I don't have my books with me at the moment, so this is off the top of my head. From what I understand, the apple just gives immortality - there is nothing to suggest that this is connected with anything else in Narnia. And, even if she is immortal, it doesn't mean her rule is immortal - hence the prophecy - which would mean there would always be the nagging doubt that she would spend her whole, immortal life as queen of Narnia. (Also, as a LOTR fan, I can't help but think of the immortal elves...who could be killed in battle or by grief. Immortal can just mean un-aging)
And Aslan did kill her in LWW, and Lewis never suggested otherwise. The Witch only partially came back in the Prince Caspian movie. In the book, Nikabrik and the hag only suggests that she could return...and I really wouldn't take them as reliable witnesses. Remember, Aslan is God/Christ: He has power over all created things, mortal or immortal. Whether you personally believe in Christ or God, Lewis created a canon where Aslan=Christ, and this has to be taken into consideration when it comes to writing about Aslan's abilities and sovereignty (GeoffryF on ff.net talks about this on his profile: he's an atheist, but he writes Aslan as Christ because that's canon).
Sorry for longness of my response! It's late and I just finished writing two papers, so I am automatically writing with as many words possible to up my word count/pages written. =D
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Date: 2009-05-05 05:42 am (UTC)And Aslan did kill her in LWW, and Lewis never suggested otherwise. The Witch only partially came back in the Prince Caspian movie. In the book, Nikabrik and the hag only suggests that she could return...and I really wouldn't take them as reliable witnesses. Remember, Aslan is God/Christ: He has power over all created things, mortal or immortal. Whether you personally believe in Christ or God, Lewis created a canon where Aslan=Christ, and this has to be taken into consideration when it comes to writing about Aslan's abilities and sovereignty (GeoffryF on ff.net talks about this on his profile: he's an atheist, but he writes Aslan as Christ because that's canon).
Sorry for longness of my response! It's late and I just finished writing two papers, so I am automatically writing with as many words possible to up my word count/pages written. =D