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Claudius killed King Hamlet, his brother, and married his sister-in-law, Gertrude, in order to become King of Denmark in William Shakespeare's Hamlet.; In the Thomas Harris novel Hannibal, Margot Verger kills her brother Mason as revenge for his abuse of her when they were younger, as she was encouraged to do by her former therapist, Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
The novel begins with a prologue, which describes the setting, the physical landscape around the two towns, Truth on the American side and the reserve Bright Water on the Canadian. The two towns are separated by the Shield river, which also marks the national border, and ineffectually connected by an uncompleted bridge and a "ferry," an old ...
The youngest of the three men draws the shortest straw and departs; while he is away, the remaining two plot to overpower and both stab him upon his return. However, the one who leaves for town plots to kill the other two to keep the treasure all for himself and does not repent: he purchases rat poison and laces the wine. When he returns with ...
Nan Balat is one of Shallan's brothers, a lighteyed Veden. After Nan Helaran, Balat's eldest brother, was proclaimed dead by their father, Balat gained the title 'Nan', making him first in line. Rysn is a young woman from Thaylenah, an apprentice merchant. She travels with Vstim to Shinovar.
Fratricide (from Latin fratricidium; from frater 'brother' and -cīdium 'killing' – the assimilated root of caedere 'to kill, cut down') is the act of killing one's own brother. It can either be done directly or via the use of either a hired or an indoctrinated intermediary (an assassin). The victim need not be the perpetrator's biological ...
Rhythm of War consists of one prologue, 117 chapters, 12 interludes and an epilogue. [2] It is preceded by Oathbringer . As with Kaladin in The Way of Kings , Shallan in Words of Radiance , and Dalinar in Oathbringer , Rhythm of War has a sequence of flashback chapters, this time for characters Eshonai and Venli.
Brothers is a thriller novel by William Goldman. It is the sequel to his 1974 novel Marathon Man and is Goldman's final novel. Daniel Woodrell wrote in The Washington Post that "The ultimate significance of the title becomes clear only in the surprising, explosive twist at the end." [1] The BBC later aired a radio adaptation. [2]
Drole proceeds to place everyone in random pairs for a series of tag-team battles. Elizabeth and Elaine manage to defeat two assassin brothers who were killed off despite Elizabeth healing them out of kindness. Meliodas and Ban kill two of Gloxinia’s Blue Demons as an afterthought while arguing over whether Elizabeth or Elaine is the ideal woman.