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<blockquote data-quote="Sagan Darkside" data-source="post: 650618" data-attributes="member: 9270">Re: Re: Debunking the myth there are no &quot;heroes&quot; in &quot;A Song of Ice &amp; Fire&quot;Good for the former. Evil for the latter.&nbsp;Evil- and I have to wonder about anyone who thinks otherwise. Just because one can see into his sick demented head, does not make the creep sympathetic. &nbsp;I already said it once, but since this thread is so long I guess I can not expect someone to read every post- I don't see it as a choice between having good/evil characters versus having complex characters. Shakespeare's works was filled with characters that proved that true. Life is filled with examples of good/evil people who are complex in their behavior/motives. That complexity does not make it difficult to draw a line on which side of the good/evil line they sit.Granted- it may take to the end of their story/life to make that judgement, but since pov characters are so intimate to the readers.. I think matters are pretty clear in this case.&nbsp;And that would make it &quot;really simple&quot; how? I don't live my life by the AD&amp;D alignment philosophy. SD</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sagan Darkside, post: 650618, member: 9270"] [b]Re: Re: Debunking the myth there are no "heroes" in "A Song of Ice & Fire"[/b] Good for the former. Evil for the latter. Evil- and I have to wonder about anyone who thinks otherwise. Just because one can see into his sick demented head, does not make the creep sympathetic. I already said it once, but since this thread is so long I guess I can not expect someone to read every post- I don't see it as a choice between having good/evil characters versus having complex characters. Shakespeare's works was filled with characters that proved that true. Life is filled with examples of good/evil people who are complex in their behavior/motives. That complexity does not make it difficult to draw a line on which side of the good/evil line they sit. Granted- it may take to the end of their story/life to make that judgement, but since pov characters are so intimate to the readers.. I think matters are pretty clear in this case. And that would make it "really simple" how? I don't live my life by the AD&D alignment philosophy. SD [/QUOTE]

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