This leaves a significantly more tragic ending for the least-liked witch in all of Oz.
In the musical, she simply runs away, never to be heard from again.
But the book version sees Elphaba actually melting when Dorothy throws the bucket of water over her.
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So, what are the signs as to whether Elphaba lives or dies?
For one thing, weve already seen leaked set images of Fieryo as the Scarecrow.
In the book, Fieryo never becomes the Scarecrow; he dies before he has the chance to.
In the musical, Elphaba escapes her untimely demise and runs away from Oz with Fieryo.
In it, Elphaba dissolves painfully in an acidic death.
When she cries, her tears burn her face.
She cant shower or bathe she has to keep herself clean with special oils.
We even saw her get rained on at one point during the film.
In this case, Elphaba wont actually be killed by Dorothys water bucket.
