Al Carondas
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May 11 2016, 2:13am
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Absolutely. And one of the things that works best for me is the fact that the WK has some of the best lines and best buildup. I love how Tolkien lets us inside the heads (and black hearts) of the bad guys as well as the good guys. As in the following excerpt from this scene:
Slowly, slowly he [Merry] began to crawl aside; but the Black Captain, in doubt and malice intent upon the woman before him, heeded him no more than a worm in the mud.
'Worm in the mud' - what a great image to bring home the power and arrogance of the Lord of the Nazgul. Makes it all that much better when the worm turns.
In Theoden's clash with the Haradrim cavalry, Tolkien gives us a similar glimpse into the thoughts of the enemy chieftan:
And he looked out, and in the growing light he saw the banner of the king, and it was far ahead of the battle with few men about it. Then he was filled with a red wrath and shouted aloud, and displaying his standard, black serpent upon scarlet, he came against the white horse and the green with great press of men; and the drawing of the scimitars of the Southrons was like a glitter of stars.
One might almost take the Southrons for the heroes of the tale based only on the way that they are presented to the reader in this passage.
"Good Morning!"
(This post was edited by Al Carondas on May 11 2016, 2:14am)
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