What lessons does The Beatryce Prophecy offer about the importance of stories? What is the difference between stories and prophecies, and what makes stories more positive than prophecies? What changes would a prophecy need to undergo to become a story, and what changes might a story experience to become a prophecy?

Analyze the roles played by the counselor and the king in the destruction of Beatryce’s family. How much responsibility does each man hold for Beatryce’s situation? If one is more responsible than the other, which one, and what makes him more to blame? What did answering this question teach you about responsibility and the influence others can have on who we are and become?

Do you agree with Beatryce and Answelica that love and stories change the world? Why or why not? If so, what about them brings lasting change? If not, what does change the world, why that, and how does it bring about change?