Difference between revisions of "The Bloody Hand"
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− | '''''The Bloody Hand''''' is a performance play put on by [[mummer]]s in [[Braavos]]. | + | {{warning/twow}} |
+ | '''''The Bloody Hand''''' is a performance play put on by the [[mummer]]s of [[the Gate]] in [[Braavos]]. It was written by [[Phario Forel]].<ref name="mercy">[http://www.georgerrmartin.com/excerpt-from-the-winds-of-winter/ ''The Winds of Winter''], Mercy sample chapter</ref> | ||
==About== | ==About== | ||
− | The play is likely based on events that have taken place in [[Westeros]]. It offers two kings, the fat one and the boy. [[Izembaro]] plays the fat one. It is not a large part, but has a fine speech as he | + | The play is likely based on recent events that have taken place in [[Westeros]]. It offers two kings, the fat one and the boy. [[Izembaro]] plays the fat one. It is not a large part, but has a fine speech as he lies dying, and a splendid fight with a demonic [[boar]] before that. The play opens in a [[lichyard]]. There is a [[wedding]] scene. There is rape scene in the second act.<ref name="mercy" /> |
===Characters=== | ===Characters=== | ||
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* the [[Robert Baratheon|fat king]] - played by [[Izembaro]] | * the [[Robert Baratheon|fat king]] - played by [[Izembaro]] | ||
* the [[Joffrey Baratheon|boy king]] | * the [[Joffrey Baratheon|boy king]] | ||
− | * the boar - played by | + | * the [[boar]] - played by [[Big Brusco]] |
* the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]] - played by [[Marro]] | * the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]] - played by [[Marro]] | ||
* the [[Cersei Lannister|Queen]] - played by [[Lady Stork]] | * the [[Cersei Lannister|Queen]] - played by [[Lady Stork]] | ||
− | * the [[ | + | * the [[maiden]] rape victim (possibly inspired by [[Shae]] or [[Sansa Stark]]) - played by [[Arya Stark|Mercy]] |
==Recent Events== | ==Recent Events== | ||
===''The Winds of Winter''=== | ===''The Winds of Winter''=== | ||
− | + | In Braavos, the mummers of [[the Gate]] perform ''The Bloody Hand'' in honor of [[Harys Swyft]], an envoy from the [[Seven Kingdoms]].<ref name="mercy" /> | |
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
− | {{Quote|The seven-faced god has cheated me. My [[Tywin Lannister|noble sire]] he made of purest gold, and gold he made my siblings, [[Jaime Lannister|boy]] and [[Cersei Lannister|girl]]. But I am formed of darker stuff, of bones and blood and clay, twisted into this rude shape you see before you.}} | + | {{Quote|[[The Seven|The seven-faced god]] has cheated me. My [[Tywin Lannister|noble sire]] he made of purest [[gold]], and gold he made my siblings, [[Jaime Lannister|boy]] and [[Cersei Lannister|girl]]. But I am formed of darker stuff, of bones and blood and clay, twisted into this rude shape you see before you.<ref name="mercy" />|the dwarf}} |
− | {{Quote|Give me the cup | + | {{Quote|Give me the cup, for I shall drink deep. And if it tastes of gold and lion's blood, so much the better. As I cannot be the hero, let me be the monster, and lesson them in fear in place of love.<ref name="mercy" />|the dwarf, to the Stranger}} |
− | {{Quote|Oh, no, no, no.}} | + | {{Quote|Oh, no, no, no.<ref name="mercy" />|the maiden}} |
− | {{Quote|Don't, oh don't, don't touch me.}} | + | {{Quote|Don't, oh don't, don't touch me.<ref name="mercy" />|the maiden}} |
− | {{Quote|Please, m'lord, I am still a maiden.}} | + | {{Quote|Please, m'lord, I am still a maiden.<ref name="mercy" />|the maiden}} |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[es:La Mano Sangrienta]] | [[es:La Mano Sangrienta]] | ||
[[fr:The Bloody Hand]] | [[fr:The Bloody Hand]] | ||
+ | [[pt:A Mão Sangrenta]] |
Revision as of 18:14, 29 December 2022
| Warning This information has thus far been released in a sample chapter for The Winds of Winter, and might therefore not be in finalized form. Keep in mind that the content as described below is still subject to change. |
The Bloody Hand is a performance play put on by the mummers of the Gate in Braavos. It was written by Phario Forel.[1]
About
The play is likely based on recent events that have taken place in Westeros. It offers two kings, the fat one and the boy. Izembaro plays the fat one. It is not a large part, but has a fine speech as he lies dying, and a splendid fight with a demonic boar before that. The play opens in a lichyard. There is a wedding scene. There is rape scene in the second act.[1]
Characters
- the Bloody Hand a.k.a. the demonic dwarf - played by Bobono
- the fat king - played by Izembaro
- the boy king
- the boar - played by Big Brusco
- the Stranger - played by Marro
- the Queen - played by Lady Stork
- the maiden rape victim (possibly inspired by Shae or Sansa Stark) - played by Mercy
Recent Events
The Winds of Winter
In Braavos, the mummers of the Gate perform The Bloody Hand in honor of Harys Swyft, an envoy from the Seven Kingdoms.[1]
Quotes
The seven-faced god has cheated me. My noble sire he made of purest gold, and gold he made my siblings, boy and girl. But I am formed of darker stuff, of bones and blood and clay, twisted into this rude shape you see before you.[1]
—the dwarf
Give me the cup, for I shall drink deep. And if it tastes of gold and lion's blood, so much the better. As I cannot be the hero, let me be the monster, and lesson them in fear in place of love.[1]
—the dwarf, to the Stranger
Oh, no, no, no.[1]
—the maiden
Don't, oh don't, don't touch me.[1]
—the maiden
Please, m'lord, I am still a maiden.[1]
—the maiden