Location in The Oz Series
the Castle of Glinda
Also known as a very beautiful Castle, Glinda's gardens, the palace of the celebrated Sorceress, her royal palace.
The very beautiful Castle of Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, standing in the Quadling country and reached by the road south past red fields and pretty bridges. Three red-uniformed girl soldiers guard its gates and control admittance to the Witch.
Appears in 3 chapters, first in chapter 22, last in chapter 44.
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What the story establishes
| Acoustics and tone | Serene, gracious, and kindly: a grand room where Glinda sits on a ruby throne and looks kindly on her visitors, the audience conducted in calm, gentle, reassuring speech. |
| Appearance | A very beautiful castle whose gates are guarded by three young girls in handsome red uniforms trimmed with gold braid; within is a big room where Glinda sits upon a throne of rubies to receive petitioners. (as of ch. 23) |
| Controlled by | Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, whose castle it is; its gates are kept by her red-uniformed girl soldiers. (as of ch. 22) |
| Physical constraints | Admittance is controlled at the gates: a petitioner must give a name to the girl soldiers, who ask Glinda whether she will receive them before letting them in. |
Relationships
- located in ← Dorothy's Traveling Party ch. 44The party reaches Glinda's beautiful Castle and is admitted at once to the Good Witch.
- located in → the Land of the South ch. 22Glinda's Castle stands in the Land of the South, reached by the road south through the red Quadling country.
- located in ← Glinda ch. 22Glinda resides in her beautiful Castle in the Quadling country, receiving petitioners there.
- guards ← Glinda's girl soldiers ch. 22Three red-uniformed girl soldiers stand guard before the gates of Glinda's Castle, controlling who is admitted.
From the text
they saw before them a very beautiful Castle.Chapter 22
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