The great epic fight of good against evil in fantasy is banal, deja vu. The archmaestre of the Citadel had not panicked. until the very end."īut the wall has stood through it all, and every winter that ever came has ended. And each time, it made him feel powerful. But the Mad King gave his enemies the justice he thought they deserved. Isle of the Dead, Gate of the Underworld, Prison or even a Guillotine, this ark is sinister. She has the throne, and at the same time she imprisons herself in this ruined ark. But the price to pay is heavy, it is fatality, the inexorable fall. She wins the throne, she fulfills her destiny. Alicent is a lot of Cinderella for example. Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood or Snow White, there are many references to the tale in GoT/HotD. We also find the tale with Daenerys and Cersei, and the prophecies of the witches. Bran and Arya also have a mysterious Cinema aura with them. The elements of the tale can be found in the journey of our two little heroes, however it's not just that. Once upon a time, in a magical world, a brother and his sister embarked on a great quest. Why should you ? They hate you and you hate them.īran and Arya are characters from the tale "I know you don't care about your people. The crowd is the tool that legitimizes the reign of Aegon II in HotD, and does not legitimize the reign of Daenerys. The crowd is humanity, it is mortals, the tools and playthings of kings and gods. The crowd is a character who has a role, sometimes bad, sometimes neutral, sometimes endearing. The death of Ned Stark, the trial of Tyrion or the humiliation of Cersei. " If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention." This image has all the ambiguity and the double game of the story of Daenerys. It's romantic put like that, but in GoT, the sunset represents the end of the day, the beginning of darkness, the dusk of Dany's innocence, and the beginning of trauma. A honeymoon, on a beach, at sunset, with the horses as witnesses. It is the inversion of ideas and symbolism. (Jeoffrey, Myrcella, Tommen) Don't let me die, Jaime. They are tragic Shakespearian characters, just humans, not gods, not totally bad or totally good. Protect theirs, and destroy their enemies. Cersei and Jaime have very clear reasons and objectives. Perhaps you should try wanting something else."Ĭersei and Jaime are Shakespearean charactersĭaenerys is grey. Legitimacy must already be acquired to sit on it. It is not the throne that confers the legitimacy to reign. Many fight to sit on it, and gain absolute power over the seven kingdoms. The Iron throne is the symbol of Absolute PowerĪ pile of cold, rusty, sharp swords. And we said we'd never bow to anyone else again. " What about the North ? It was taken from us, and we took it back. Tragic heroes and superheroes do not save humanity. Sansa is the young girl who makes Daenerys tremble. She is the one who wins the battle of the Bastards, she is the one who stands up to Daenerys, she is the reason for Jon Snow's final choice. Tyrion is the little man who saves the world, Sansa is the young girl who saves the world. Between love and duty, between ice and fire. It is the compromise between passion and reason that triumphs. The savior of the world is mortal, because only mortals can direct their destiny, false gods and false idols will not come as saviors. The true savior of the world is not the tragic heroine, it is not the superhero. Jon Snow is Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight, he is the myth of the modern, fallible and contradictory hero. Because the tragic heroine falls from her pedestal, the superhero also falls before moral paradoxes. He always makes the right choices, sacrifices himself for the general interest, he is Neo, Iron Man, Superman and even Batman. He is the modern hero, the virtuous chosen one, the saviour. I am Daenerys Stormborn of the blood of Old Valyria, and I will take what is mine. She is the tragic heroine, like Titus in Berenice by Racine, she must choose between love and power. Daenerys is a noble, a goddess above mortals, with a destiny and a fatality. "A wise man once said the true history of the world is the history of great conversations in elegant rooms."Īccording to Aristotle and all literature, poetry and theater.
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