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Benevolence In Viserys Virtues
Viserys does not show benevolence. All of his actions are fueled by selfishness and his desire to become king. His lack of benevolence is shown with the way that he threatens his sister and physically and verbally abuses her. On the other hand Ned Stark shows benevolence when he refuses to be apart of the assassinations of Daenerys and her unborn baby. Ned loaths the idea of killing a girl just because she may become a threat.
Benevolence is not an effective virtue because, in Ned’s case, it could actually lead to a battle and deaths. Additionally, it is not very effective in Viserys’ situation either because it caused others, mainly his sister, to have negative feelings towards him which leads to his ultimate downfall. I think that whether
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