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Zuotengdazuo Posted 8 years ago
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Surely Tywin would never have dreamed that same fate awaited his own golden daughter
Until the day their lord father’s heart had burst in his chest as he was ascending a steep flight of steps to her bed, that is. All the self-seekers who had named themselves her friends and cultivated her favor had abandoned her quickly enough when Tywin had her stripped naked and paraded through Lannisport to the docks, like a common whore. Though no man laid a hand on her, that walk spelled the end of her power. Surely Tywin would never have dreamed that same fate awaited his own golden daughter. (Game of Thrones)
Context: Tywin Lannister is Ser Kevan Lannister's older brother. And this quote is part of Ser Kevan's memory of their lord father and the father's mistress. This mistress is lowborn, compared to the highborn Lannisters. But the father is weak and submissive to her so she wield immense power over their house and their subjects. The son Tywin thinks this dishonors the Lannisters so when their father dies he has managed to punished this mistress. Now Tywin is old and he is dead too and his daughter has suffered the same punishment.
Hi. Dear everyone. Sorry for writing too much. But I'd like to know how to understand the bold part. Does it refer to an imaginary/unreal situation?
Thank you for reading my thread and your teaching in advance!
Context: Tywin Lannister is Ser Kevan Lannister's older brother. And this quote is part of Ser Kevan's memory of their lord father and the father's mistress. This mistress is lowborn, compared to the highborn Lannisters. But the father is weak and submissive to her so she wield immense power over their house and their subjects. The son Tywin thinks this dishonors the Lannisters so when their father dies he has managed to punished this mistress. Now Tywin is old and he is dead too and his daughter has suffered the same punishment.
Hi. Dear everyone. Sorry for writing too much. But I'd like to know how to understand the bold part. Does it refer to an imaginary/unreal situation?
Thank you for reading my thread and your teaching in advance!
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zuotengdazuo Now Tywin is old and he is dead too You'll need to explain this. In English you can't be 'old' and 'dead'. Once you are dead, nobody will say that you're old.
- zuotengdazuo Now Tywin is old and he is dead too You'll need to explain this.
- In English you can't be 'old' and 'dead'.
- Once you are dead, nobody will say that you're old.
- "Old" means old and still alive.
- It sounds like you are saying that he's dead.
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zuotengdazuoNow Tywin is old and he is dead too
You'll need to explain this. In English you can't be 'old' and 'dead'. Once you are dead, nobody will say that you're old. "Old" means old and still alive.
It sounds like you are saying that he's dead.
zuotengdazuo his daughter has suffered the same punishment.
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