Yes, in some ways I do think that Jadis does represent the Law; the Law as an instrument of dominance and vengeance. An eye for an eye, or worse, with no chance of forgiveness and saying sorry. Reaping what one sows etc. And yes, the WW in both PC and VDT can be seen as symbolising raw power. Both Peter and Edmund at some stage or other chafe under adult supervision in their real lives, and in Edmund's case he became so resentful of his elder brother, in particular, that he was willing to listen to the WW's blandishments to betray his siblings.
Lady Galadriel wrote:I think that while the White Witch "took on Satan's role" at the Stone Table, she is not a strict representation of Satan. In the books, after her death, she never returns. She died. I should mention that Satan did not die. That's the fundamental thing here -- one died, the other did not.
The WW was only a one-time villain in the Chronicles.
Yes, I agree with you, about WW in LWW, but the hag and the werewolf tried to get her back in PC, the book. The PC film only took this idea a bit further, to enlarge on what the hag said, that you could always get the White Witch back. And also to demonstrate what one of the characters said in PC (book) that WW was a thousand times worse than Miraz.
I think that the WW also works as a nightmare, to Edmund, in particular. Even in VDT the book, it is Edmund who notices the stone knife, and who is most inclined to doubt Lilliandil. And somehow or other the WW will come back in the series, in MN, as her original form, Jadis.
Conina wrote:As a side note. I believe the Lady of the Green Kirtle represents putting too much faith in worldly knowledge.
No, not altogether. I think it might be something more subtle than that. I think the Lady of the Green Kirtle represents despair, inaction and hopelessness. That there isn't any other life but what she says it is. She isn't so much faith in worldly knowledge but faith in anything at all.
I also think she represents addiction. Rilian is grief stricken by his mother's death, follows the snake wot did the deed, and finds.... a beautiful lady, a sort of 'green fairy', the nickname of a particularly powerful, sometimes illegal and deadly alcoholic drink. Not too different from those who think alcohol, tobacco or dabbling in other substances can shut out the pain of loss and awareness of the world around them. The changes in Rilian's personality then can become understandable, under LOTGK's influence.
Under her ministrations, imprisoned in her armour and tied to the Silver chair for an hour each day, Rilian forgets who he is, where he comes from and is only aware of his immediate surroundings, just as if he is being drugged in some fashion. And it occurs to me that Rilian always has to be tied up in the Silver Chair right after dinner, when he has partaken of normal healthy food which might dilute the poison the LOTGK is feeding him.
No, LOTGK isn't anything like the White Witch. In some ways she is the complete opposite. Perhaps because she is so insidious, the LOTGK is even worse than Jadis.