Clare Compendium Thread

wickedsmile · Nov 17, 2010

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This thread is dedicated to Clare. Anything about Clare can be discussed and/or found in this thread.

some references or alternative threads about or involving Clare:

Claymore Clare vs Claymore Ophelia Battle: http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63941

Raki and Clare relationship: http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56664

Characters of Claymore: http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56930

Fantasy fights: http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63725

~ HegemonKhan

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wickedsmile:

I've reread the entire manga several times and have enjoyed the insights that I gathered from your posts. It's clarified some the events that I misunderstood or completely missed (reading comprehension 101). Of all the chapters, I find the early chapters much more endearing and interesting. They're far more personal and have a human quality that the later chapters (post Invasion of Pieta) desperately lack.

Perhaps, it's because that the early chapters deal with Clare rediscovering a sense of humanity after her hell as a Yoma captive. In addition, we not only see Clare rediscovering herself but also giving a piece of the humanity she's found to those she encounters in her travels. Teresa of the Faint Smile is the obvious example, "this little girl who's not even half my size taught me that tears can flow from even these silver eyes." From Teresa to Ilena/Irene who later rescues Clare. For a short time training her (knowing that using the Quick Sword would mean her discovery & execution) and even easing Clare's guilt over Teresa's death. Even in Purgatory of the Deepest, there's a human element in the bond that begins to form with Jean and Galatea's act of mercy/clemency.

There's a sense of irony in the story at this current point. Clare, obsessed with avenging Teresa's death, may throw away the humanity that she gained from her time and relationship with Teresa. Are we going to witness Clare becoming the monster she desperately seeks to destroy? I'm hopeful to see more "dialogue" filled chapters as opposed to on going overwhelming violence.

WS

HegemonKhan · Nov 17, 2010