How and why did this come about?
2007-09-12 09:50:57 · 14 answers · asked by thunor 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
As far as I'm aware, this started with the wicked witch of the west from the wizard of oz.
I'm not aware of any green-skinned witches prior to her.
(and if you have read 'Wicked', then you know that her (Elphaba, she only received a name in this book, named after the initials of the author of the original wizard of oz book, L.Frank Brown) skin is green because her mother was seduced by the wizard, when he offered her a phial of green potion)
2007-09-12 09:57:05 · answer #1 · answered by Richard W 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When I asked my Gran as a child why Witches were Green, the Wizard of Oz and a few books had used the color style. She turned to me and said, " Now what do you think your color would be if you flew a broomstick through a tornado? You get green every-time you take the canoe out on the tank (Tank is what we call ponds in Texas.)
2007-09-12 21:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because they needed some other color other than pale or brown. Green - they might have thought it would've looked better on a witch than the other colors. If the witches had blue skin, then they couldn't wear black! They would've had to wear a blue swimsuit.... not a very good idea on someone with wrinkles, and mumps!
2007-09-12 18:11:11 · answer #3 · answered by ets2521 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Witches were everyday people till the Wizard of Oz book came out. it was the explaination of why the evil witch of the west was green. after that all witches were green.
"Elphaba is green, and several theories are put forward in the book to explain the phenomenon. Melena sees the color as a punishment for her infidelity to her husband, Frexspar sees it as originally as a result of his careless words “The devil is coming” on her birth day, and later as punishment for his failure to protect his parishioners from the Clock of the Time Dragon. The Wizard’s use of the Magical Elixir during Elphaba’s conception, along with the fact that the Wizard is of another world are also possibilities."
2007-09-12 17:04:05 · answer #4 · answered by P3dcrane 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
To make the bad witches look ugly!
even tho i think green skin would be funni not scary lol
2007-09-12 16:58:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some writers vivid imagination all the witches I know just look very ordinary
2007-09-12 17:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only one witch i have seen with green skin and that was grotbags and she was make believe, so i would like to know where do u go to see all the other green faces
2007-09-12 16:56:51 · answer #7 · answered by me! 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I've had a look and it's funny y'know but there are more images showing green faced witches *after* 1939 than there were before.
Can anyone guess why?
I'll give you a clue.............. "I'll get you my pretty!"
2007-09-12 17:00:08 · answer #8 · answered by James Melton 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
wizard of oz, cause bad witches are old and ugly in that time
2007-09-12 18:03:37 · answer #9 · answered by steve-o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it's mostly in cartoons. green is the colour of sick, and bad witches are sick so they're green.
2007-09-12 17:07:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