jaime is the kingslayer, whether his reasons are justified or not. and i believe that in the world of westeros, the people believe a knight of the kingsguard must protect the king, not kill him.
that is why he is so hated. if he had been part of the opposing force or just plainly, not a member of the king's inner circle, things would probably be seen differently.
i think jaime's situation is a perfect example of what grrm is trying to tell us. things aren't clear cut. things aren't always what they seem and people do bad things for good reasons and good things for bad reasons.
i also don't think jaime lost his hand as payment for killing the king. that would be too "good triumphs over evil". i think he lost his hand to force him to see things differently. had he kept his hand, i doubt his character would change as greatly as we are seeing. however, the people of westeros may see it as justice served.
but until he does something equally as shocking, (and i have no doubt that he will!) he will be called kingslayer by the people. the people don't know how evil aerys was. only that he was killed by his guard. isn't brutus forever known for killing caeser?
btw, i just finished reading a chapter where victarion battles. yes, i can see all the swash buckling you described in your last post. i agree, they do seem very interesting.
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Date: 2011-07-05 01:18 pm (UTC)that is why he is so hated. if he had been part of the opposing force or just plainly, not a member of the king's inner circle, things would probably be seen differently.
i think jaime's situation is a perfect example of what grrm is trying to tell us. things aren't clear cut. things aren't always what they seem and people do bad things for good reasons and good things for bad reasons.
i also don't think jaime lost his hand as payment for killing the king. that would be too "good triumphs over evil". i think he lost his hand to force him to see things differently. had he kept his hand, i doubt his character would change as greatly as we are seeing. however, the people of westeros may see it as justice served.
but until he does something equally as shocking, (and i have no doubt that he will!) he will be called kingslayer by the people. the people don't know how evil aerys was. only that he was killed by his guard. isn't brutus forever known for killing caeser?
btw, i just finished reading a chapter where victarion battles. yes, i can see all the swash buckling you described in your last post. i agree, they do seem very interesting.