Talk:Queen Elinor/@comment-25732247-20160720163948

A lot of people say that Elinor was a bad mother and had antagonistic tendencies. And yes, she was very controlling and a bit snobbish. But as many others have pointed out, Merida can be wild and reckless as well (especially for someone living in the medieval times) I mean, Elinor just tried to follow the norm (aka law) and do what was right, her own marriage had likely been arranged as well, and look how that turned out; they love each other. Besides, isn't that exactly the point? They were both very stubborn, two sides of the same coin. They both made bad decisions. Elinor shoudn't have forced Merida to marry one of the suitors, Merida shouldn't have destroyed the tapestry, Elinor shouldn't have burned the bow, Merida shouldn't have given Elinor a potion from a stranger (it could be poison for all she knew). But in the end, they both learned what their actions led to. Elinor became more openminded and motherly and less bossy, Merida became calmer and kinder and less bratty, both became less proud and shorttempered.