Evil Windu
This is one of those obvious things that everybody knows...but I never really thought about it.
In the beginning of AOTC, when Padme is talking to Palpatine and the Jedi, Palpatine persuades the Jedi to watch over Padme. He is "suggestive", and names Obi Wan by name. He is obviously doing this for a reason, he wants Obi Wan to be with Padme.
The obvious answer as to why, would be Palpatine knows that Anakin is Obi Wans padawan. After all Palpatine is close to Anakin, so something is behind his suggestion.
Now he suggests this for one of two reasons. Either he wants Anakin to be with Padme because he knows that it will end up creating a rift between the Jedi Council and Anakin. The only other reason I can come up with is that he is doing it as a "favor" for Anakin.
Personally I am leaning towards the former, only because if Palpatine is doing Anakin a "favor" to strengthen the trust between him and Anakin, then he didn't do a good job of letting him know. What I mean is, if I wanted to do someone a favor to get in their good graces, I would be sure to point out the fact that it was me who was behind the favor. A "Hey, look what I did for you" type of thing. Instead Palpatine says "Well, they have finally given you an assignment." If Palpatine wanted Anakin to know it was him who was behind this assignment, I would think he would have pointed it out. Why do someone a favor to get them to trust you, if they never know it was you in the first place?
That reason is simple, he has alterior motives. That being he wants to break the bond between Anakin and the Jedi. It is obvious that Anakin want's to be the "best" Jedi. So he looks up to the Council...even though he is frustrated by thier lack of trust in him. Palpatine knows he needs a reason for Anakin to have a hatred for the Council....and knowing the whole "Jedi can't love" thing, he wants to use that to his advantage.
Palpatine knows that if he puts Anakin and Padme in a situation together, Anakin will fall in love. Which will eventually create a rift between him and the Council. Allowing Palpatine to step in and take control of him.
Whew! That was rather long winded, only to point out the obvious.
Your thoughts and enjoi !
In the beginning of AOTC, when Padme is talking to Palpatine and the Jedi, Palpatine persuades the Jedi to watch over Padme. He is "suggestive", and names Obi Wan by name. He is obviously doing this for a reason, he wants Obi Wan to be with Padme.
The obvious answer as to why, would be Palpatine knows that Anakin is Obi Wans padawan. After all Palpatine is close to Anakin, so something is behind his suggestion.
Now he suggests this for one of two reasons. Either he wants Anakin to be with Padme because he knows that it will end up creating a rift between the Jedi Council and Anakin. The only other reason I can come up with is that he is doing it as a "favor" for Anakin.
Personally I am leaning towards the former, only because if Palpatine is doing Anakin a "favor" to strengthen the trust between him and Anakin, then he didn't do a good job of letting him know. What I mean is, if I wanted to do someone a favor to get in their good graces, I would be sure to point out the fact that it was me who was behind the favor. A "Hey, look what I did for you" type of thing. Instead Palpatine says "Well, they have finally given you an assignment." If Palpatine wanted Anakin to know it was him who was behind this assignment, I would think he would have pointed it out. Why do someone a favor to get them to trust you, if they never know it was you in the first place?
That reason is simple, he has alterior motives. That being he wants to break the bond between Anakin and the Jedi. It is obvious that Anakin want's to be the "best" Jedi. So he looks up to the Council...even though he is frustrated by thier lack of trust in him. Palpatine knows he needs a reason for Anakin to have a hatred for the Council....and knowing the whole "Jedi can't love" thing, he wants to use that to his advantage.
Palpatine knows that if he puts Anakin and Padme in a situation together, Anakin will fall in love. Which will eventually create a rift between him and the Council. Allowing Palpatine to step in and take control of him.
Whew! That was rather long winded, only to point out the obvious.
Your thoughts and enjoi !