trial of Tyrion Lannister for the murder of King Joffrey Baratheon (TV adaptation)

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The trial of Tyrion Lannister for the murder of King Joffrey Baratheon in the TV adaptation of Game of Thrones is a pivotal courtroom sequence in King’s Landing where Tyrion is falsely accused, publicly condemned, and ultimately demands a trial by combat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courtroom trial
fictional event
accused Tyrion Lannister
actualPoisoner Olenna Tyrell
appearsInSeason Game of Thrones season 4
audience Cersei Lannister
Jaime Lannister
Tommen Baratheon
surface form: King Tommen Baratheon

Margaery Tyrell
Olenna Tyrell
Small Council
surface form: Small Council members
basedOn A Song of Ice and Fire
surface form: A Song of Ice and Fire novel series

trial of Tyrion Lannister for the murder of King Joffrey Baratheon (books)
betrayalInvolves Shae
charge murder of King Joffrey Baratheon
city King's Landing
coConspirator Petyr Baelish
defendantHouse House Lannister
featuresLine "I demand a trial by combat."
"I did not kill Joffrey, but I wish that I had."
featuresSpeech Tyrion Lannister courtroom outburst against the people of King's Landing
firstAirYear 2014
followsEvent Purple Wedding
surface form: Purple Wedding (TV adaptation)
genre fantasy drama
keyWitness Shae
leadsTo trial by combat between Oberyn Martell and Gregor Clegane (TV adaptation)
legalSystem laws of the Seven Kingdoms
location Iron Throne room
surface form: Throne Room of the Red Keep
mainEpisodeDepiction Game of Thrones season 4
surface form: Game of Thrones S04E06 "The Laws of Gods and Men"
medium television
narrativeFunction exposes corruption of Lannister rule in King's Landing
turning point for Tyrion Lannister character arc
outcome Tyrion Lannister demands trial by combat
partOf Game of Thrones
surface form: Game of Thrones (TV series)
politicalContext Lannister–Tyrell alliance consolidation
removal of Tyrion as political threat
presidingJudge Mace Tyrell (TV adaptation)
surface form: Mace Tyrell

Oberyn Martell
Tywin Lannister
prosecutor Cersei Lannister
realm Seven Kingdoms
region Crownlands
showrunner D. B. Weiss
David Benioff
victim Joffrey Baratheon
surface form: King Joffrey Baratheon
victimHouse House Baratheon
witness Ser Meryn Trant
surface form: Meryn Trant

Pycell
Shae
Varys

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Great Sept of Baelor notableEvent trial of Tyrion Lannister for the murder of King Joffrey Baratheon (TV adaptation)
The Red Keep sceneOf trial of Tyrion Lannister for the murder of King Joffrey Baratheon (TV adaptation)
this entity surface form: the trial of Tyrion Lannister (TV adaptation)
Purple Wedding notableEvent trial of Tyrion Lannister for the murder of King Joffrey Baratheon (TV adaptation)
this entity surface form: Tyrion Lannister is accused of regicide
Purple Wedding consequence trial of Tyrion Lannister for the murder of King Joffrey Baratheon (TV adaptation)
this entity surface form: Accusation and trial of Tyrion Lannister