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Lhunardawen · 12-19-2003, 01:38 AM

I believe that the possibility of corruption dangerously increases when one knows what he or she can do when he or she gets to posess the Ring. Take Galadriel and Boromir for example, they were both tempted to take the Ring. But if one recognizes more the danger of wielding it than what "good" it can do, he or she will be less susceptible to being tempted. Gandalf and Aragorn both do. Frodo is truly amazing here because inspite of everything he knows, or he was told, about the Ring, it was only in the end that he wanted to keep the Ring for himself. Truly, there is more to him than meets the eye, as Gandalf said (I can't remember the exact quote, I'm sorry).

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 2:39 AM December 19, 2003: Message edited by: Lhunardawen ]

12-19-2003, 01:38 AM	#15
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	I believe that the possibility of corruption dangerously increases when one knows what he or she can do when he or she gets to posess the Ring. Take Galadriel and Boromir for example, they were both tempted to take the Ring. But if one recognizes more the danger of wielding it than what "good" it can do, he or she will be less susceptible to being tempted. Gandalf and Aragorn both do. Frodo is truly amazing here because inspite of everything he knows, or he was told, about the Ring, it was only in the end that he wanted to keep the Ring for himself. Truly, there is more to him than meets the eye, as Gandalf said (I can't remember the exact quote, I'm sorry). <font size=1 color=339966>[ 2:39 AM December 19, 2003: Message edited by: Lhunardawen ]