Gabriels death


So unnecessary. He believes he shoots Tavington so he needs to just walk away believing he's dead. Instead he feels the need to carve him up after dying?

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Who said he believed he was dead? He knew exactly where he had wounded Tavington and was aware that even if he eventually bled out he wanted to finish the job. The scene was supposed to suggest that he had changed from an honourable soldier doing what was necessary for a cause (we are better men than this) to a battle hardened man like his father who had succumbed to revenge and brutality.

Hey! You're not old enough to drink! Now go and die for your country!!!

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I understand the purpose of the scene, how the death of his wife pushed him to brutal tactics. But i have to believe that if he thought Tavington was still alive he would've taken more precaution approaching him to carve him up.

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if he thought Tavington was still alive he would've taken more precaution
Precaution is for the rational; Gabriel wasn't thinking. That's why it's called blind rage.

Hey! You're not old enough to drink! Now go and die for your country!!!

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Yes exactly. Gabriel wasn't in the right state of mind.

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I agree that his death was stupid and pointless, and that his actions weren't the actions of an intelligent man. If he was so determined to kill Tavington, then he should have located a loaded rifle and put a bullet in the man's brain. He was just plain stupid to think that he would get by with using a teeny, tiny knife. And he was even more stupid for making a noise as he raised the knife, because that alerted Tavington to his (Gabriel's presence) and gave him (Tavington) the chance to deliver the killing blow.

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[shrug] Save the ammo. Bullets here hand made in those days, as opposed to mass produced things.

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