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And the most painful torments were caused by Egwene moratcorlm Send a noteboard - 20/12/2010 09:31:44 AM
As Nynaeve anticipates, "Egwene would be among the most harsh. To show that she had been right in raising Nynaeve." That is, Nynaeve knows that Egwene would try to cause her pain, and knows why: "to show that she had been right"; that is, to advance her own political career. Whether Nynaeve is right about this (and Egwene did admit that at least the two tests Nynaeve was most revolted by, Emond's Field and Lan, were of her personal devising), I see no reason to believe that she changed her assessment of the situation.

And since, in politics, belief is more important than actuality, that's the key issue. Egwene forced Nynaeve to present herself for torture, both knowing full well why – to stabilize Egwene's personal position – and made no credible apologies for it. That's goes beyond Egwene's usual narcissistic comportment and well into tyranny.
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Egwene, a poor leader? - 16/12/2010 05:59:15 PM 2224 Views
Egwene isn't supposed to be a leader. She's a dictator and a politician. - 16/12/2010 08:21:13 PM 1389 Views
Well! No love lost there - 17/12/2010 01:52:59 PM 879 Views
Re: Egwene, a poor leader? - 16/12/2010 09:35:44 PM 1165 Views
Re: Egwene, a poor leader? - 16/12/2010 10:53:20 PM 1070 Views
Re: Egwene, a poor leader? - 17/12/2010 03:07:40 AM 1166 Views
Exactly how loyal do you think Nynaeve and Elayne are? - 17/12/2010 04:52:34 AM 943 Views
Re: Exactly how loyal do you think Nynaeve and Elayne are? - 17/12/2010 05:44:30 AM 1053 Views
That was the case a few books back - 17/12/2010 07:44:32 AM 1052 Views
Re: That was the case a few books back - 17/12/2010 10:14:36 AM 1057 Views
Re: Egwene, a poor leader? - 17/12/2010 02:30:48 PM 1113 Views
Re: Egwene, a poor leader? - 17/12/2010 08:25:39 PM 883 Views
Re: Egwene, a poor leader? - 18/12/2010 05:06:21 AM 1046 Views
Re: Egwene, a poor leader? - 19/12/2010 08:41:31 PM 955 Views
Torturing Nynaeve for exclusively her own political ends. *NM* - 20/12/2010 12:14:55 AM 564 Views
Re: Torturing Nynaeve for exclusively her own political ends. - 20/12/2010 01:24:12 AM 1003 Views
And the most painful torments were caused by Egwene - 20/12/2010 09:31:44 AM 1117 Views
That's not quite true. - 20/12/2010 06:47:33 PM 933 Views
That's not quite accurate. - 21/12/2010 01:22:26 AM 1168 Views
Re: Egwene, a poor leader? - 20/12/2010 12:57:42 AM 882 Views
Re: Egwene, a poor leader? - 20/12/2010 02:02:05 AM 1037 Views
Re: Egwene, a poor leader? - 22/12/2010 07:08:37 AM 950 Views
She has the same power base as any Amyrlin - the Aes Sedai, the artisans, Guards & citizens of TV - 17/12/2010 05:51:20 PM 1038 Views
Ta'veren vs. Mary Sue - 17/12/2010 07:33:28 PM 1424 Views
I see them as being the same thing. - 17/12/2010 08:11:30 PM 1049 Views
I don't think the case can be made for Rand having it easy - 17/12/2010 11:04:58 PM 966 Views
Funniest statement I've ever seen on here. - 18/12/2010 05:22:28 AM 1062 Views
Agree with your comments. - 20/12/2010 03:12:32 PM 1255 Views
You need to post more about Egwene - 17/12/2010 08:16:19 PM 1013 Views
Nah. Just a hyopcrite. *NM* - 17/12/2010 09:28:28 PM 527 Views
Yes, but for completely different reasons... - 18/12/2010 12:35:23 AM 1085 Views
Yes, communication is key. - 18/12/2010 05:32:01 AM 946 Views
You think Egwene has more power than Tuon? - 18/12/2010 12:27:01 PM 906 Views
Re: You think Egwene has more power than Tuon? - 18/12/2010 02:41:25 PM 832 Views
Definitely... - 18/12/2010 03:24:12 PM 948 Views
Where does the 200000 number come from? *NM* - 18/12/2010 03:36:22 PM 480 Views
That's not right... - 19/12/2010 12:56:25 AM 913 Views
Re: That's not right... - 19/12/2010 11:38:54 PM 1037 Views
What's said above. Plus - 19/12/2010 11:00:42 AM 887 Views
More explanations... - 20/12/2010 02:51:25 AM 911 Views
Re: More explanations... - 20/12/2010 09:40:46 AM 967 Views
Aiel, Cairhien and Andor are NOT under Egwenes power. - 20/12/2010 02:46:44 PM 974 Views
Re: More explanations... - 20/12/2010 03:58:58 PM 1093 Views
An Amyrlin doesn't really have a power base. - 18/12/2010 05:43:12 AM 1017 Views
I think comparing Egwene to McCain is asking for trouble on several fronts. - 20/12/2010 12:33:04 AM 916 Views
She has a pretty powerful weapon... - 20/12/2010 02:41:32 AM 936 Views
RJ is more powerful. - 20/12/2010 03:25:49 AM 1057 Views
I'd advise a re-read. Of ToM, and maybe the whole series... - 20/12/2010 03:58:03 AM 976 Views
Re: I'd advise a re-read. Of ToM, and maybe the whole series... - 21/12/2010 09:08:20 PM 977 Views
Re: She has a pretty powerful weapon... - 20/12/2010 09:46:22 AM 1012 Views
Re: She has a pretty powerful weapon... - 20/12/2010 09:55:03 AM 881 Views
Re: She has a pretty powerful weapon... - 20/12/2010 10:27:59 AM 974 Views
One example of this... - 20/12/2010 11:15:03 AM 1008 Views
Re: One example of this... - 20/12/2010 11:22:10 AM 874 Views
Re: She has a pretty powerful weapon... - 20/12/2010 11:08:35 AM 953 Views
That's not quite true. - 20/12/2010 10:35:45 PM 967 Views

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