The Corruption of Frodo

[Azaelia of Willowbottom]

Frodo strong in some aspects, of course, but in others, it weakens him: if one of his friend's lives was directly threatened, Sam's for example, and the ring was the price to pay, I believe Frodo would give the ring.

Would he, though? I want to think he would, but I have to be a little more realistic. He certainly loves his friends enough to do that, and at the beginning of the journey, he certainly would... but remember, by the beginning of ROTK, he was so affected by the Ring, he nearly attacked Sam. He snapped out of it, but the Ring has got such a hold on him. It's not something that can just be given away or taken away. He couldn't even destroy it by the end, and that was not only the fate of his friends, but of all of middle-earth. Frodo is a very strong character who holds out against the corruption for a very long time, but no one can outlast it forever, even the strongest and purest of people.