 Elphaba pays a visit to Nessarose , who is now the governor of Munchkinland following the death of their father , who Nessarose says " died of shame " when he heard what Elphaba did . Nessarose has taken away the rights of the Munchkins in a desperate attempt to keep Boq at her side . Elphaba tries to convince her sister to side with her against the Wizard , but Nessarose is more concerned with her own problems . Elphaba tries to help by giving Nessarose the power to walk . Convinced that Boq must love her now , Nessarose calls for him , but he only sees this as proof that she doesn 't need him any more . Furious , Nessarose takes Elphaba 's spell book and tries to cast a spell to make Boq fall in love with her . However , the spell backfires , shrinking Boq 's heart and Elphaba must work another spell to save his life , if in a slightly different condition than he was before ( " The Wicked Witch of the East " ) . When Boq awakens , he is horrified at his new state as a man made of tin , and Nessarose tells him it was Elphaba who did this to him . 
