Glinda Is The Villain In Dorothy's Wizard Of Oz

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Despite Glinda referring to herself as the good witch, she actually is the villain in the Wizard of Oz. She is more wicked than she leads on to Dorothy. For example, when the Wicked Witch of the West appeared demanded who killed her sister, Glinda gladly interrupts her with a reminder about her sister’s ruby slippers. Glinda who is supposedly the good witch did not even try to stand up for Dorothy but instead, antagonized the wicked witch and caused Dorothy to become the enemy by placing the slippers onto her feet. In addition, Glinda tells Dorothy that the only way she can get home is if she follows the yellow brick road to go see the Wizard. When in reality, Glinda knew all along that Dorothy just had to click her ruby slippers together

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