*TTT - Elrond (Hugo Weaving)*

[Finwe]

Yes, indeed. I believe that was Cirdan.<P><BR>I am another one of those people who doesn't find fault with Hugo Weaving's acting. For those of you who claim that he was too harsh in TTT, are any of you parents? Can you imagine what it is like to lose the greatest treasure in your life to a scruffy man (albeit a <I>royal</I>, scruffy man), and knowing that one day, she will die and leave this world forever? As Bernard Hill so eloquently stated in TTT:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR><BR>No parent should have to bury their child.<BR><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>It is so true. No parent wants to see their child struck down in the prime of their life. How could Elrond sleep at night knowing that his most precious jewel will die one day? To us, death is something that we're used to. We know that all of us will die one day. However, it isn't that way in Elrond's world. He was an Elf, ergo, he was immortal. Naturally he would want his daughter to stay immortal. He lost his twin brother to death, he nearly lost his wife to death, he lost one of his greatest friends to a gruesome death, and now, would he calmly let his daughter make a choice that would lead her to heartache? He knew that Arwen would die of a broken heart after the death of Aragorn. No parent wants to see their child with a broken heart, much less die from one, and still remain helpless.<p>[ 12:38 PM January 23, 2004: Message edited by: Finwe ]