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This chapter brings the dark-magic subplot to its crisis — the attempted summoning of the White Witch at the exact site of Aslan's sacrifice is Lewis's most vivid image of how despair can lead good causes to embrace the very evil they set out to fight
Read Chapter 12 of Prince Caspian with your family. Find the passage where Peter, Edmund, and Trumpkin discover the dark ritual happening inside Aslan's How — the Hag and the Wer-Wolf attempting to su...
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Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell the story of this chapter. What were the most important moments? What made them important — and how do you know?
Discussion Questions
- Nikabrik tried to summon the White Witch at the Stone Table — the most sacred place in Narnia. Why is the location so important to the meaning of this scene? What would be different if the dark magic had happened somewhere else?
- Nikabrik started as an ally of Caspian in Chapter 5 and ended as a traitor in Chapter 12. Trace what happened to him between those chapters. Was his betrayal a sudden change or the end of a long process? What does the chapter suggest about how people go from good intentions to terrible actions?
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The act of betraying someone who trusts you
Item 2
To treat something holy with great disrespect
Item 3
A surprise attack from a hidden position
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