A character in Game of Thrones
Played by Natalie Dormer
Game of Thrones · 356 quotes
In 10 of the 356 quotes from Game of Thrones
Most scenes with: Olenna Tyrell (5), Cersei Lannister (4), Tyrion Lannister (2)
Margaery Tyrell[looking at Renly's corpse] He was very handsome.
He was, Your Grace.
Margaery Tyrell"Your Grace". Calling yourself King doesn't make you one. If Renly wasn't a King, I wasn't a Queen.
Do you want to be a Queen?
Margaery TyrellNo. I want to be the Queen.
Margaery TyrellLady Sansa, it is my honor to present my grandmother... the Lady Olenna of House Tyrell.
Olenna Tyrell Kiss me, child. [Sansa does so] It's so good of you to visit me and my foolish flock of hens. We're very sorry for your losses.
And I was sorry when I heard of Lord Renly's death, Lady Margaery. He was very gallant.
Gallant, yes. And charming and very clean. He knew how to dress and smile and somehow this gave him the notion he was fit to be king.
Margaery TyrellRenly was brave and gentle, Grandmother. Father liked him and so did Loras.
Olenna Tyrell Loras is young and very good at knocking men off horses with a stick. That does not make him wise. As to your fathead father--
Margaery TyrellGrandmother! What will Sansa think of us?
She might think we have some wits about us. One of us, at any rate. It was treason. I warned them. Robert has two sons and Renly has an older brother. How could he possibly have any claim to that ugly iron chair? We should have stayed well out of all this if you ask me. But once the cow's been milked, there's no squirting the cream back up her udders. So here we are to see things through.
Are you frightened, child? No need for that. We're only women here. Tell us the truth. No harm will come to you.
My father always told the truth.
Yes, he had that reputation. And they named him traitor and took his head.
Joffrey. Joffrey did that. He promised he would be merciful and he cut my father's head off. And he said that was mercy. Then he took me up on the walls and made me look at it.
Margaery TyrellGo on.
I.. I can't. I never meant... my father was a traitor. My brother as well. I have traitor's blood. Please don't make me say anymore.
Margaery TyrellShe's terrified, Grandmother. Just look at her.
Speak freely, child. We would never betray your confidence, I swear it.
He's a monster.
Ah. That's a pity.
Please, don't stop the wedding.
Have no fear. The Lord Oaf of Highgarden is determined that Margaery shall be queen. Even so, we thank you for the truth. Ah, here comes my cheese.
Margaery TyrellYou look radiant, your Grace.
Radiant? Why radiant?
Margaery TyrellIt's word that came to mind. We're going to be sisters soon, we should be friends.
You're a musical girl, aren't you? I imagine you have a lovely voice.
Margaery TyrellA better dancer, than a singer, I'm afraid.
Ah, but you know the song, the Rains of Castamere?
Margaery TyrellOf course. They play it so often here at court.
So you know the story of House Reyne of Castamere?
Margaery TyrellNot as well as you, I'm sure.
House Reyne was a powerful family. Very wealthy. Second wealthiest in Westeros. Aren't the Tyrells the second wealthiest family in Westeros now? Of course, ambitious climbers don't want to stop on the second highest rung. If only you could take that final step. You'd see further than all the rest. You'd be alone with nothing but blue sky above you. So Lord Reyne built a castle, as grand as Casterly Rock. He gave his wife diamonds, larger than any my mother ever wore. And finally, one day, he rebelled against my father. Do you know where House Reyne is now?
Margaery TyrellGone?
Gone? A gentle word. Why not say slaughtered? Every man, woman and child, put to the sword. I remember seeing their bodies hanging high above the gates of Casterly Rock. My father let them rot up there all summer. It was a long summer. [Quoting "Rains of Castamere] And now the rains weep o'er their halls, and not a soul to hear." If you ever call me "sister" again, I'll have you strangled in your sleep.
Well fought. Well fought. Here you are. Champion's purse. Though you're not the champion yet, are you? A true champion defeats all the challengers. Surely there are others out there who still dare to challenge my reign. Uncle. How about you? I'm sure they have a spare costume.
