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Turin has a long history of poor choices even when *not* beclouded by a dragon.
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This is quite a sweeping statement Morwen, the whole Narn is written in such a deep shade of grey that even some of Turins 'poorest choices' have or produce elements of goodness and hope along the way.
For example, after falling in with the outlaws (as opposed to the so-called better choice of staying in Doriath)he transforms them from a bunch of fell petty thieves & rapists into a dynamic and effective military platoon, opposed to Morgoth and all he commands. This is good fruit from a bad vine.
It could be argued that the power of the Doom that Morgoth laid on him is far beyond our comprehension, and the root cause of all of his 'poor choices', in which case how can we judge him objectively? Who can really say where the Doom began and Turins own will ended?
At his core he is, I feel, essentially a good man who is waylaid and damned by the machinations of a dark 'God'. How can anyone honestly be expected to remain calm and objective and rational with a fate as interwoven with pure evil as Turins was?
[ May 15, 2003: Message edited by: Numenorean ]