Game of Thrones - SPOILERS INSIDE

**El Capitano Gatisto** · 05-03-2012, 11:02 AM

You have to see Cersei's actions in the context of her being born a woman. She can't intimidate people directly so she has to use her fanny to control them. She is obviously manipulative but that is the hand that is dealt to her as a woman. She often makes reference to this in the books, that she should have been born a man. She is trying to secure her family's strength, same as pretty much all the characters of the book are doing. Plenty of references are made in the book to Robert beating her as well, which she had to hide from Jaime so as he wouldn't kill Robert, so she put up with a lot from him.

05-03-2012, 11:02 AM	#11
El Capitano Gatisto World Class Raconteur Posts: 29,478	You have to see Cersei's actions in the context of her being born a woman. She can't intimidate people directly so she has to use her fanny to control them. She is obviously manipulative but that is the hand that is dealt to her as a woman. She often makes reference to this in the books, that she should have been born a man. She is trying to secure her family's strength, same as pretty much all the characters of the book are doing. Plenty of references are made in the book to Robert beating her as well, which she had to hide from Jaime so as he wouldn't kill Robert, so she put up with a lot from him.