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mormegil · 05-13-2005, 11:33 PM

I would aver that Melkor is the most tragic figure in all of Tolkien's works. Think of the greatness he had the potential to be. Although one could assert that he did have a greatness to him it was turned to evil. He was the greatest of the Valar and yet became the most accursed. Had he but been sufficiently humble he would have been greater than Manwë himself. Yet, tragically the tale is told differently and all sorrow from Arda originated with his rebellion. Careful contemplation would lead one to discover that he is the most tragic figure and the catalyst for all other tragedies in Arda.

05-13-2005, 11:33 PM	#124
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	I would aver that Melkor is the most tragic figure in all of Tolkien's works. Think of the greatness he had the potential to be. Although one could assert that he did have a greatness to him it was turned to evil. He was the greatest of the Valar and yet became the most accursed. Had he but been sufficiently humble he would have been greater than Manwë himself. Yet, tragically the tale is told differently and all sorrow from Arda originated with his rebellion. Careful contemplation would lead one to discover that he is the most tragic figure and the catalyst for all other tragedies in Arda. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”