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Prince Caspian — Chapter 12

Study guide for 7th – 9th Grade

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About This Passage

The confrontation at the Stone Table is the novel's darkest moment — Lewis places the attempt to summon the White Witch at the exact site of Aslan's sacrifice to argue that evil targets the sacred precisely because the sacred is the source of the deepest resistance to evil

Read Chapter 12 of Prince Caspian and select 3-5 sentences from the confrontation inside Aslan's How — the moment when Peter, Edmund, and Trumpkin discover the dark ritual at the Stone Table or the fi...

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Discussion Questions

Narration Prompt

Summarize this chapter, then explain what you think the author most wanted the reader to notice or feel. What techniques did the author use?

Discussion Questions

  1. Nikabrik's attempted summoning of the White Witch takes place at the Stone Table — the site of Aslan's sacrifice and resurrection. Analyze why Lewis chose this specific location. What does the attempted desecration of the Stone Table argue about the relationship between evil and the sacred?
  2. Nikabrik's trajectory across the novel — from suspicious ally to active traitor — represents Lewis's study of how despair corrupts. Is Nikabrik's arc psychologically convincing? Does Lewis give us enough to understand how Nikabrik crossed from anger to betrayal, or does the transformation feel rushed? Defend your reading with evidence.

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Vocabulary Builder

Item 1

The violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred — an act of profound disrespect toward the holy

Item 2

The performance of rituals intended to summon supernatural beings or forces

Item 3

Involvement in wrongdoing as a partner or accomplice, even without directly performing the act

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