The wicked? stepmother
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The Witch of the West
There's a figure in folklore and fairy tale who is so powerful that she must be fought with magic. The wicked ones can be fought with spells, and the role itself is under a kind of spell. Grim and less grim stepmothers from Rogers and Hammerstein, Walt Disney, Dodie Smith, Anton Chekhov, Shakespeare and Cameron Diaz. When you know the notes to see... Cinderella? Yes, stepmother. There's no way your life couldn't change.
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