Westeros Essays

  • The Similarities Between The North And The Starks By George R. Martin

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    The Stark family controls the North, a large region of Westeros, together they are connected in integrity and history. I want to explore the similarities between the two by examining the history of the Starks as well as the history of the North. Moreover, I will analyze what influenced George R.R. Martin to generate the North and the atmosphere along with it. The climate, population, and culture of the North is unparalleled to any other realm for a reason. Throughout this essay, I will demonstrate

  • Game of Thrones: Eddard ¨Ned¨ Stark

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    of the King. Eddard agrees, but also agrees to investigate Lord Arryn’s death, after Catelyn Stark (Eddard Stark’s wife) had suggested that he had possibly been poisoned. Before the Eddard and his two daughters leave for King’s Landing in South Westeros, Eddard's young son Bran Stark witnesses Cersei Lannister committing incest with her twin brother Jaime, who flings Bran from a tower to conceal the secret. Bran survives the fall, but is put into a coma. During Bran’s recovery, an assassin attempts

  • Eddard Stark Character Traits

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    Eddard Stark is an honorable man, and he shows as much in the novel A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. However, there is one person in the novel that contradicts this. It is his bastard son Jon Snow. Jon Snow is a child born in the south out of wedlock, and this is very unusual because at the time, he was to be married to Catelyn Tully. Multiple times in the novel, this blight is discussed by everyone but nothing concrete is offered up about it. We are given no explanation as to why he has

  • Theme Of Nudity In The Game Of Thrones

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    Game of Thrones is a fantasy series known for it’s violence and use of nudity. The story line in the show is complex and compelling. The viewer stays on the edge of their seats as the plot twists and turns. For the plot to succeed nudity is needed, and some sex scenes are key parts in the series. The problem in occurs due to the sheer amount of nudity. With an average of 5.6 boobs per episode it is clear that nudity plays a large part in the series.Game of Thrones deals with the social issue of oversexualization

  • Game Of Thrones: Ruler Eddard And Jones

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    Fourteen years before the story starts, the Targaryens ruled Westeros subsequent to having vanquished the Seven Kingdoms with the force of their monsters. At the point when the frantic lord, Aerys Targaryen, assaulted Lyanna Stark, killed her sibling, and endeavored to kill their associates, the Starks, Baratheons, and Arryns revolted and toppled the ruler. A short time later, Robert Baratheon was delegated ruler and Jon Arryn was named the "Lord's Hand." Meanwhile, Ned Stark came back to Winterfell

  • Daenerys Targaryen Character Traits

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    fantastical creatures, they also represent freedom. She can pretty much get the dragons to do whatever she wants and she also cannot be burned by fire. Daenerys is also a character who sees herself as purely good. She is the rightful heir to the throne of Westeros (main city in the show) and the protector of her people. She has used her strength, and her dragons, to liberate both literal slaves in the East and the people forced to live under the rule in the West. She agonizes over decisions that would harm

  • Game of Thrones: The Birth of the Mother of Dragons

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    she started as a meek, little girl who always did what she was told, she quickly evolved into a rather complex character. She not only greatly affected the Dothraki people, a tribe of Horseback riding warriors, but she may even decide the fate of Westeros itself. This paper intends to use Psychoanalysis to analyze Daenerys Targaryen and analyze how Daenerys and Khal Drago, The leader of the Dothraki, as well as the Dothraki people, affected each other from a cultural standpoint. This Essay will show

  • Thrones Research Papers

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    Game of Thrones is a popular TV show that originated from the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. Game of Thrones is set in a medieval world filled with magic, warriors, power hungry families and an occasional dragon. Game of Thrones is not a light easygoing show; it is a very graphic show, with a rich plot that you have to see from the beginning to understand what is going on. I would not suggest this show to anyone that is easily offended or is not interested in making the long-term

  • Film Analysis: The 10th Kingdom

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    The 10th Kingdom centers on a parallel universe where fairy tales have their kingdoms and are real. In an early scene, when a group of trolls travel through a transporting mirror to the real world, they declare this new land, upon first seeing New York City, as The 10th Kingdom, which explains the title. Although this film is considered many genres, such as romance comedy, science fiction, and adventure, one genre speaks the loudest: The 10th Kingdom fits in the fantasy genre because of its focus

  • Betrayal in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin

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    the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos. The story focuses on multiple families, or Houses, fighting to control the Iron Throne, which lies in the capitol city of Westeros called King’s Landing. Houses form alliances with other Houses against one another and a young girl in Essos named Daenerys is slowly rising to power with an army and three dragons. Adding to it, a supernatural army of undead is marching down from beyond the great ice wall in the North of Westeros for unknown reasons. All of

