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The lives of the characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth appear variously to be driven by luck or by fate.This is arranged in such a way that the characters' free will is never compromised; they must rely on their own courage, just like Old English heroes like Beowulf and figures from Norse mythology.
Marjorie Burns's analysis of the living deaths and fiery ends of evil characters in Middle-earth [21] Evil character Actions Death Sauron: Creates the One Ring to dominate Middle-earth; uses it to build Mordor and the Dark Tower; becomes the "Necromancer", communing with the dead "Virtually indestructible": undone by fire, his shadow blown away ...
Tolkien's ambiguity, in his Middle-earth fiction, in his literary analysis of fantasy, and in his personal statements about his fantasy, has attracted the attention of critics, who have drawn conflicting conclusions about his intentions and the quality of his work, and of scholars, who have examined the nature of that ambiguity.
Apollo believes that by taking his fate into his own hands in such a noble way, Frank has created a new fate for himself free of his curse. Apollo compares Frank's fate to Meleager, noting that Meleager's family had hidden his curse from him and his mother was eventually forced to use the firewood to kill him while Frank's family revealed the ...
This list is for characters in fictional works who exemplify the qualities of an antihero—a protagonist or supporting character whose characteristics include the following: imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry); [1]
An unnamed character portrayed by Ogie Alcasid who discusses the different contradicting situations of the Filipino society before and after. One example is this phrase: "Noon, ang mga babae, kapag nakakita ng Hapon, tumatakbo. Ngayon, ang mga babae, kapag nakakakita ng Hapon, lumalapit" (Before, when [Filipino] girls see Japanese men, they run ...
Thor, for example, physically the strongest of the gods, can be seen both in Oromë, who fights the monsters of Melkor, and in Tulkas, the strongest of the Valar. Manwë, the head of the Valar, has some similarities to Odin , the "Allfather", [ 2 ] while the wizard Gandalf , one of the Maiar, resembles Odin the wanderer.
A half-elf is a mythological or fictional being, the offspring of an immortal elf and a mortal man.They are often depicted as very beautiful and endowed with magical powers; they may be presented as torn between the two worlds that they inhabit.