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Ice And Fire Comparison

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In the fantastic novel A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R Martin, every family dream to sit on the iron throne. From the vicious Lannisters to the cold-blooded Stark, everyone in Westeros cherishes the moment they will be the king. Over the Great Wall, winter is coming: white walkers, sort of ice zombies, threaten the peace of the kingdom. In Essos, Daenerys commands and conquers, leading the Dothraki. Games of Thrones, the publically acclaimed cinematic adaptation of the book, realized by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, is partially faithful to the book. However, some characters have been sadly changed, the narrative diversity is lost in the series and some plot points negatively differed from the book.

First of all, many protagonists from the book have been changed or removed for viewing purposes, creating an undesired change. For example, in the book, Tyrion Lannister, the dwarf, has his nose chopped after losing it in the Battle of Blackwater . His scarce makes him even scarier, adding it to his physical condition. On the other hand, in the cinematic …show more content…

The biggest difference between A Song of Ice and Fire and Games of Thrones concerning the plot is the removal of Lady Stoneheart., the reincarnation of Catelyn Stark. After the Red Wedding, Lady Stark is reincarnated in order to avenge her children, murdered at the wedding. This whole plot twist is deleted in the cinematic adaptation, which is regrettable, because seeing a mother get the gratification of avenging her children is oddly satisfying. Some other plot twist are modified in the series, such as the fate of Shireen Baratheon. In the novel, she lived through the story without any problems. In Games of Thrones, Shireen is sacrificed by her father to R’hllor, the god of light. This variance was shocking, considering she is an innocent burned by her procreator and the non-utility of this

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