For this comparison, I will be comparing Tyrion Lannister, son of Tywin Lannister, to King George VI of the United Kingdom.
Tyrion Lannister is again one of my favourite characters from the TV Series, and has proven quite popular with the majority of watchers of the show. The actor who portrays Tyrion is called Peter Dinklage, an American Actor who has been awarded an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for Supporting Actor with his work on the Game of Thrones TV Series. (1)
During the story of "A Song of Ice and Fire", Tyrion is shown to be very Intelligent, like his father. He might not be a strong soldier like his father, or his brother (Jaime Lannister), but he knew strategy and proved himself when he acted as Hand of the King in his fathers absence, and defended the capital from Stannis Baratheon and his army.
Tyrion proves his intelligence countless times during the series of which I admire him for. I especially admire when during his early days of being the Hand of the King, he produces a plan to find out who to trust and not to trust in the small council by telling three of the councillors (Petyr Baelish, Varys and Pycelle) different plans to wed Queen Reagent Cersei's daughter, Princess Myrcella, to different people. From this plan, he figures out Pycelle is one of his sister's (Cersei's) spies. Even Varys, the Master of Whispers greatly admires his plan.
Tyrion and his father did not get on well at all.... there are very few scenes in the series where you see Tywin treat Tyrion like a son, this is not one of them:
Tyrion's relationship with his father was pretty poor in comparison to George VI's relationship with his father, George V. George VI's early life was made hard by his father's "harsh and critical"(2) attitude towards him. Just like Tyrion, George VI lacked affection from his father.
Both fathers expected so much from their sons, even with their "Incapacities"; Tyrion was expected to do what his brother could do. Tywin sent Tyrion into a battle in the vanguard, expecting him to fight like a soldier, not a dwarf.
In comparison, although nowhere near as dangerous as being sent into a battle, George VI's tutors forced him to write with his right hand even though he was left handed naturally. He later developed a stammer around the age of 8, that caused many problems in his future life as the King.
Both Tyrion Lannister and George VI were born into wealthy and important families. Tyrion was born into the Lannister Family, the wealthiest family in Westeros, and George VI was born in the Windsor Family (A.K.A the Royal Family). Although Tyrion was not born into the Royal Family, the fact that his family was extremely wealthy meant that they were also quite powerful, just like the Royal Family in the time of George VI's birth.
Tyrion was born as the second son to Tywin Lannister, after Jaime Lannister (and Cersei, as Jaime and Cersei are twins). This made Tyrion the youngest of the Lannister Children.
In relation, George VI was also the second son, being born after Edward (Duke of Windsor). George IV came into power after his older brother was made king. His older brother, Edward wished to marry a divorced women called Wallis Simpson. This wish to marry Wallis meant that Edward would have to give up the throne, and so Edward did.
When George VI was coronated as the King, he was considered to be quite reluctant. He struggled with his early speeches due to his stutter, and had to employ a speech therapist, Lionel Logue, to help him overcome his problem.
On the other hand, when Tyrion was given his power as Hand of the King, Tyrion was straight into it. Although he was seen not to enjoy the fact at first he was to be the Hand of the King, he accepted his duty set to him by Tywin Lannister and went to Kings Landing. Tyrion was not reluctant, as soon as he arrived in Kings Landing, he was already giving orders, questioning the Queen's decisions (3) and actions as well as plotting a plan to find out who was trustworthy, and who was not (as discussed earlier). He also stopped King Joffrey from ordering one of his guards to beat his wife-to-be (at the time), Sansa Stark, as shown in this clip:
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Sources:
(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Dinklage
(2) http://www.biography.com/people/george-vi-9308937#synopsis
(3) http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Small_Council
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