At the end of Wicked: Part 1, Madame Morrible takes preemptive steps to discredit the witch if she tries to speak out, spreading disinformation to the citizens of Oz. This sets her up to become the villain of the story in Wicked: Part 2, even if she’s morally in the right. More @Wikipedia
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