The Horse and His Boy

by

C. S. Lewis

The Tisroc Character Analysis

The Tisroc is the leader of Calormen and the father of Prince Rabadash. Although he is more reasonable than his son and doesn’t want to start a war with Narnia, his concerns are more practical than ethical. Like Ahoshta, the Tisroc is more interested in holding on to power than to being a good leader for his people.

The Tisroc Quotes in The Horse and His Boy

The The Horse and His Boy quotes below are all either spoken by The Tisroc or refer to The Tisroc. 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:
Freedom and Justice Theme Icon
).
Chapter 4  Quotes

A broad river divided itself into two streams and on the island between them stood the city of Tashbaan, one of the wonders of the world. Round the very edge of the island, so that the water lapped against the stone, ran high walls strengthened with so many towers that he soon gave up trying to count them. Inside the walls the island rose in a hill and every bit of that hill, up to the Tisroc’s palace and the great temple of Tash at the top, was completely covered with buildings—terrace above terrace, street above street, zigzag roads or huge flights of steps bordered with orange trees and lemon trees, roof-gardens, balconies, deep archways, pillared colonnades, spires, battlements, minarets, pinnacles. And when at last the sun rose out of the sea and the great silver-plated dome of the temple flashed back its light, he was almost dazzled.

Related Characters: Shasta/Cor, The Tisroc, Tash
Related Symbols: Tashbaan
Page Number: 53
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 8  Quotes

“That is why you will never think even in your secret heart that I am the hardest hearted of fathers who thus send my first-born son on an errand so likely to be his death; pleasing as it must be to you who do not love the Prince. For I see into the bottom of your mind.”

“O impeccable Tisroc,” said the Vizier. “In comparison with you I love neither the Prince nor my own life nor bread nor water nor the light of the sun.”

Related Characters: Ahoshta (speaker), The Tisroc (speaker), Prince Rabadash, Susan
Related Symbols: Tashbaan
Page Number: 129
Explanation and Analysis:
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The Tisroc Quotes in The Horse and His Boy

The The Horse and His Boy quotes below are all either spoken by The Tisroc or refer to The Tisroc. 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:
Freedom and Justice Theme Icon
).
Chapter 4  Quotes

A broad river divided itself into two streams and on the island between them stood the city of Tashbaan, one of the wonders of the world. Round the very edge of the island, so that the water lapped against the stone, ran high walls strengthened with so many towers that he soon gave up trying to count them. Inside the walls the island rose in a hill and every bit of that hill, up to the Tisroc’s palace and the great temple of Tash at the top, was completely covered with buildings—terrace above terrace, street above street, zigzag roads or huge flights of steps bordered with orange trees and lemon trees, roof-gardens, balconies, deep archways, pillared colonnades, spires, battlements, minarets, pinnacles. And when at last the sun rose out of the sea and the great silver-plated dome of the temple flashed back its light, he was almost dazzled.

Related Characters: Shasta/Cor, The Tisroc, Tash
Related Symbols: Tashbaan
Page Number: 53
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 8  Quotes

“That is why you will never think even in your secret heart that I am the hardest hearted of fathers who thus send my first-born son on an errand so likely to be his death; pleasing as it must be to you who do not love the Prince. For I see into the bottom of your mind.”

“O impeccable Tisroc,” said the Vizier. “In comparison with you I love neither the Prince nor my own life nor bread nor water nor the light of the sun.”

Related Characters: Ahoshta (speaker), The Tisroc (speaker), Prince Rabadash, Susan
Related Symbols: Tashbaan
Page Number: 129
Explanation and Analysis: