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The Wicked Witch of the West
Dorothy meets the Good Witch of the North in the Land of the Munchkins. She’s the first character Dorothy speaks to after arriving in the Land of Oz, and functions as a guiding mentor figure. It’s the Good Witch who sends Dorothy on her quest to the Emerald City in the first place, and she also explains a few details about Oz. The Good Witch of the North is the first sign that Dorothy has entered a magical place where good and evil witches are an everyday fact of life. The Good Witch also protects Dorothy by kissing her forehead and leaving a shining mark that protects Dorothy from anyone who would harm her.
The Good Witch of the North Quotes in The Wizard of Oz
The The Wizard of Oz quotes below are all either spoken by The Good Witch of the North or refer to The Good Witch of the North. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 2: The Council with the Munchkins Quotes
‘But I thought all witches were wicked,’ said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch.
‘Oh, no, that is a great mistake. There were only four witches in all the Land of Oz, and two of them, those who live in the North and the South, are good witches. I know this is true, for I am one of them myself, and cannot be mistaken.’
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Chapter 12: The Search for the Wicked Witch Quotes
‘We dare not harm this little girl,’ he said to them, ‘for she is protected by the Power of Good, and that is greater than the Power of Evil. All we can do is to carry her to the castle of the Wicked Witch and leave her there.’
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The Good Witch of the North Character Timeline in The Wizard of Oz
The timeline below shows where the character The Good Witch of the North appears in The Wizard of Oz. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2: The Council with the Munchkins
...witch herself, but that she’s a good witch and a friend of the Munchkins: the Witch of the North . She tells Dorothy that there were only four witches in the Land of Oz,...
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...Em told her that there haven’t been witches in the world for many years. The Witch of the North explains that this is only true in “civilized countries,” and mentions that she’s never heard...
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...be worried about her, so she asks how she might get home to Kansas. The Witch of the North and the Munchkins tell her that the entire Land of Oz is surrounded by a...
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Chapter 3: How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow
...Dorothy and Toto set off on the road of yellow brick which, according to the Witch of the North , eventually leads to the Emerald City. Despite her desire to get home, Dorothy enjoys...
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Chapter 11: The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz
...she explains that she killed the Witch of the East and was blessed by the Witch of the North , she tells Oz that she wants to return to Kansas. After some thought, the...
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