Did Frodo complete his quest?

[Midgardsormen]

Kalimac, I agree. Frodo did 'fail' insofar that he did not throw it into the fire, but NOONE would have been able to do that!!
However, Frodo got it to the brink, which I suspect nobody BUT Frodo could have managed..and then Gollum played his part...with a bit of help (?) I think the reason Frodo did not go mad was that it all happened so fast...there were only seconds between him losing the ring and it being unmade!! In addition, I think Hobbits had the ability to withstand the ring more than anyone (except maybe the Dwarves). Don't forget though, that although Frodo did not go mad, he never was able to go back to what he had once been!! The damage was done, and I believe he was in pain mentally just as much as physically after the ring was destroyed. That is why it is such a tragedy...he saved the Shire and Middle Earth, but not for himself... [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]
That is why I know I will need a big box of tissues when RotK comes around.........