4.1.2 Smart
Queen Attolia is smart because she always thinks carefully before doing something, and she always has a good plan to her benefit. This can be seen from
the following incidents: Queen Attolia is smart. It can be said because the Queen always considers
what she will do and always has a good plan to do it. She cancels hanging the thief and she has her guards take him back to his cell and lets him wait, while she
decides what is best to do with him. She is very smart in satisfying herself by hurting the thief and his queen more.
“That was hasty of me ,” she said. She continued to stare into Eugenides’s face but spoke to the guards. “Take him back to his cell and let him wait. I
believe,” she said slowly, “I will think a little more before I decide what’s best to do with you.” p. 25
The incident above proves that Queen Attolia is smart as known from her speech that she wants to think twice for the best for herself and the worst for the
thief. It is analyzed through Murphy’s methods of characterization 1972. In this case, it is derived from the speech pp.164-166.
When the thief will be given a punishment, he offers himself to be at Queen Attolia’s service, but she refuses. She refuses because she has offered the same
thing before, but the thief refused it for his queen, Queen Eddis. Queen Attolia refuses it because she does not want to be tricked again.
“Your Majesty.” He turned to her and said desperately, ”Let me serve you. Let me be your Thief.”
Atolia shook her head. ”I offered you a position in my service once before. You refused me for a mistress you said was more kind.” p. 30
The incident above proves that Queen Attolia is smart because Eugenides offers to the Queen to be at her service, but she refuses it because she does not
want to be tricked. It is analyzed through Murphy’s methods of characterization 1972. In this case, it is derived from the speech pp.164-166.
Queen Attolia thinks that by using the thief as a weapon, a lovely thief of Queen Eddis, she can stand against her enemy. She wants to hurt Eddis more in
every level by cutting Eugenides’s right hand. Queen Attolia says to Eugenides that his queen thinks she is safe by sending him to Attolia, but she is wrong
because Queen Attolia is smart, so she can do anything to stand against her. “Your queen thinks she is safe sending you to me because I cannot use you
against her. I think I can. And what I want is not what Eddis chooses to give me. p. 31
The incident above proves that Queen Attolia is smart as known from her speech when she says to Eugenides that she can do anything with him to stand
against his queen. It is analyzed through Murphy’s methods of characterization 1972. In this case, it is derived from the speech 164-166.
Queen Attolia says that his queen let the thief be hanged, but not to make it so painful in every level. Queen Attolia says that it will not happen with him,
because she still thinks that there is a way to do the best for her and the worse for him. She is so unpredictable and smart to do her plan.
“Your ambassador says your queen has accepted my right to have you hanged,” said Attolia. “But not to have you flogged to death, nor to have
you hung upside down from my palace walls, nor to have you starve to death in a cage in the courtyard.”
“I care very little for the opinion of any god, but I still think tradition might hold the best solution to my problems with you.” p. 31
The incident above proves that Queen Attolia is smart as known from her speech when she says to Eugenides that she actually can do anyhing she wants.
She is careful in making and to do her plan. Queen Attolia always hangs those who oppose and betray her. She also thinks
that the thief should be hanged from her palace wall so that there will be no lovely thief for Queen Eddis who can steal any more, but there is her councilor who
prompts her to think twice in what she will do with Eddis’ thief. Then, queen Attolia chooses to cut off the thief’s right hand. She thinks that the thief cannot
steal any more with one hand and the queen Ediss will open the river of Aracthus. She bent over Eugenides again, needing to be sure her punishment had
been effective. “Eugenides,” she said, “what can you steal with only one hand?”
“Nothing,” he answered hopelessly. Attolia nodded. p. 34
The incident above proves that Queen Attolia is smart a known from her speech to Eugenides. She knows that Eugenides cannot steal anymore with one
hand, so she makes sure by asking him like the conversation above. It is analyzed through Murphy’s methods of characterization 1972. In this case, it is derived
from the speech pp.164-166. Queen Attolia is always jealous toward Queen Eddis because she has many
people who love her and are loyal to her, especially because she has Eugenides. This is why Queen Attolia wants to hurt Eddis’ heart at every level by cutting the
thief’s right hand. She is smart to make it succeed. If she’d wanted Eddis to be without the Thief’s services, she could have
executed him. She meant to hurt Eddis at every level, and she had succeeded. p. 41
The incident above proves that Queen Attolia is smart as seen from the author’s comment that Queen Attolia changes her mind to make her satisfied
pp.170-171. Queen Attolia always does something by thinking the best way to get what
she wants. It is also said when Nahuseresh has a conversation with Kamet, his secretary. They talk about how Queen Attolia handles her throne.
“She’s held the throne for some time,” the secretary said cautiously. “She secured her throne with brilliant tactics early on that were no doubt
those of an advisor, probably the Baron Oronus, or Erondites’s father.“ p. 72
The insident above proves that Queen Attolia is smart as known from the conversation between Nahuseresh and Kamet about Queen Attolia. It is analyzed
through Murphy’s methods of characterization 1972. In this case, it is derived from the conversation of other characters pp.167-168.
Though Queen Attolia is without a king in her throne for a few years, she can arrange and handle something to do in a war. She always thinks the best thing to
reach her aim. It is said when people in Eddis talk about plans to attack Attolia, but they still think twice in their plans because they know that Queen Attolia
always has better plans. “She’s an astute strategist. Are you sure that Sounis will retake the islands,
even with superior firepower? Someone asked. “ p. 190
The incident above proves that Queen Attolia is smart. It is analyzed through Murphy’s methods of characterization 1972. In this case, it is derived from the
character as seen by the other characters pp.162-164.
4.1.3 Attentive
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