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I agree. He believed in his own honor and made the mistake that other people had the same honor. He would have felt differently of course if he knew that Jamie pushed his kid out of a tower window.................
Ned Stark was a fool. For a veteran of war, he seemed to be clueless of the game of throne. poorly writing character.
the blood of his men are on his hands.What a fool.
Ibrahim Idris just because someone is a veteran of war doesnt mean their good at the game of thrones. Cersei lannister sums him up in a quote i wasnt able to find the direct quote from the book but i found a clip from the show so ill post that here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63HY... Yes im many ways ned stark was a fool. But he was never written to be anything other than what he was. Nowhere in the book did anyone praise him for his deceitful mind for ability to deftly maneuver his political opponents. Thats not who he was and he died because of it. That however does not make him poorly written.
Yes, what Cygan13 said. The fact that you dislike a character or their traits doesn't mean they're poorly written.
I'm with Cygan. In fact, I would go so far as to say that the traits that make a man a success on the battlefield are different, if not completely opposite, of those that make a man a success at court. Ned is an honorable, straightforward man who has no idea what he's getting into in King's Landing. Is he foolish? Perhaps. He knows he's probably the only honorable man in the whole capital. Yet he has the courage to stick to ideals anyway. I would say his main mistake is underestimating Cersei's ruthlessness, assuming she'll run instead of assassinating the king.
He's not poorly written. In fact, I think he's just the opposite....
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I agree. He believed in his own honor and made the mistake that other people had the same honor. He would have felt differently of course if he knew that Jamie pushed his kid out of a tower window.................
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Ned Stark was a fool. For a veteran of war, he seemed to be clueless of the game of throne. poorly writing character.
the blood of his men are on his hands.What a fool.
Ibrahim Idris just because someone is a veteran of war doesnt mean their good at the game of thrones. Cersei lannister sums him up in a quote i wasnt able to find the direct quote from the book but i found a clip from the show so ill post that here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63HY... Yes im many ways ned stark was a fool. But he was never written to be anything other than what he was. Nowhere in the book did anyone praise him for his deceitful mind for ability to deftly maneuver his political opponents. Thats not who he was and he died because of it. That however does not make him poorly written.
Yes, what Cygan13 said. The fact that you dislike a character or their traits doesn't mean they're poorly written.
I'm with Cygan. In fact, I would go so far as to say that the traits that make a man a success on the battlefield are different, if not completely opposite, of those that make a man a success at court. Ned is an honorable, straightforward man who has no idea what he's getting into in King's Landing. Is he foolish? Perhaps. He knows he's probably the only honorable man in the whole capital. Yet he has the courage to stick to ideals anyway. I would say his main mistake is underestimating Cersei's ruthlessness, assuming she'll run instead of assassinating the king.He's not poorly written. In fact, I think he's just the opposite....
