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A Game of Thrones ‧ 1996
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Tyrion refuses to treat a difficult future as a closed future. The sentence’s wit carries an argument against deciding that another person has nothing left to live for.
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In context
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In Tyrion I of A Game of Thrones, Jaime suggests that death could end the injured Bran’s suffering. Tyrion answers by defending the possibilities left in a life that continues. The scene occurs at Winterfell, before Tyrion’s journey to the Wall.
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- Tyrion I: Tyrion disputes Jaime’s suggestion that injured Bran should die at Winterfell — reference 1Tyrion I: Tyrion disputes Jaime’s suggestion that injured Bran should die at Winterfell; selected line and sceneReference checked
- Tyrion I: Tyrion disputes Jaime’s suggestion that injured Bran should die at Winterfell — reference 2Tyrion I: Tyrion disputes Jaime’s suggestion that injured Bran should die at Winterfell; selected line and sceneReference checked
- Tyrion I: Tyrion disputes Jaime’s suggestion that injured Bran should die at Winterfell — reference 3Tyrion I: Tyrion disputes Jaime’s suggestion that injured Bran should die at Winterfell; selected line and sceneReference checked
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