Portrait of the Bilateral Interpretation Through the Analysis of a Scene From the Series Game of Thrones

Abstract

This paper analyses the role of the bilateral interpreter in a negotiation that takes place in the third episode of the third season of Game of Thrones. We will base our analysis on some remarks expressed by different authors and on the presence of an ethical code. The objective is to verify if the representation of the interpreting process and of the interpreter is accurate or not in a fictional context like a television series. First, we will offer an historical overview of interpreting and we will talk about the bilateral technique, and we will also offer a short overview of interpreting in audiovisual products. Then, we will describe some aspects of interpreting that will be analysed later and we will contextualize the interpretation to carry out the analysis. In the end we will provide some conclusions that will allow us to verify if the audiovisual products reflect the interpreting reality or if certain creative freedom is taken.