Next, I will continue to comment on the character Joffrey in the play. He has a weird temperament and a weird behavior. I even think he has been abnormal since childhood. It is hard to guarantee that his values are not caused by spoiling and power.
Every child is an angel. This statement is just a saying, or it means that every child comes to the world like a pure angel, because they are like a piece of white paper and have not been dyed with any color. Born in a royal family, he had no worries about food and clothing, so of course he didn't know what suffering was.
Look at Snow , which is in the position of illegitimate child, and learn to observe the color since childhood. And Joffrey, who is a prince, is probably the only way for others to see his expression. In addition, with a mother like Cersei, it seems normal to respect others if she doesn't understand. Calling for the "hunter dog" Sandor Clicang as "my dog"; interviewing Winterfell , stimulating Robb in the training ground; having no sympathy for Bran , who fell into a coma after falling down the castle, he was ignorant and even slapped in the face after being educated by the little demon; Cersei has agreed to Eight-clawed Spider Varys' suggestion to send Ed to the Great Wall of Desperate, but he temporarily asked to kill Ed, put his head on the spear and hung it on the top of the city; he wanted to give Robb's head to Sansa... he could not enumerate the various bad deeds of this freak one by one.
Parents' spoiling is only one aspect. There are more children in the world who are spoiled by their parents, but few children are born as princes. Power is probably more important to the erosion of Joffrey. I used the word "erosion" because power is a corrosive agent and a drug.
's absolute power leads to absolute corruption. These are all verified truths and do not need too much explanation. It is ridiculous for elements like Joffrey to think that the king is supreme. No one is supreme, and there is law above the king.
I read a little bit about "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" some time ago. Seeing that the emperor was subject to various constraints and the ministers restricted and opposed the emperor's appointment of a crown prince, I realized that the emperor was so frustrated. It was not the supreme power, but it was clearly a layer of constraints on the imperial power by rules and regulations. If the imperial power is still the case, then the prime minister, president and president of modern countries should exercise their power under the law. Former British Prime Minister Cameron resigned because of Brexit referendum , Aunt Mei also resigned, and then Golden Retriever Johnson also resigned, and the United States elected president once every four years. On the same earth, the British and American systems have certain advantages. Whether they are worth learning from by us is probably not able to discuss such issues now, and there is no practical significance.
In the name of "people", we seem to do everything right. Except for the slogans that remind men to urinate, "A small step forward, a big step in civilization", other slogans on the streets must be a landscape of the land of China. In fact, this is not a high-end thing. Urination should be learned in kindergartens. Do you also remind adult men not to wet their crotch? ! I won’t talk about other slogans, they are similar to the slogans, but they look more confusing. I feel deeply saddened by this nation, and even feel that posting more advertisements about Kato Eagle's "violent growth and thickening" has more "practical value" (Note: If you read this short article rashly and haven't heard of this character, you can search for it yourself and will not introduce it here). Statement, I did not advocate posting all over the street, otherwise the effect would be "hehe".
Power is dangerous. People with scepter hold the power of life and death, which controls other people's wealth, life and death. It seems supreme, but it also brings incredible danger to themselves. Joffrey believes that "dogs" like Sandor Clicang will always listen to their own words, believe that the king's orders have absolute power, and never realize the danger behind power. He was poisoned to death on the day of his marriage, which was done by himself. Old Rose and Littlefinger each had their own motivations, but they did something very pleasing. Without power, it is eternal. The conspiracy behind power is like waves, and no one knows what the ending will become tomorrow.
"The grass snake is gray, and it stretches for thousands of miles" (showing off my newly learned idiom), it is said that in the third part of the novel, Joffrey is the mastermind behind the assassination of Bran. Because his father Robert said death was kind to Bran, Joffrey admired his father and wanted to put his father's ideas into action, so he hired a murderer. I stole a keel-inlaid dagger with gems from my father, prepared a few golden deer, and found an unreliable killer, as if this was done (my speculation is here).
I always feel that this dagger is too ostentatious. Killing people does not require any gorgeous tools. What is the difference between an ordinary dagger and a keel-bone dagger with gems inlaid with charcoals? ! When watching the first season, I thought it was Cersei and James who arranged the assassination of Bran. They both had enough motivations, but this dagger seemed a bit too unconsidered.
I never thought it was arranged by Joffrey. Mr. Martin's technique was too ruthless and buried the foreshadowing so deeply. When I looked back, I felt that there was a reasonable factor hidden in the unreasonableness. Perhaps the little devil's two slaps also had a certain stimulating effect. It was because Bran was hit, so Joffrey also hated Bran. In his eyes, something that can be done with a few golden deer is certainly not a big deal.
There is another strange thing about dagger. Littlefinger claims that he is the master of the dagger and lost to the little demon at the martial arts competition. If this is a lie, then a new question arises:
, who did Xiao Finger lose to? Is it the king? Joffrey stole it from his father, or it may not be "stealing", it is all his own things;
2, why did Little Finger frame the little devil? Logically speaking, he didn't know about the assassination of Bran and the failure. He just knew about the eight-chapped spider Varis mentioned the dagger in the brothel. It seems far-fetched to decide to blame others in a few words.
Let’s see how the old man finally smooths out the scene in the book. Such a huge story structure and complex relationships with characters, this dagger is an important prop. Let’s see what clues there will be in the future.