No. The Scarecrow is only a scarecrow.
In the book Wicked, Elphaba believes her lover Fiyero has disguised himself as a scarecrow until she sees him empty the straw from his clothing.
In the play Wicked, however, Fiyero does become the Scarecrow, but this is the only version where he is anything other than a stuffed old suit.
No he is not. Fiyero was a character created in the book "Wicked". And in the stage production of "Wicked" Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow.
Answer #1 Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow due to Elphaba's protective spell. Answer #2 Fiyero is the Munchkin Prince who falls in love with Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphaba is passionate about animal rights and welfare in the land of Oz. That gets her in trouble with the Wizard of Oz. Fiyero becomes Elphaba's defender in this and other matters. The Wizard's guards manage to ambush Fiyero. Elphaba turns Fiyero into the Scarecrow before the guards can torture him to death.
The play takes certain liberties with the source material. The book 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' is more closely paired with the movie 'The Wizard of Oz' than the musical is. In the musical 'Wicked' Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow when Elphaba cast a spell for him to never die. In the book, Fiyero does not become the Scarecrow. I the movie, the Scarecrow has no connection to the witch prior to his travels with Dorothy.
After the Wizard left Oz, the wise Scarecrow was made ruler of all Oz.
The Scarecrow wanted a brain.
No he is not. Fiyero was a character created in the book "Wicked". And in the stage production of "Wicked" Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow.
Answer #1 Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow due to Elphaba's protective spell. Answer #2 Fiyero is the Munchkin Prince who falls in love with Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphaba is passionate about animal rights and welfare in the land of Oz. That gets her in trouble with the Wizard of Oz. Fiyero becomes Elphaba's defender in this and other matters. The Wizard's guards manage to ambush Fiyero. Elphaba turns Fiyero into the Scarecrow before the guards can torture him to death.
The play takes certain liberties with the source material. The book 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' is more closely paired with the movie 'The Wizard of Oz' than the musical is. In the musical 'Wicked' Fiyero becomes the Scarecrow when Elphaba cast a spell for him to never die. In the book, Fiyero does not become the Scarecrow. I the movie, the Scarecrow has no connection to the witch prior to his travels with Dorothy.
In the 1939 make of the Wizard of Oz, the scarecrow was played by Ray Bolger.
After the Wizard left Oz, the wise Scarecrow was made ruler of all Oz.
The Scarecrow wanted a brain.
he didn't have one he was just called scarecrow
Oz takes the form of a beautiful Lady before the Scarecrow.
The Scarecrow wanted a brain .
The scarecrow does not have a name, he is known as "Scarecrow"
In the book, the wizard chooses the Scarecrow to succeed him. In the movie, the wizard chooses the Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion to succeed him.
Those who find political meanings and symbolisms in The Wizard of Oz may see the Scarecrow as representative of the farmers.