Why did they killed claudia and the woman?

I really appreciate u answering my query, but I think you are mixing d book and d movie.

I didn't mix up the book and the movie. I gave you the answer from the book.

I don't believe you can fully separate a film adaptation from the source material. So much is cut out and replaced with things that look cool, that the true motivations are muddled and lost. The end result is often: Uh, it just happened that way?

Louis was incredibly depressed, and guilt ridden over the killing he had to do to survive. Making another vampire, even for Claudia, was something he just wouldn't have done.

Armand: But if it's any consolation to you . . . surely you realize I had a hand in it.

Louis: That I did it to be free of Claudia, to be free to come to you . . . yes, I realize that. But the ultimate responsibility lies with me!

Armand: No. I mean, directly. I made you do it! I was near you the night you did it. I exerted my strongest power to persuade you to do it. Didn't you know this?'

Even after making Madeline, Louis wouldn't leave them. He would not leave Claudia. Louis stayed with Madeline and Claudia for weeks.

Louis: But what holds you to 'the Theatre des Vampires?' I asked.

Armand: A need, naturally. But I've found what I need,' he said. `Why do you shun me?'

Louis: I never shunned you,' I said, trying to hide the excitement these words produced in me. `You understand I have to protect Claudia, that she has no one but me. Or at least she had no one until . .

Armand: Until Madeleine came to live with you. . .

Louis: Yes . . .' I said.

Armand: But now Claudia has released you, yet still you stay with her, and stay bound to her as your paramour,' he said.

Louis: No, she's no paramour of mine; you don't understand,' I said. `Rather, she's my child, and I don't know that she can release me. . . ' These were thoughts I'd gone over and over in my mind. `I don't knew if the child possesses the power to release the parent. I don't know that I won't be bound to her for as long as she '

I stopped. I was gong to say, `for as long as she lives.' But I realized it was a hollow mortal cliche. She would live forever, as I would live forever. But wasn't it so for mortal fathers? Their daughters live forever because the fathers die first.

So there Armand was made to understand that Louis would never be his, unless Claudia and Madeline were out of the picture entirely. Lestat showed up at the Theater des Vampires, begging Armand's help. Lestat was just looking to drink Armand's blood, to help him heal from the fire. But Armand kept Lestat weak and starving to force Lestat to testify against Claudia.

Without knowing all that, when faced with the question,"Why did they kill Madeline?", there is really no answer. Using only the movie, knowing Madeline was new to the blood, knowing Madeline was innocent of any and all crimes against other vampires, why did THE COVEN kill Madeline, and only imprison Louis, who was obviously guilty of aiding and abetting Claudia?

Uh, it just happened that way?



I stopped. I put my hands to my face. I tried to think it through again.
(If you want to do this, just reread the last two pages.)
- Lestat, Memnoch the Devil (Anne Rice)

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