Lion In Winter

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Term Paper Title	Lion In Winter
# of Words	1031
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	4.12

Lion In Winter

"Manipulation in Winter"

     Lion in Winter is the chess game as portrayed in Becket.  There are kings and queens, but the most important ones are the pawns.  The pawns are what makes this story grow.  Everyone in this story is playing their own chess game for their own reasons.  The most dangerous ones are the one that have nothing to lose.
     Everyone is hungry for power: Henry, Eleanor, Richard, John, Geoffrey, and Phillip.  This thirst for power all started when Henry III, the rightful heir, died.  In a normal setting, the next in line should receive the kingdom, but this is not a normal family.  So, everyone vying for the throne will use manipulation to get what they want.  In Lion in Winter, there are many ultimatums, ulterior motives, and broken promises which equal out to manipulation.
     Alice is King Phillips of Frances' sister.  She was betrothed to Henry III, so whomever marries her gets the kingdom.  Phillip wants her to get married or he wants his dowry back.  Alice is used as a pawn to see whom inherits the thrown.
     Eleanor wants her son, Richard to be king, but she mostly wants to hurt Henry.  The way to hurt Henry is to see that John does not get the thrown and to see to it that she has the Aquitaine province.  Those who know Richard know that the way to get at him is to tell them how much they love him.  Eleanor calls for Richard in her bedroom and he is curious about her true intentions.  She says that she merely wants a reunion.  He listens, but knows how deceitful she is and he says, "We could tangle spiders in the webs you weave."
     Nobody ever knows when Henry is being sincere.  "When your opponent uses sincerity, that's when it gets awfully confusing."  John, Henry's favorite son, does not even know when he is merely acting.  So, when Henry announces that Richard is going to be the new heir, he is playing with John's emotions.
     Geoffrey is always looking for a chance to come in.  He does not care if he is the last resort, he just wants to be king.  Geoffrey drops as John's chancellor because he wants to be on the winning side (at least that's what he says).  He is always thinking about himself and ways to get his foot in the door.  He even told his mother that he would walk John into the trap that his mother sets.  But that would only be true if he could have something to gain.  However, people can see right through Geoffrey and they know exactly what he wants and what he will do to get it.  Eleanor even says that ...

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