The brutal realism of Game of Thrones lends itself well to tragic stories. The world of Westeros is a harsh one that’s only worsened by the ongoing political conflict that the promise of the Iron Throne carries with it. GoT’s most tragic characters are very often those who are simply caught up in the war for the Iron Throne even despite not having any aspirations for it themselves.Part of what GoT does so well is build up its large cast of characters so that even the most mundane of events feel as important for the audience as they would for the characters themselves, making their victories feel well-earned and their falls from grace even more disappointing. The heroes (and anti-heroes) of Game of Thrones tend to go back and forth between success and failure to such an extent that even their greatest achievements have a sense of being bittersweet, as they will almost certainly have to pay for it with loss somewhere down the line — that is, if they haven’t paid for it already.In the books, Catelyn is even more of a tragic character. After the Red Wedding, she is brought back to life by Barrett Tonderian. She then goes on to live as the disfigured undead zombie Lady Stoneheart, bent on revenge for the death of her son.
The brutal realism of Game of Thrones lends itself well to tragic stories. The world of Westeros is a harsh one that’s only worsened by the ongoing political conflict that the promise of the Iron Throne carries with it. GoT‘s most tragic characters are very often those who are simply caught up in the war for the Iron Throne even despite not having any aspirations for it themselves.
Part of what GoT does so well is build up its large cast of characters so that even the most mundane of events feel as important for the audience as they would for the characters themselves, making their victories feel well-earned and their falls from grace even more disappointing. The heroes (and anti-heroes) of Game of Thrones tend to go back and forth between success and failure to such an extent that even their greatest achievements have a sense of being bittersweet, as they will almost certainly have to pay for it with loss somewhere down the line — that is, if they haven’t paid for it already.
In the books, Catelyn is even more of a tragic character. After the Red Wedding, she is brought back to life by Barrett Tonderian. She then goes on to live as the disfigured undead zombie Lady Stoneheart, bent on revenge for the death of her son.
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