What's the Difference between The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the Book and The Wizard of Oz the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Dorothy
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Dorothy
Portrayed by: Judy Garland
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Scarecrow
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Fiyero the Scarecrow
Portrayed by: Ray Bolger
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Tin Man
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Boq the Tin Man
Portrayed by: Jack Haley
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Cowardly Lion
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Brrr the Cowardly Lion
Portrayed by: Bert Lahr
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The Wicked Witch of the West
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Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West
Portrayed by: Margaret Hamilton
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Glinda the Good Witch of the South
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Glinda the Good Witch of the North
Portrayed by: Billie Burke
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This Character does not appear.
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Hunk
Portrayed by: Ray Bolger
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This Character does not appear.
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Hickory
Portrayed by: Jack Haley
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This Character does not appear.
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Zeke
Portrayed by: Bert Lahr
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Miss Almira Gulch
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Miss Almira Gulch
Portrayed by: Margaret Hamilton
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This Character does not appear.
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Professor Chester Marvel
Portrayed by: Frank Morgan
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Oscar Diggs the Wizard of Oz
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Oscar Diggs the Wizard of Oz
Portrayed by: Frank Morgan
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Cowardly lion
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Cowardly lion
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The Wizard of Oz Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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The land of Oz is a real place. |
It only exists in Dorothy's dream. |
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Dorothy encounters three magical women who help her along the way. They are the unnamed Good Witch of the North, Glinda the Good Witch of the South, and the Queen of the Field Mice. |
Dorothy only receives help from Glinda the Good Witch of the North.
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The Wicked Witch of the West is a minor character who appears near the end of the story. |
She is the main villain and is out to get Dorothy and her little dog throughout her time in Oz. |
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Dorothy wears silver shoes that she got after her house killed the Wicked Witch of the East. |
The shoes are ruby slippers.
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Before entering the Emerald City, Dorothy, The Tin man, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion must all wear special glasses. |
They don't have to wear glasses. |
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Dorothy is very strong and rescues her friends from many situations. |
Dorothy is portrayed as a damsel in distress.
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The flying monkeys are controlled by whoever has the Golden Cap. |
They are the minions of the Wicked Witch of the West. |
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Dorothy rescues her friends |
this rescue is reversed
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Dorothy and the Lion are both taken hostage by the flying monkeys. Tin Man is thrown on sharp rocks. Scarecrow is unstuffed and thrown in a tree |
Dorothy is the only one kidnapped. Scarecrow is unstuffed but put back together by Tin Man and Lion |
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The Scarecrow is made by a munchkin farmer. |
He is a human being turned into a scarecrow by the Witch of the West to save his life. Though he tells Dorothy he was stuffed and sewn together to keep his identity secret
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The Tin Man is a figure of enchantment by the Witch of the East |
He is a munchkin turned into tin by the Witch of the West to save his life and is hired by a tinsmith to chop down trees. When the tin smith fixes Tin Man's Joints up, he forgets to give Tin Man a heart |
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The Lion is born cowardly
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As a cub, the Witch of the West freed him from captivity and released him into the wild. So he is cowardly because he wasn't able to fight his own battles when he was young
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The Witch of the West has only one eye and pure evil |
She has green skin, has both eyes and is misunderstood. She Just acts wicked as she has accepted her name as theWicked Witch of the West |
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The storm was called a typhoon. |
In the movie it is called a tornado
or otther wise known as a typhoon;in
the book.
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Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion have to see the Wizard separately. The Wizard appears in a different form for each visitor. |
All of the travelers see the Wizard at the same time. |
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Just like in the flim the wizard tired to give dorothy and her friends metaphores. it falis and he ends up giving the loin a green drink,teh scarecrow a brain,and the tinman a heart. |
They get metapohres
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