Miraz is a fictional character from C. S. Lewis's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. He is a prominent character in the second book Prince Caspian, and is the uncle of the book's protagonist.
Miraz is the false king of Narnia, having killed his brother, Caspian IX, in order to assume the throne. The relationship between Miraz and his brother's son, Prince Caspian, resembles that of Claudius and Hamlet in Shakespeare's play Hamlet.[2]
Miraz is a cruel and unpopular ruler who has banned the teaching of Narnia's pre-Telmarine history. He tolerates Caspian as his heir - officially taking the title of "Lord Protector" for himself - until his wife, Prunaprismia, bears a son. Caspian then flees and forms an alliance with the "Old Narnians." Civil war ensues, culminating in Peter Pevensie defeating Miraz in a duel and Miraz being killed in act of treachery by his counselor Lord Glozelle.
References
- ^ "Sergio Castellitto Cast as Miraz", NarniaWeb (2007-03-12). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
- ^ Hardy, Elizabeth Baird (December 13, 2006). Milton, Spenser and the Chronicles of Narnia: Literary Sources for the C.S. Lewis Novels. McFarland & Company, 53-54. ISBN 0786428767. "...it is likely that Miraz's creation owes more to a tradition of scheming, murdering throne-stealers, such as Hamlet's Uncle Claudius..."
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