Act 2: Scene 7

            SCENE 7

(Outside the Wizard’s Palace, and angry mob has gathered. MORRIBLE and GLINDA observe them.)

OZIANS

            GO AND HUNT HER

            AND FIND HER

            AND KILL HER

A VICIOUS WOMAN

Good fortune witch hunters!

OZIANS

            GO AND HUNT HER

            AND FIND HER

            AND KILL HER

RABID MAN

Kill the witch!

OZIANS

            WICKEDNESS MUST BE PUNISHED

            EVIL EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATED

            WICKEDNESS MUST BE PUNISHED

            KILL THE WITCH!

(The TIN WOODMAN stands on a balcony above the crowd and addresses them fervently.)

THE TIN WOODMAN

And this is more than just a service to the Wizard. I have a personal score to settle with Elph—with the Witch!

                        (Sings)

            IT’S DUE TO HER I’M MADE OF TIN

            HER SPELL MADE THIS OCCUR

            SO FOR ONCE I’M GLAD I’M HEARTLESS

            I’LL BE HEARTLESS KILLING HER!

And I’m the only one! Come on! Pssst. Oh, come on you! Tell them what she did to you in class that day! How you were just a Cub and she Cub-napped you!

THE COWARDLY LION

Nooooo!

THE TIN WOODMAN

You see—?

                        (Sings)

            THE LION ALSO

            HAS A GRIEVANCE TO REPAY

            IF SHE’D LET HIM FIGHT HIS OWN BATTLES

            WHEN HE WAS YOUNG

            HE WOULDN’T BE A COWARD TODAY!

CROWD

Kill her! Kill the Witch!

GLINDA

No—that’s not how it happened! Madame—we’ve got to stop this, it’s gone to far!

MORRIBLE

Oh, I think Elphaba can take care of herself.

GLINDA

But Madame, something’s been troubling me, about Nessarose and that cyclone.

MORRIBLE

Yes, I suppose it was just her time.

GLINDA

Was it? Or did you…

MORRIBLE

Now you listen to me, missy! The rest of Oz might have fallen for that “Aren’t I good” routine but I know better! You wanted this from the beginning! And now you’re getting what you want! So just smile and wave and shut up! Good fortune! Good fortune, witch hunters!

ALL

WICKEDNESS MUST BE PUNISHED

BRAVE WITCH HUNTERS, I WOULD JOIN YOU IF I COULD

BECAUSE WICKEDNESS MUST BE PUNISHED

PUNISHED

PUNISHED

BUT GOOD!