and find your lost puppy!
Skeleton Launcher
Shoot the skeletons to break all the chicken eggs.Shoot the skeletons out of the cannon to break all the chicken eggs. Yeah, that sounds like a normal thing to do.
Teddies and Monsters
Knock the monsters into the lava!Wacky! Knock the monsters into the lava without hurting the teddies. Try to do it in as few shots as possible!
Throughout the story, the Wicked Witch of the West uses various tactics to try and retrieve the slippers from Dorothy. She sends her flying monkeys to capture Dorothy and her companions, and she casts spells and uses dark magic in an attempt to defeat them. Despite her best efforts, the Wicked Witch of the West is ultimately defeated when Dorothy accidentally throws a bucket of water on her, causing her to melt away.
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The Witch in the Wood by Delia Sherman
Title: The Witch in the Wood
Author: Delia Sherman
In: Under My Hat (Jack Dann & Jonathan Strahan)
Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)
My Bookshelves: Easy reading, Fantasy, Witches
Pace: Fast
Format: Short story
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Year: 2012
5th sentence, 74th page: I crashed through the undergrowth that separated us and dug my knife into the moss, cutting out a handful to pack into the hole my arrow had made.Mildryth is a young witch who, until three years ago, lived in the woods with her mother. Ever since her mother’s death, she’s been alone, never coming into contact with another human being. She possesses great magical powers which her mother taught her how to use but only when necessary. While out hunting one day, she wounds a deer with her arrow, but before she can kill it, the deer turns into a man. She eventually discovers he is named Erdwyn, and that he is running from his destiny in the north country, a place Mildryth’s mother had warned her away from. As she nurses Erdwyn back to health, the pair fall in love, but when his wounds fester, she must risk everything to travel to the north country to find the only cure. While there, Mildryth learns amazing things about herself, but upon her return, she is pursued by the powerful wizard who rules that land and who will not allow her to live happily and peacefully with her true love.
I really like The Witch in the Wood. It was quite a cute and unorthodox little love story. I mean it starts with the first person voice recounting the day that she met the love of her life. Which is about the only predictable aspect of this short story.
Firstly, the history of the witch is completely vague and difficult to understand. She’s completely on her own and sure of her own powers. But it isn’t until the stag enters her life that she really has to test her knowledge and experience. After all, he might bring love into her life, but he also brings danger and threats.
Ultimately, the witch in the woods is a reminder that it is important to care for others and your family. That sticking up for yourself is a power all in its own right.
The Witch in the Wood
Mildryth is a young witch who, until three years ago, lived in the woods with her mother. Ever since her mother's death, she's been alone, never coming into contact with another human being. She possesses great magical powers which her mother taught her how to use but only when necessary. While out hunting one day, she wounds a deer with her arrow, but before she can kill it, the deer turns into a man. She eventually discovers he is named Erdwyn, and that he is running from his destiny in the north country, a place Mildryth's mother had warned her away from. As she nurses Erdwyn back to health, the pair fall in love, but when his wounds fester, she must risk everything to travel to the north country to find the only cure. While there, Mildryth learns amazing things about herself, but upon her return, she is pursued by the powerful wizard who rules that land and who will not allow her to live happily and peacefully with her true love.
This is due to a weakness the witch had, as she was vulnerable to water. The character of the Wicked Witch of the West has become an iconic figure in popular culture and is often referenced in various forms of media. She has been portrayed in numerous adaptations of "The Wizard of Oz," including stage productions and films. Additionally, she has been parodied and referenced in films, television shows, and novels. In recent years, the character has gained increased attention due to the popularity of the Broadway musical "Wicked," which serves as a prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" and provides an alternative perspective on the events of the original story. In "Wicked," the character is portrayed as a more complex figure with a tragic backstory, challenging the audience's perception of her as purely wicked. Overall, the Wicked Witch of the West continues to be a compelling and iconic character in the realm of fantasy and children's literature. Her green skin, black attire, and evil nature have made her one of the most memorable and recognizable villains in popular culture..
Reviews for "The Wicked Witch of the West: The Evolution of a Classic Character"
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