“That was the milk flowers fault…”

I haven’t seen this discussed on here yet but I apologize if it already has been!

There is one moment in the movie that stuck with me and replays in my head while sitting at red lights and disassociating in the shower. It’s a single line of dialogue from when Elphaba and Glinda share their secrets with each other. Elphaba tells Glinda that the reason her father hates her is because after she was born with green skin her father forced her pregnant mother to eat milk flowers to ensure Nessa wasn’t born green, but it caused her mother’s death and Nessa’s disability. Elphaba is obviously ridden with guilt from a lifetime of being told she caused her mother’s death and her sister’s disability. Rather than point out that the true blame should be placed on Elphaba’s father, Glinda reassures her by saying, “That was the milk flower’s fault! Not yours!”. This moment stayed with me throughout and after the movie because it is a fantastic example of Glinda’s naivety. It perfectly encapsulates why Glinda remains (willfully?) ignorant to the doings of the wizard and Madame Morrible and doesn’t understand why Elphaba cannot do the same.

I believe this is a line from the stage production but it never stood out to me until I heard it in the movie. I’ve never read the book so I’m unaware if there are any other details regarding this. Again, I apologize if this is very obvious to everyone else and/or has already been discussed at length.

EDIT: Boy, this quickly stirred up a response I didn’t expect. I had no intention of underestimating Glinda’s maturity or capacity for kindness. She frequently exhibits both. I simply believe that Elphaba has the right to know and be told that her father is at fault for her mother’s death and her sister’s disability, not her.