Parley

Parley is a discussion or conference, especially one between enemies over terms of a truce or other matters. The word is derived from French parler, "to speak".

During the 18th and 19th centuries, attacking an enemy during a parley was considered one of the grossest breaches of the rules of war. The British Army was accused of multiple parley violations during the American Revolutionary War, specifically arresting Continental Army officers engaged in negotiations as traitors in addition to hanging uniformed despatch riders as spies.[1]

Some examples where a parley is a significant element of the plot are described below:

  • In the Fear the Walking Dead episode, "The Unveiling", Jake Otto and Chief Qaletaqa Walker agree to parley, in order to spare bloodshed in their escalating feud over land. However, Madison Clark goads Troy Otto to violate the parley rules of engagement by leading a surreptitious "rescue mission" to extract Alicia from the Black Hat reservation. The rescuers are discovered, blood is shed, and the temporary truce is broken.[2]
  • In the Pirates of the Caribbean series, parley is a plot device introduced in the first film. Captain Barbossa explained that the parley is not a rule, as Elizabeth (the leading lady of the film) naively assumed, but merely a "guideline" adhered to by pirates.

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References

  1. ↑ Oller, John, The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution, Da Capo Press (Oct 2016)
  2. ↑ PenzeyMoog, Caitlin (July 9, 2017). "Fear The Walking Dead highlights how awful white people are". AV Club.


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