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The Witch-king of Angmar / Éowyn, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
You fool. No man can kill me. Die now. / I am no man.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The threat relies on a category that excludes the person standing before him. Éowyn makes that mistaken assumption the point of her answer.
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In context
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On the Pelennor Fields in The Return of the King, the Witch-king claims that no man can kill him. Éowyn answers by revealing who is confronting him. Merry’s intervention helps create the opening that allows her to defeat him.
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- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King — scene and wording reference 1Selected line and its sceneReference checked
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King — scene and wording reference 2Selected line and its sceneReference checked
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