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Originally Posted by Mansun
There is no doubt that Gandalf wanted Gollum to think that he would burn him for real if he did not speak.
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No doubt whatever. But that's not what you said. You said
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Didn't Gandalf nearly burn Gollum alive in a flash of anger?
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The answer to that question is: No, he didn't. Bang! There goes that part of your argument.
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Originally Posted by Mansun
As for the humour to the quote above, it is something which I saw as a chink of humour within a grim and dark context. You may not have seen it, but I don't think people need to be convinced one way or the other.
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Yes, we do. You are basing your argument that Gandalf is a hypocrite (for not letting Pippin make light-hearted comments about Sauron when he does so himself) on something in this quote. Therefore you must explain what that something is.