The only one in his family who treated him with any semblance of affection was his brother for which he held him in high regard. There was an additional prophecy that was made to his sister that alienated her further. However, this did not make life any easier for him as he had to deal with the hatred of his father and sister as they really believed that he was the cause of his mother’s death. Though what he has to go through is difficult, the pain of this is eased by the wealth, power and social standing that he and his family has. He is also the perfect example of how it is better to be born with a disadvantage if you are rich rather than when you are poor. The thing is for Tyrion, his intellect and love of learning is the main weapon where his kin and enemies draw their swords out, he draws upon his wits, though he is capable of immense bravery when required. He is known to have a piercing gaze that has most people letting their inner thoughts out. The fact is though not big and strong, he more than makes up for this, by being very strong intellectually. Endowed with the peculiar cast of features that are a dwarf’s lot along with one eye each of a different color, he was often called the halfman or an imp. And the fact that his mother died giving birth to him would have made him even more disliked by his own sire due to the associated pain. Being born a dwarf cannot be a good thing to happen in a time and place where strength, valor and physical prowess was sought after. However, these are just incidental details, what makes his words so profound is the kind of life he had to lead. Let us see – Tyrion is a part of the Lannister House being the youngest child. His path to Daenerys was laid and the story is far better for it.Tyrion Lannister Quotes That Are Actually Useful In Real Life Tyrion's contempt for his father came forth in his tirade about the trumped up charges against him and why they were made in the first place and it is clearly the moment when the old manner in which Westeros was run lost his allegiance. Martin concerning society's problems stemming from fathers deserting their own children? Perhaps not but we can certainly glean that as something to consider. Tyrion and Tywin, Lord Tarley and Sam, Walder Frey and his two dottering boys as well as several others. There is a major theme which runs through the show concerning fathers and how poorly they treat their children. And, minus the help of his brother in escaping his cell, he would have. He's guilty of being something his father hates through no fault of his own and is now expected to pay for it with his life. This pretty much summed it all up and might have been a foreshadowing of Tyrion's eventual murder of Tywin. Here are our 15 favorite quips from the estimable and strangely eloquent Imp. Face it, we've all encountered people who either think they're better than us or actually are better through no effort of their own. He makes us feel a little sorry for him and then, just as quickly, lets us know he never needed our sympathy.Īlthough they are filled with wisdom less often than scorn, his words give us a very guttural satisfaction. His personality, which switches constantly and smoothly between condescension, coercion and contempt is unusually attractive to the audience because he is normally plying it against a far more egregious character such as his sister or some other party, which desires his imminent and painful death. In fact, we wouldn't find ourselves rooting for the half-man known as Tyrion if the rest of his family weren't irritating blowhards and inbreeders. They were all born with silver spoons in their mouths, have despicable airs of entitlement to them and will throw pretty much anyone they come in contact with under the bus-or carriage as it were-provided they are not also a Lannister.
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