Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-11058666-20150207044725/@comment-24386552-20150207171859

She had an adoptive mother that loved and wanted her. As for her other parents both fathers and Cora, they weren't so interested. Jonathan wasn't interested in being a father and Cora believed she had no use for Zelena either and Zelena's adoptive Dad feared her (In which we know what fear does. That is why the Frozen storyline existed. To show how much damage fear can do) so he thought of her as a monster. Yes, Zelena had so much power but it is not what she wanted. She wanted a better life where she had two loving parents, people would accept her, and to feel loved/wanted. The power kind of meant nothing to her because it didn't bring her love. One thing she could have done differently: How she handled Dorothy. All she had to do was offer Dorothy a way home, give her the slippers, and then they never would have to cross paths again. Dorothy wouldn't think she was evil, Zelena wouldn't be evil, and Glinda along with the other witches would still have accepted her.

However, you can't really blame Zelena for being worried. We have all been jealous or worried we are losing somewhere down the line. I almost lost it when I started believing I was losing all of my girl friends to a guy that I didn't believe deserved them. It wasn't fair. Zelena thought she was going to lose her spot to Dorothy and all Dorothy had to do was land in Oz, while Zelena had to do  the hard stuff. Basically the thought of losing can cause someone's loss. And thinking you're always going to win is just as dangerous. I think I'm going on a rant.

In all honesty, she may have been bad but at least she wanted love, which humanized her. Cora and Pan went to extreme measures to make sure they won and they not only lost, but died. Cora  died with her heart inside her, feeling all that pain and heartbreak tht she hadn't felt in a long time. It was fitting considering all the hearts she has stolen and abused or crushed. Pan chose his power and youth over his son and family and it really bit him in the back. Literally, cause his son was the one who killed him. What makes them worse than Zelena, is that they still had someone loving them and she didn't. Cora had her husband, Rumple, and most importantly her daughter and screwed all those things up. Pan had his son and Felix, and then lost both of them. Zelena was loveless and therefore it was so easy to go through with her plan.