I disagree. Semirhage has been famous her whole life....
Onarishma Send a noteboard - 15/11/2009 12:16:34 PM
The fact that she broke down so quickly and immediately was, I felt, completely unrealistic. If Semirhage's strength really lied in the fact that others viewed her inhuman, she would have never risen to her status in the first place. By using this method, one makes insignificant the fact that she was (I presume) a genius, incredibly powerful in the One Power and one of the foremost leaders in understanding human physiology--with an evil twist. If all that matters is how others view her, then Semirhage had no substance beneath her veil of power. And what I think the actual case is that the Forsaken are not simply veils of power: they are the cream of the crop, the pinnacle of cunning, power, and brutality. They have real power and skills.
This scene demonstrated that Semirhage is not the cream of the crop--that she's in fact a pathetic weakling who only finds strength in others' opinion of her. Such a character would never actually reach her status in the Wheel of Time.
This scene demonstrated that Semirhage is not the cream of the crop--that she's in fact a pathetic weakling who only finds strength in others' opinion of her. Such a character would never actually reach her status in the Wheel of Time.
Even before they found out she was a sick indiidual she was the greates healer ever seen. Her justification for doing evil was that she EARNED it by being so great. No One has doubted she was great since before she was evil. Maybe the breakdown was a little fast but at the same time making someone feel insignificant is not something that you can really take your time doing.
In Semirhages case the only way to do it was with public humiliation. They couldn't waste the time ignoring her which was the only other method. Either it would have worked immeaditely as it did or it wouldn't have worked at all.
As Cadsuane was intended to teach us ALL people are weak no matter how "powerful" they are. Being dissapointed about it is the real naievity.
Semirhage is a genius a monument and came to the shadow as such. Her peers where in awe of her to begin with. She has never know life without awe. And as any smartypants can tell you looking dumb is the worst thing in the world....
"Questions Of Control", pages 278-280 
- 27/10/2009 05:26:53 PM
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- 27/10/2009 05:26:53 PM
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I was conflicted by it
- 27/10/2009 06:48:09 PM
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Remind me what the paragraph was about? The spanking? *NM*
- 27/10/2009 07:08:26 PM
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That be it. *NM*
- 27/10/2009 07:09:39 PM
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I didn't find it funny...
- 27/10/2009 07:28:16 PM
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it was rushed, but i did laugh. my first thought was oooh, leigh on tor is going to be pissed! *NM*
- 28/10/2009 05:10:40 PM
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It wasn't all that funny. I thought it rather obvious. *NM*
- 28/10/2009 01:25:13 AM
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Totally agreed. The most disappointing scene I've read so far. *NM*
- 28/10/2009 05:22:35 PM
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I actually hated this scene, I thought it was utterly unrealistic
- 28/10/2009 05:20:29 PM
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Re: I actually hated this scene, I thought it was utterly unrealistic
- 28/10/2009 07:35:48 PM
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IMO, you've simplified it a bit too much
- 28/10/2009 08:24:33 PM
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I understand the reasons why Semi broke down
- 28/10/2009 09:35:16 PM
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It was a little fast, yes, but I think the basic psychological idea of it was sound.
- 31/10/2009 06:52:28 PM
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I disagree. Semirhage has been famous her whole life....
- 15/11/2009 12:16:34 PM
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So humans don't respond to the other "punishments"? They only respond to spankings from gram-gram?
- 18/11/2009 09:25:13 PM
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