How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Time Bandits.
Quote #4
AGAMEMNON: All three are to receive summary executions today. If the queen wishes to see me, I'll be in the courts all afternoon. Remind the queen that I still rule this city.
Agamemnon is presented as kind of an ideal hero, but as we discuss in "King Agamemnon," there's some darkness flirting around the edges of his life. Here, we catch a little glimpse of it: the politics and hard edges that he doesn't show either us or Kevin.
Quote #5
RANDALL: Cheer up, Kevin. Kings aren't the only ones with money, you know.
KEVIN: The money wasn't important to him.
Now, here's an interesting question: is being greedy in and of itself evil? The dwarves are definitely greedy, and that's what lands the map in Evil's hands. There may not be an answer...although we certainly have our suspicions, and Kevin's lack of greed definitely speaks well to his character.
Quote #6
WINSTON: You try being beastly and terrifying when you can only get one hour's sleep a night because your back hurts, and you daren't cough in case you pull a muscle.
MRS. OGRE: But you are horrible, dear.
WINSTON: You're just sayin' that.
Here's another paradox. These two are clearly evil—they intend to boil the dwarves and eat them, after all—and yet they really, truly love each other. Can anyone who loves another be truly evil? And if so, how does that explain the presence of love in their lives?