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galpsi · 07-12-2000, 04:45 PM

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Burrahobbit,
I'm sorry to have made a question that couldn't be legitimately answered. I researched them carefully and brooded over them at some length to avoid this very problem. While I am sure that Gollum hated Sam, I can't place the passage you allude to where JRRT explicitly says that Gollum tried to have Shelob kill the hobbits so as to punish Sam. All the passages I can find show that the Ring is his overmastering motive. In fact, Gollum seeks to settle his score with Sam directly, by attacking him. Please tell me what I missed. It seems to me that he could have revenged himself on Sam or escaped his captive service easily without resort to Shelob. I understand that Gollum needed Shelob to kill Frodo so that he could get the ring without breaking his promise.
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07-12-2000, 04:45 PM	#1
galpsi The Unquiet Dead Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 971	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shade of Carn Dûm Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Sneak Peak! Burrahobbit, I'm sorry to have made a question that couldn't be legitimately answered. I researched them carefully and brooded over them at some length to avoid this very problem. While I am sure that Gollum hated Sam, I can't place the passage you allude to where JRRT explicitly says that Gollum tried to have Shelob kill the hobbits so as to punish Sam. All the passages I can find show that the Ring is his overmastering motive. In fact, Gollum seeks to settle his score with Sam directly, by attacking him. Please tell me what I missed. It seems to me that he could have revenged himself on Sam or escaped his captive service easily without resort to Shelob. I understand that Gollum needed Shelob to kill Frodo so that he could get the ring without breaking his promise. Sorry, it was meant to be challenging but fun. <img src=frown.gif ALT=""> </p>