Tolkien's Characters - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elentári · 07-05-2003, 09:16 AM

thats an interesting idea...i see wot u mean

well i think that all the characters were developed as much or as little as necessary (i wrote an essay including this...). it wasnt a book about the characters, but about the war. the characters were introduced as part of the story, that's all. in depth characterisation was not necessary for those many, many characters who were not some major role in the events.
it was the events that were important, not so much the individual characters. they were important for their contribution. does that make sense? i'm so bad at expressing myself!

07-05-2003, 09:16 AM	#11
Elentári Wight Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Up a tree somewhere in Caras Galadhon... Posts: 113	thats an interesting idea...i see wot u mean well i think that all the characters were developed as much or as little as necessary (i wrote an essay including this...). it wasnt a book about the characters, but about the war. the characters were introduced as part of the story, that's all. in depth characterisation was not necessary for those many, many characters who were not some major role in the events. it was the events that were important, not so much the individual characters. they were important for their contribution. does that make sense? i'm so bad at expressing myself! __________________ Dotard! What is the house of Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek, and their brats roll on the floor among the dogs? Spread the word! The 1st annual Golden Ring Marathon! October 20th 2005! Tell Everyone! Frodo Lives!