The Seven Deadly Sins in Middle-earth

[Oddwen]

I should think that the sins would work their way into the works, conciously or no, because they are a common trait with everyone. Even the Valar, of which Morgoth submitted to many.
What really hits me about LotR and etc. is that everyone seems to be proud, wether it be Boromir or Sam or Thingol. Maybe it was a pride not in themselves but in their surroundings? Maybe they weren't thinking of it as pride in themselves. Did they think that pride was wrong, even if they were kings?

Gollum seems to me to have a great deal of envy, that blinded him from what was meaningful and led him to death and darkness.

The "Seven Deadlies" ... is found in every villain in every good piece of literature.

And some good guys too. Even Gandalf had a quick temper. That's what adds depth and makes characters real. Aragorn, for me especially, might seem less real if not for the episode at the doors of Meduseld.

I'm not really sure exactly what I'm trying to say...it's a subject for thought.