In this chapter, Dany eats the raw, bloody, heart of a stallion so as to ensure her child's masculinity, power, and sex. If Dany couldn't finish the heart, or threw it up, her baby would either be a stillborn, deformed, weak, and/or a girl. After she eats the heart, she goes to cleanse herself in a lake called "the Womb of the World" for more good luck. Also in this chapter, one of the rules of Vaes Dothrak is that "No one may carry a blade here or shed a man's blood" (page 414),which Viserys blatantly ignores because he wants (again) what is owed to him: his army and crown, and if he doesn't get it he'll take Dany back and cut her child out himself. Khal gives him his crown... by pouring melted gold on his head which obviously kills him.
Overarching Theme and Personal Thoughts:
I'd just like to start off my personal thoughts with YAAAAS! Finally, Viserys is killed in the most fitting way possible. I chose this chapter because Dany is my favorite character throughout the whole book and I've enjoyed seeing her develop more, also because I hate Viserys and he finally died. The theme of this chapter has a lot to do with tradition and following the rules. This is true because Dany had to complete the horse heart eating ritual, and Khal followed the rules of Vaes Dothrak by killing Viserys with the melted gold and not shedding any blood. This ties in with the book thus far in the fact that pretty much everything is based on tradition (unless someone gets upset). For example, the rightful heir to the throne in each family is the first born son. Counterexample for my own example, Sam is the rightful heir to his family's throne, but he is fat, awkward, and cowardly, and his father told him he'd either kill him and say it was an accident, or he could "take the black" so his younger (second born) son could take the throne. Also, I've enjoyed the mutual respect that Khal Drogo and Dany have had since their marriage. At first I thought I'd hate Khal because he seemed very cold, but he's gentle towards her and he protects her. Dany eventually sees Viserys for what he really is. When Viserys died, Dany thought "He was no dragon....fire cannot kill a dragon" (page 418). This quote shows that Dany realizes that Viserys is not as big and powerful as he claims to be, but he is just an undeserving coward. I still hate him.
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