A question.
I watched the film last night and enjoyed it immensely.
I just have one question.
Why did Hatfield, the gambler, wanted to kill the woman who just gave a birth?
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Why did Hatfield, the gambler, wanted to kill the woman who just gave a birth?
He didn't want to kill her. He was saving his last bullet for her to kept the Indians from raping her. Rather death than gang rape. It was a common practice and you see it expressed in other westerns.
Good to know I guess. It wasn't obvious from the scene - he was being sneaky, she wasn't even aware he was next to her. I would have thought the way to do it (if it had to be done!) was to comfort her and then end her life slowly.
share"and then end her life slowly"
Do you mean the way the Apaches would end her life when they caught her if they had enough time for it?
I think that Hatfield's intention was to treat Mrs. Mallory differently from the way he expected the Apaches would, not in a similar way.