In Vikings, i see Ragnar smiling a lot, like always without a reason, sometimes it being really inappropriate.
Is there a particular reason for this behavior?
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Sign up to join this communityIn Vikings, i see Ragnar smiling a lot, like always without a reason, sometimes it being really inappropriate.
Is there a particular reason for this behavior?
Fictional-wise it's a display of his unpredictability and attempt to keep his enemies (or everyone) guessing. Besides that it's also a way of showing he isn't afraid of anything by laughing/smiling about it (death, grief or threats).
It's not uncommon to see people smile at inappropriate moments, because it's also a way of camoflaging a true facial expression. For example when someone's threatend or is about to cry, you'll see a smile right before the actual break into violence or grief.
Hope this explains (his) inappropriate smiling. :)
PS: Check out the Mona Lisa and the debate about why she's smiling if you're going to dig deeper into this subject. You can learn a lot just studying people in real life which will explain emotion in fiction as well.