For Good?
Sondheim, Wicked, and the moral texture of influence
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
That’s the question at the heart of Wicked. Elphaba and Glinda offer their verdict: “I do believe I have been changed for the better.” Then: “Because I knew you, I have been changed for good.” Those last two words are destabilizing. For good can indeed mean for the better. It can also mean forever—a neutr…