One taste of combat was enough for me, Your Grace. I would like to keep what remains of my face. I think you should fight him. This was but a poor imitation of your own bravery on the field of battle. I speak as a firsthand witness. Climb down from the high table with your new Valyrian sword and show everyone how a true king wins his throne. Be careful, though. [Nods towards the champion dwarf.] This one is clearly mad with lust. It would be a tragedy for the king to lose his virtue hours before his wedding night.
[Enraged and humiliated, Joffrey walks over to Tyrion and empties his goblet over his uncle's head.]
A fine vintage. Shame that it spilled.
It did not spill.
Margaery TyrellMy love, come back to me. It's time for my father's toast.
Well, how does he expect me to toast without wine? [To Tyrion] Uncle, you can be my cupbearer seeing as you're too cowardly to fight.
Your Grace does me a fine honor.
It's not meant as an honor.
[A brief pause, and Tyrion gets up to take the cup, but Joffrey drops it. As Tyrion bends to pick it up, Joffrey kicks it underneath a table.]
Bring me my goblet.
[Tyrion goes underneath the table searching for the goblet. Sansa picks it up and hands it to Tyrion, who, in turn, hands it to Joffrey.]
What good is an empty cup? Fill it. [Tyrion fills the cup with wine and hands it to Joffrey] Kneel. [Tyrion looks at him] Kneel before your king. [Pause] Kneel. [Pause as Tyrion glares at Joffrey; Getting angry] I said... kneel! [Tyrion keeps glaring at him]
Margaery TyrellLook, the pie.
Uncle. Where are you going? You're my cupbearer, remember?
I thought I might change out of these wet clothes, Your Grace.
No, no, no. No, you're perfect the way you are. Serve me my wine. Well, hurry up. This pie is dry. [He hands the cup to Joffrey, who gulps at it] Mm, good. Needs washing down.
If it please Your Grace, Lady Sansa is very tired.
No. [coughs] No, you'll wait here... [coughs again] un-- [continues coughing]
Your Grace?
[short of breath, he takes a gulp of wine to try and alleviate his coughing] It's nothing.
Margaery TyrellHe's choking!
Help the poor boy. [Joffrey staggers away from the table, choking frantically.] Idiots, help your king.
Move away! [He pushes his way through the crowd and runs towards Joffrey as he collapses, choking and vomiting.] Joffrey! Joffrey!
Help him! Someone help him! Joffrey!
[in the confusion, court fool Dontos Hollard appears behind Sansa]
[to Sansa] Come with me now.
Joffrey! Joffrey!
[to Sansa] If you want to live, we have to leave.
Don't touch him! Joffrey. Please, Joffrey. Joffrey, what is it? Help him!
[Joffrey begins to bleed from his nose and eyes; after managing to point at Tyrion inspecting the cup, he wheezes out his last breath and finally dies.]
My son! [sobbing]
He's gone. Our king is gone!
[turning to glare at Tyrion with rising anger] He did this. He poisoned my son, your king. Take him. Take him! TAKE HIM! TAKE HIM!
Margaery TyrellI can't believe you're going. Leaving me with these people!
The time has come, my dear. There's nothing more tedious than a trial... except perhaps these gardens. If I have to take one more leisurely stroll through the gardens, I'll fling myself from the cliffs. Have you been to see Tommen yet?
Margaery TyrellNo. Have they even agreed to the match? No one tells me anything.
I wasn't originally engaged to marry your grandfather Luthor, you know. He was engaged to marry my sister, your great-aunt Viola. I was engaged to marry some Targaryen or other. Marrying a Targaryen was all the rage, back then. But the moment I saw my intended with his twitchy little ferret's face and ludicrous silver hair, I knew he wouldn't do. So, the evening before Luthor was to propose to my sister, I got lost on my way back from my embroidery lesson and happened upon his chambers. How absent-minded of me.
Margaery TyrellMm-hmm.
