Nadden Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Here’s some foreshadowing you might appreciate: Quote “A shadow emerged from the dark of the wood. It stood in front of Royce. Tall, it was, and gaunt and hard as old bones, with flesh pale as milk.” (Prologue, AGOT) Here, the word-smith, Martin forging at his iron-desk with a quill and inkwell as his hammer and forge; after dipping his quill, is cleverly placing the “shadow” into the foreground “in front of Royce.” alerting readers that something will be happening alluding to future plot. This is the artistry of Martin’s style. A shadow in the foreground, foreshadow. Paying close attention to the rest of the passage we see a description of the “shadow” … Ideas about this foreshadowing:)?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phylum of Alexandria Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Do you think when Stannis and Melisandre got together there was foreshadowplay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturrrn Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Agreed, Royce here is a metaphor for all of Westeros in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadden Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 I feel like this duel is foreshadowing the duel we don’t see in the next chapter between the stag and the direwolf. Also in Waymar’s duel think there’s some figurative language giving some clues to some different ideas. When Waymar is injured there this line where fire is used as a metaphor for blood. Quote It steamed in the cold, and the droplets seemed read as fire where they touched the snow. (AGOT, Prologue) In the quote it says that it “seemed” red as fire. “Seemed” is used because it only appeared that way in Will’s mind. To his eyes it was actually black. In science, they called this the Purkinje effect. So I read this as the blood, like fire, being black. And black fire on a sword is likely symbolic of the sword Blackfyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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