Red Queen

by

Victoria Aveyard

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Cal (Tiberias Calore) Character Analysis

The crown prince, Tiberias the Seventh. He is a Silver with the power to control heat and flames. As the eldest son, Cal stands to inherit the throne, and he is also one of Mare’s love interests. Mare is drawn to Cal’s loyalty and sense of duty, which leads him both to do good deeds for her and to try to get to know his subjects. However, she is disgusted when his loyalty leads him to deploy the military tactics in which he has been well-educated. Mare first meets Cal before she knows his identity, when she attempts to pickpocket him, and he gives her some silver and a job in return. Mare then feels betrayed when she learns that Cal is actually the prince—he represents the political apparatus oppressing her family, and now she is beholden to him for his charity. He continues to be kind to her individually, but she is upset that he walks the line with his father, choosing to uphold the tenets of the crown rather than strive to overturn unjust laws against the Reds. Mare ultimately decides that Cal is more trustworthy than Maven, but she and Cal have schemed against one another enough throughout the novel that she concludes they could never be a romantic match.

Cal (Tiberias Calore) Quotes in Red Queen

The Red Queen quotes below are all either spoken by Cal (Tiberias Calore) or refer to Cal (Tiberias Calore). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Biological Determinism and Social Inequality Theme Icon
).
Chapter 5 Quotes

There are worse lives to live. Don’t feel sorry for me.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore), Gisa Barrow
Page Number: 47
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Chapter 7 Quotes

So this is a pageant.

A violent one, meant to showcase a girl’s beauty, splendor—and strength. The most talented daughter. This is a display of power, to pair the prince with the most powerful girl, so that their children might be the strongest of all. And this has been going on for hundreds of years.

I shudder to think of the strength in Cal’s pinkie finger.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore)
Page Number: 66
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Chapter 11 Quotes

After a moment of tense silence, the queen turns on her heel. “Very well.” Like any wife, she hates her husband for challenging her, and like any queen, she hates the power the king holds over her. A bad combination.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Queen Elara (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore), Maven Calore, King Tiberias, Evangeline Samos
Page Number: 110
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Chapter 14 Quotes

The rage rises again, and I don’t even want to control it. But what can I do about it? What can I do to avenge my brother, or even try to save the others?

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore), Shade Barrow
Page Number: 161
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Chapter 17 Quotes

My legs move on their own, swinging out in a maneuver I’ve used in the back alleys of the Stilts a hundred times. Even on Kilorn once or twice. My foot connects with her leg, sweeping it out from under her, and she crashes to the floor next to me. I’m on her in a second, despite the exploding pain in my back. My hands crackle with hot energy, even as they collide against her face. Pain sears through my knuckle-bones but I keep going, wanting to see sweet silverblood.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore), Maven Calore, Kilorn Warren, Evangeline Samos
Related Symbols: Blood
Page Number: 205
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 26 Quotes

The king’s corpse lands with a thud, his head rolling to a stop a few feet away. Silverblood splashes across the floor in a mirrored puddle, lapping at Cal’s toes. He drops the melting sword, letting it clang against stone, before falling to his knees, his head in his hands. The crown clatters across the floor, circling through the blood, until it stops to rest at Maven’s feet, sharp points bright with liquid silver.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore), Maven Calore, Queen Elara, King Tiberias
Related Symbols: Blood
Page Number: 341
Explanation and Analysis:
Epilogue Quotes

A strange warmth falls over me, a warmth like the sun though we are deep underground. It’s as familiar to me as my own lightning, reaching out to envelop me in an embrace we can’t have. Even though they call Cal my enemy, even though they fear him, I let his warmth fall on my skin, and I let his eyes burn into mine.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore)
Page Number: 383
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Cal (Tiberias Calore) Quotes in Red Queen

The Red Queen quotes below are all either spoken by Cal (Tiberias Calore) or refer to Cal (Tiberias Calore). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Biological Determinism and Social Inequality Theme Icon
).
Chapter 5 Quotes

There are worse lives to live. Don’t feel sorry for me.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore), Gisa Barrow
Page Number: 47
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 7 Quotes

So this is a pageant.

A violent one, meant to showcase a girl’s beauty, splendor—and strength. The most talented daughter. This is a display of power, to pair the prince with the most powerful girl, so that their children might be the strongest of all. And this has been going on for hundreds of years.

I shudder to think of the strength in Cal’s pinkie finger.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore)
Page Number: 66
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 11 Quotes

After a moment of tense silence, the queen turns on her heel. “Very well.” Like any wife, she hates her husband for challenging her, and like any queen, she hates the power the king holds over her. A bad combination.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Queen Elara (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore), Maven Calore, King Tiberias, Evangeline Samos
Page Number: 110
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 14 Quotes

The rage rises again, and I don’t even want to control it. But what can I do about it? What can I do to avenge my brother, or even try to save the others?

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore), Shade Barrow
Page Number: 161
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 17 Quotes

My legs move on their own, swinging out in a maneuver I’ve used in the back alleys of the Stilts a hundred times. Even on Kilorn once or twice. My foot connects with her leg, sweeping it out from under her, and she crashes to the floor next to me. I’m on her in a second, despite the exploding pain in my back. My hands crackle with hot energy, even as they collide against her face. Pain sears through my knuckle-bones but I keep going, wanting to see sweet silverblood.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore), Maven Calore, Kilorn Warren, Evangeline Samos
Related Symbols: Blood
Page Number: 205
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 26 Quotes

The king’s corpse lands with a thud, his head rolling to a stop a few feet away. Silverblood splashes across the floor in a mirrored puddle, lapping at Cal’s toes. He drops the melting sword, letting it clang against stone, before falling to his knees, his head in his hands. The crown clatters across the floor, circling through the blood, until it stops to rest at Maven’s feet, sharp points bright with liquid silver.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore), Maven Calore, Queen Elara, King Tiberias
Related Symbols: Blood
Page Number: 341
Explanation and Analysis:
Epilogue Quotes

A strange warmth falls over me, a warmth like the sun though we are deep underground. It’s as familiar to me as my own lightning, reaching out to envelop me in an embrace we can’t have. Even though they call Cal my enemy, even though they fear him, I let his warmth fall on my skin, and I let his eyes burn into mine.

Related Characters: Mare Barrow (speaker), Cal (Tiberias Calore)
Page Number: 383
Explanation and Analysis: