How many people touched the One Ring ?

[MatthewM]

Originally Posted by radagastly

IF she accidentally touched it, then she would count, in my opinion. She would fit in the same category as the The Mysterious 10th Bearer Of course, there's no way to know whether she touched it or not, or whether or not it would have any effect on her. I suspect her reaction would be similar to that of Tom Bombadil, but there's no way to know for sure. We just don't know enough about her.

Just curious, why do you suspect her reaction would be similar to Tom's? Tom was a good man, Shelob was an evil creature. I know she is ages old, but don't you think her evil ways would affect her differently than Tom's innocent spirit? I think so...