04-18-2012, 06:44 PM
I don't recall whats going on at your point in 3, but as the story goes on Jamie becomes more and more of a decent person. Cersei, on the other hand, has gross ineptitude in ruling and increasing power craziness are pretty obvious.
Whatever cards she was dealt in life, her actions once she gets in power are all pretty fucked up although as above, my chronology isn't the best so i'll forgoe being more specific.
If you are going to forgive her because of a perspective of being a woman in a mans world then you also kind of have to take into account of how Jamie turned out like he was - he is essentially shat on by everyone for killing a guy who burned people alive. Not to mention that his actions all started out for love of his sister, the whole reason he joined the Kingsguard, when he was really being used to fuck with Tywin by Aerys.
You'll actually find out her real motivations in pretty much everything in life when the flashback to her childhood happens, don't remember when that is though.
In general I would certainly wait to make judgments on any characters for a while, but then again since there are + or - 2 books left, I suppose that could go for all of us.
Whatever cards she was dealt in life, her actions once she gets in power are all pretty fucked up although as above, my chronology isn't the best so i'll forgoe being more specific.
If you are going to forgive her because of a perspective of being a woman in a mans world then you also kind of have to take into account of how Jamie turned out like he was - he is essentially shat on by everyone for killing a guy who burned people alive. Not to mention that his actions all started out for love of his sister, the whole reason he joined the Kingsguard, when he was really being used to fuck with Tywin by Aerys.
You'll actually find out her real motivations in pretty much everything in life when the flashback to her childhood happens, don't remember when that is though.
In general I would certainly wait to make judgments on any characters for a while, but then again since there are + or - 2 books left, I suppose that could go for all of us.