House Stark

In the mythical land of Game of Thrones, seven noble families fight for rule over the land of Westeros, but none are more powerful or wealthier than the Lannisters, or as the call themselves, Lions. Although the show doesn’t have an explicit good and bad side, many viewers see the Head of House Lannister as the main antagonist. Tywin Lannister is a brutal yet calculating leader, who is seen as a villain because of his ruthless actions of violence toward many of the characters in the show. Through these actions, Tywin has become the most powerful and feared man in all of Westeros. In Chuck Klosterman’s essay, “Villains Who Are Not Villains,” and Tess Collins’ article, “The Sympathetic Villain,” they argue that a villain can never be truly looked…

which Martin presents as dangerous and not equating to success. Martin uses the outcomes of characters, including Eddard Stark, Littlefinger and Cersei Lannister, and the contrast of cultures in his worldbuilding to effectively explore this theme. The comment that the author makes on loyalty and duty is intended to be a realistic reflection of human nature and politics, and to deviate from the clear…

Both Jon and Sam are initiated but get low rankings as stewards. Jon learns about the happening in King’s Landing and kills a wight that attacked the Lord Commander. In the Dothraki land of peace, Daenerys eats a whole horse heart to ensure that her baby would be strong and male. At the after party, Viserys shows up drunk and threatening to kill the baby and take Daenerys back since Drogo did not give him what he wanted, a golden crown. Drogo pours molten gold on Viserys and he dies. After an…

the point of view of “Bran” Stark, a crippled child, who discovers that they are far more than legend, are still very much alive and will ultimately have a huge impact upon his maturation and destiny. They refer to themselves as “those who sing the songs of the Earth” because of their unique language referred to as “the Old Tongue” which Martin describes in The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones, as “sounding like the song of stones in a brook, or the…

The war between the Seven Kingdoms seems to only be getting worse. Beyond The Wall, the free people are preparing for war, and with them is Jon Snow. His leader told him to do as they say, which resulted in him being killed by Jon. In Riverrun, Catelyn has released her son, King Robb’s, hostage in hopes to get her daughters back from Cersei and Joffrey. These events, and many more are causing Chaos in Westeros. In this journal, I will be predicting, questioning, and connecting. First of all, I…

Tyrion used alliteration in the following phrases “Guilty, Guilty is that what you want to hear”, “I saved you. I saved this city…” and “I wish I was the monster you think I am. I wish I had enough poison for the whole pack of you”. This makes speech sound more hateful and disgustful while he is saying the speech. He uses Hyperbole when he mentions the “thousand dying whores”. Tyrion also alludes to previous actions he has done to save them from dying against Stannis, a king who wanted to rule…

The distinction being the antipathy men have towards womanly tears as a result of their fear of having the same erratic emotions. Thus there is a separation between the two, womanly tears equal hysterical emotions and manipulation whereas men don’t cry at all. If they do, then they react in an aggressive way to prove that they have aren 't weak like they perceive women to be. Yet Khan also states that while Lear accepts his tears as weakness and acts with aggression to override that weakness,…

up at the sky, scowling. If he's coming, then that means the rest of them are coming as well. My dear sweet sister and my loving stepmother. My attentive and caring father. And it wouldn't be complete without their Martell and Lannister cronies would it? Jon loved it here in the North, in Winterfell. The place, the weather, and most of all the people. His uncle, Lord Eddard Stark, whose stern demeanor hid an immensely kind heart. Lady…

felt Catelyn’s vague sense of dread when the doors were closed. We shared her despair as she realized the incoming slaughter that was going to happen. Ultimately, we clearly felt her anguish when she couldn’t save her last remaining son. The credit scene right after Catelyn’s death was pure silence that encapsulated the sense of hopelessness that the viewers felt after watching that episode. The main reason for the loud vocal reaction to this episode was due to the sudden and abrupt end to a…

Jon Snow is constantly influenced by the steadfast morals of his father, which that been deeply ingrained in him since he was a child, and his outsider status as an illegitimate child of Ned Stark. Tyrion Lannister is influenced by his father’s morals as well, Tywin pounding into his son that the only thing important was the family, as well as the lack of familial love that too set him as an outsider in his own family. Daenerys too has learned from those who have raised her but Viserys did not…