In this reading we jump in with Robert dying and Ned trying to do the honorable thing and giving Cercie the letter. The letter is immediately ripped up and Ned is said to of commit treason. Joeffrey now has the throne and we all know that cannot be good. Its crazy because everything seems to change in an instant. Once Ned was seen as the enemy Arya and Sansa were also treated differently. Arya tries to escape Kings Landing before she is captured and Sansa gets brainwashed by Cersie thinking that her father committed treason. Sansa is super annoying actually because she can't get the thought of marrying Joeffrey out of her head which is obviously going to end up badly and her manners and her need to be "a lady" is really not helping her out. Jons chapter was quite interesting as the 'others' are brought back briefly when Jon saves Mormont from a dead man they found in the woods who happened to be an other. This gives Jon brownie points and Mormont looks at him differently now. Catelyn and Robb meet up as they start to brew up some plans to attack the Lannisters. It almost seems like Catelyn is getting Robb ready to fight a war, trying to help him fulfill the role of Lord Stark. Tyrion meets up with his father as they prepare for Robbs attack and Dany gets Drogo to sail over seas to take over the seven kingdoms after she is almost poisoned but doesn't like the methods of getting ready for the voyage as they need a lot of slaves that they treat very badly.
I think at this point in the book all the characters are coming into their own and are forced to make their own decisions, especially in the Stark family. They don't have eachother to rely on anymore and everything is turning around on them. I actually watched this episode before reading this part of the book and it made it really hard to read this part of the book because I knew what was coming. I'm glad I did this though because I think it will be a helpful point of view in my essay.
- Sansa and Cerseie have a strange relationship as Cerseie seems to control Sansa. Why is Cerseie so set on Sansa marrying Joeffrey?
- It seems like Jon is questioning loyalty whether to stay in the Nightswatch or to go fight the war with his brother. Why is Jon questioning going with his family? Is it because he was raised to be loyal and honorable or is it some hidden feelings about his bastard family?
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