  • Game Of Thrones By Karl Marx Analysis

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    Westeros has existed for thousands of years, enduring constant civil wars, massacres, and dynastic shifts in a ceaseless battle for the Iron Throne. The noble houses of Westeros are at constant odds, forming alliances and conspiring against one another over a wide array of dynastic disputes. Following the death of King Robert Baratheon, the

  • george rr martin

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    George R.R. Martin was born on September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Raymond and Margaret Martin. When George was 5, his family moved from their grandmother’s house on Broadway to a federal housing project near the docks. Due to his mother’s mistrust of the area, Martin’s childhood consisted mainly of “First Street to Fifth Street", between his grade school and his home. This limited world led him to invest in his imagination and books. During his childhood, as other children played outside

  • Game Of Thrones Themes

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    Game of Thrones Cast Leaves Westeros in Favor of Scandalous Addictions: Emilia Clarke, George RR Martin, Peter Dinklage, Sean Bean, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau George RR Martin, the Game of Thrones Books, and The Game of Thrones Cast We Love It’s true, I can’t get enough of the Game of Thrones-- and I am manically asking “when does Game of Thrones start?”WHEN? Our televisions are awash with incestuous love, the South Park weiner song, rage, unnecessary deaths, and sweet, sweet sadness. Our misery and

  • Construction of Feminine Gender Roles in Game of Thrones

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    television adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s series of novels ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’, which is played out in the fictional kingdom of Westeros. Consequently I will analyse these feminine gender roles from a materialistic viewpoint and discuss how a number of characters, principally female (since we will see how patriarchy is the favoured practice in Westeros), both conform to and reject preconceived ideas of gender performance and representation. To begin with it is necessary to establish an understanding

  • Arthurian Legends And Morally Grey Issues

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    Martin created the world of A Song of Fire and Ice with the contents of Westeros and Essos, a fantasy world that strips away all of the whimsical beauty often seen in fantasy stories. Every action has a consequence, every choice is coated in uncertainty. And the uncertainty of every action is only made more ambiguous by the morally gray world of Westeros. They may make choice that seems right in a moral sense, but it can result negatively. Martin sees that his

  • GAME OF THRONE THEMES TO MODERN PHILOSOPHY

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    series of Game Of Thrones. Two marriages happened in season 3 of Game of Thrones. One was with Tyrion with Sansa and another wedding is the daughter of Fray and one from the Starks (Nutter, 2011). As season 3 unfolds the marriage in the kingdom of Westeros has been given more meaning. But I would like to take the woman or the bride in the movie with the theme of marriage. In the series of Game of Thrones, ladies of the house has been raised by their families in order to be In conclusion, the themes

  • Session Of Thrones: A Women's Activist?

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    Writing Review Session of Thrones and the treatment of ladies in the arrangement is a standout amongst the most faced off regarding issues in the pop culture. The show depicts solid ladies, from Brienne to Daenerys. Watchers assessment contrasts from individual to individual. Some give the feeble characters a free pass considering the treatment towards ladies in that period, while others discover the show extremely hazardous yet at the same time watch it notwithstanding its imperfections. The inquiry

  • Game Of Thrones: Cersei Lannister

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    of the main antagonists in the television series Game of Thrones, an adaptation of the fictional series: A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Cersei Lannister is a member of one of the wealthiest and most powerful houses in the kingdom of Westeros, House Lannister. Cersei Lannister was the wife, now widow, of King Robert Baratheon. The marriage was arranged by Cersei’s father, who helped Robert Baratheon win the throne. Jaime Lannister, Cersei’s twin brother, is involved in an incestuous affair

  • A Game Of Thrones

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    is about a book called A Game of Thrones. Written by, George R.R. Martin, who started the series 18 years ago. There is also a TV show on HBO that is going into its 4th season this spring. This book has a medieval setting on continent called Westeros. Westeros is divided into seven kingdom’s, with their own lords, houses and words, or mottoes. There is one King , that rules over all the kingdoms. The book follows a few main characters that are, Lord Eddard Stark, lord or Warden of the North, Catelyn

  • The Themes Of Machiavellianism: The Father Of Power

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    R. Martin’s book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, visits a fictional society that is a combination of elements found in the Enlightenment era and medieval England. The narrative takes place in Westeros, a continent country ruled by feudalism and headed by a paternal monarchy. The series follows a cast of characters struggling to find political balance in the aftermath of a civil war that displaces the hereditary monarchy that had been in power