The following morning, Luthor never made it down the stairs to propose to my sister, because the boy couldn't bloody walk. [Margaery laughs] And once he could, the only thing he wanted was what I'd given him the night before. I was good. I was very, very good. You are even better, but you need to act quickly. Cersei may be vicious, but she's not stupid. She'll turn the boy against you as soon as she can. And by the time you're married, it'll be too late. Luckily for you, the Queen Regent is rather distracted at the moment, mourning her dear departed boy. Accusing her brother of his murder, which he didn't commit.
Margaery TyrellWell, he could have done.
Oh, he could have done, but he didn't.
Margaery TyrellYou don't know, Grandmother.
[gives her a direct look] But I do know. [Margaery stares at her in shock] You don't think I'd let you marry that beast, do you?
Margaery TyrellWhat? I don't understand...
Shhhh. Don't you worry yourself about all that. You just do what needs to be done.
Margaery TyrellYour Grace?
[they both watch her son Tommen] There he is.
Margaery TyrellLong may he reign.
Long may he reign.
Margaery TyrellHe sits the Throne like he was born to it.
Yes. He wasn't, though, was he?
Margaery TyrellNo, he wasn't.
You still mourn for Joffrey?
Margaery TyrellHe was my husband, my King.
He would have been your nightmare.
Margaery TyrellYour Grace, I-
You knew exactly what he was. I did, too. You never love anything in the world the way you love your first child. It doesn't matter what they do. And what he did, it shocked me. Do you think I'm easily shocked?
Margaery TyrellNo.
The things he did shocked me. [they look towards Tommen] He's only a boy. A good boy, a decent boy, he always has been. Who was the last decent king, I wonder? He could be the first man to sit on that throne in fifty years to actually deserve it.
Margaery TyrellIt would be some consolation, wouldn't it? For all the horror that put him there.
He will need help if he's going to rule well.
Margaery TyrellHe has you.
A mother is not enough. You're still interested in being Queen, I take it?
Margaery TyrellAfter all that's happened? It sounds strange, I know, but I haven't given any thought to it. What comes next. It would be a great honor, of course. But I will have to speak to my father about it.
Yes, speak to your father. I'll speak to mine.
Margaery TyrellWe may be faced with an alarming number of weddings soon. I won't even know what to call you. Sister, or Mother?
Margaery TyrellIn any event, you shouldn't keep your intended waiting.
My intended? Please. Tywin's dead. That means no one can force Cersei to marry me.
Margaery TyrellLucky you.
Unlucky you.
Margaery TyrellYou think I want that woman married to my brother?
If she doesn't marry me, she doesn't go to Highgarden. Which means she stays in King's Landing. Which means you're trapped here with Cersei Lannister as your mother by law.
Margaery TyrellPerhaps.
Perhaps?
Margaery TyrellPerhaps.
Do you know this man?
Yes. Very well. He is Ser Loras Tyrell out of Highgarden.
How did you come to meet him?
I squired for him. He took a liking to me. He summoned me to his chamber the first day we met.
And what occurred in his chamber?
We engaged in intimate relations.
You lay with him?
That night and many others.
[hoarsely] Liar! He's a liar!
Is there anyone else who can support your claim?
Yes. Yes, Queen Margaery. She walked in on us once, not long ago. She didn't seem surprised.
This testimony is an insult to a Great House. Why should the Faith or anyone else take the word of a squire over the heir to Highgarden?
He has a birthmark, your Grace. Quite high on his thigh. Wine-colored and roughly the shape of Dorne.
[Loras lunges at Olyvar but two Sparrows rush in to restrain him.]
Liar!
[They pull him away as two more Sparrows walk over toward Margaery.]
What are you doing? Let us pass.
The Faith is satisfied there is enough evidence to bring a formal trial for Ser Loras. And Queen Margaery.
What?
Bearing false witness before the Gods is as grave a sin as any, my lady. Take her.
[The Sparrows take hold of Margarey.]
Margaery TyrellNo! Tommen! Tommen! [Tommen silently raises his hand to the Kingsguard, unwilling to attack the Sparrows.] You can't do this! I am the queen! Tommen! Tommen! I am the queen! How dare you...take your hands off me!
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