King Solomon's Mines Lesson Plan

How does Gagool's deceitful nature ultimately become her undoing?

Gagool experiences a moment of surprise when Quatermain correctly identifies Silvestra. His knowledge, she must admit, can sometimes be a match for her own. However, she still maintains the superior position in her knowledge of the secret entrance to the treasure chamber. Information is the key to Gagool’s power, but she has been displaced from influencing the king of all Kukuanaland to attempting to save her own life.

Her treachery casts her in the evilest light of all the characters—even Twala would not kill these men through deceit—but also results in her own destruction. The innocent and beautiful...