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Friends "For Good" - Wicked: A New Musical And The Idealization Of Friendship, Valerie Lynn Schrader
Friends "For Good" - Wicked: A New Musical And The Idealization Of Friendship, Valerie Lynn Schrader
Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal
This rhetorical analysis explores the relationship between the two main characters, Elphaba and G(a)linda, in the musical Wicked through the interpersonal communication lens of friendship. This article focuses on the role that friendship plays in the musical and suggests that friendship is a relationship that can be stronger than romantic relationships. Through the application of Rawlins’ work on friendship to the relationship between Elphaba and G(a)linda, this analysis suggests that friendship is the most prominent relationship in Wicked. Wicked offers an im-portant message to theatre-goers: Friendship is something to be valued and cherished.