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06/27/10(Sun)19:00 No.36902272>>36901992
I
agree with this about Griffith losing his cool, but would also add
another point.
Griffith believes firmly in his own destiny. He
believes that he is a 'key', chosen by god or fate or whatever to rule
the world. Hence, he believes that he is invincible. You can't die if
you're destined to be king. This is illustrated by his lack of concern
for being poisoned when he's shot with an arrow during the hunt. He
doesn't think that there's any reason to check the wound, because,
again, he believes himself invincible. Fate would never let him die from
something as stupid as an arrow during a hunt - he is destined for
greater things.
Having said that, he also believes that
everything will always go according to his own plans. And everything
always has. Guts is the first person to ever challenge that. And so,
when guts leaves, Griffith for the first time experiences this horrible
existential doubt about who he is. His entire fate is being brought into
question, because things are not supposed to go against his will.
This,
I think, is a huge part of the reason why he rushes to the princess.
He's tempting fate. He wants to view Guts leaving as a fluke. He wants
to prove to himself that he can fuck the princess and get away with it,
and nothing will happen to him. He's retesting his invincibility, and
his fate. |