And if the song were not enough, the shattered castles of the Reynes and Tarbecks still stood as mute testimony to the fate that awaited those who chose to scorn the power of Casterly Rock. “The Crag is not so far from Tarbeck Hall and Castamere,” Tyrion pointed out. “You’d think the Westerlings might have ridden past and seen the lesson there.”
“Mayhaps they have,” Lord Tywin said. “They are well aware of Castamere, I promise you.” (Game of Thrones)
The context:
Once the lord of Tarbeck Hall and lord of Castamere had rebelled against their liege lord Tywin, lord of Casterly Rock, and Tywin destroyed their forces and castles mercilessly. Now Tywin's bannermen the Westerlings of The Crag also betrayed lord Tywin. However, this time Tywin didn't seemed to have been enraged as much as his son Tyrion would have expected.
Hi. I have some questions about the underlined part.
I wonder if the expression "You’d think" express the idea of "contrary to your expectations" here? If so, I find the conversation a bit strange?
And are "might have ridden past and seen" and "might ride past and see" interchangeable here?
Thank you.
I believe the show is using modern dialect to encourage modern viewers to relate. I believe the story is a fantasy setting, so that's legit. The other bits are, mayhap, faux dialect.
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I believe the show is using modern dialect to encourage modern viewers to relate. I believe the story is a fantasy setting, so that's legit.
The other bits are, mayhap, faux dialect.
It is expressing some sarcasm. It means that anyone would conclude that they did ride by and they did learn a lesson from it. It means "of course they did."
"...might have ridden past and seen" and "...might ride past and see" are not the same because the first refers to the past and the second refers to the future.