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Originally Posted by NewChief
The way he writes it should also lead you to the conclusion that Cersei is intended to be much less sympathetic than Catelyn.
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Yep. But, why?
Is it because he believes Catelyn deserves more sympathy, or is he making a point? I liked Catelyn much more than Cersei the first time I read the books. Then, after looking into them more, I'm not so sure. I came to the conclusion that they both have their kids as their top priority, but Cersei is willing to go to more extreme measures than Catelyn. However, seeing what Catelyn does when she comes across a band of outlaws she can control makes me wonder if that's true. Now I'm wondering if Cersei is just more "creative" in her schemes.
Obviously none of the characters are black or white, except maybe Ned and Gregor. Cersei is probably a darker grey than Catelyn, but I'm not sure by how much. I'm also not sure how much of the difference between them is due to themselves vs those around them. I'd expect someone raised by Tywin and married to Robert to be of looser morals than someone raised by Hoster Tully and married to Ned.