A few weeks ago, I went to go see the play Wicked with my girlfriend. I had such a great experience with mom when seeing The Color Purple that I wanted to go back to see a play that everyone has always talked about. I was such a fan of the Wizard of Oz as a child that I knew I would instantly love Wicked. My brother recommended it to me so I thought it would be a good idea to go see it. First thing that stood out to me was the costumes in the show. The wicked witch of the west green costume was incredible. It really reminded me so much of the movie but seeing it in person were even more incredible. What I loved about this play was the story of this play. You see why the wicked witch, Elphaba, has become who she is. If you have just seen the Wizard of Oz you thought that she was always evil but when watching this prequel you are able to see why. Her and her friend Glinda are very different people and view life very differently. You struggle to see why they were friends due to the fact that they have opposite personalities and fight over the same lover, Fiyero. You see the downfall of Elphaba and her transformation into the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphaba is a person who fights political injustice and tries to undo mistakes who ultimately fails and becomes the way she does. It is amazing to see the other side of the story.

I immediately connected this story to Antigone. I did this because in that story you see that everyone has a past and everyone has different reasons for their actions. Antigone thought it was right to bury her brother due to fact that it was her family but Creon believed that it was his right to make it against the law to bury Polynieces because he rebelled and went against him. Everyone has their own opinions and reasoning for their actions. We cannot judge someone’s actions until we really see their side and their reasoning for being the way they are. Sometimes we do not understand why someone is acting a certain way and that is because we don’t take the time to know. That is what this play shows us. We are able to see the importance of seeing that there are two sides to every story. We see the importance of friendship and trust or lack there of and how it can effect a person.