The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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    Gawain's Temptation

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    ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Apart from the fact that Tolkien is said to idolize the author of the poem and even released a translated version in the mid 1900s, Tolkien stresses many of the same themes as the poem. From temptation to Christian themes and morals, Tolkien weaves many elements from the poem into his trilogy. Although the poem outright states Christian themes, Tolkien was against making Lord of the Rings an obvious allegory. Regardless, he…

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    In the movie Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson shows just how a result comes from being burdened with responsibility. Having said that a positive result can be rare to come by. Someone will always be affected by another's or even their own responsibility. Frodo Baggins is faced with a burden of responsibility for protecting the ring from everyone, following through with the journey to Mordor ensuring destruction of the ring. Frodo inherits the ring from Bilbo…

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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is about a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins that must destroy the One Ring by throwing it into the fiery pit of Mount Doom in order to stop the Dark Lord Sauron from shrouding the world in darkness. The Hero’s Journey is an archetype that is used commonly in movies, books, and television shows in order to show the development of the main hero. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring follows Frodo Baggins as he develops as a character…

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    his book The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien invites readers to experience the idea of it through the characters in his book, including Isildur, Gollum, Boromir, and Frodo. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy book that talks about the Hobbit. According to Tolkien, “Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today” (1). Frodo is a hobbit, fictional character, and the protagonist of this book. Frodo’s uncle gives him a golden ring to…

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    You shall not pass!” (Gandalf). Anyone can at least tell you who or what this quote is from. This three part movie follows a young Hobbit named Frodo, along with The Fellowship to take an evil ring to Mount Doom. Lord of The Rings is by far the best movie series, with its mythical world, the plot and characters, and dialogue. The legendarium of Middle Earth is home to many races and creatures real, and nonexistent. Words can not explain how the author of the original books, JRR…

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    Bilbo Reflection

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    He invited Howard Shore to visit the different sets and to meet the cast, because he wanted him to immerse himself as much in the story as possible:"There were many months of reading Tolkien's books, studying Ring mythology and influences of Tolkien," Shore says "I had to do that in order to write, to express any ideas and emotions. [...] I think I´m always writing for an emotional impact. I want to feel something when I watch a film and that's how I create music. I mean, I'm watching a film and…

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    The Fellowship of the Ring Analysis The Fellowship of the Rings is the first volume of the three in the Lord of Rings. This trilogy is regarded as one of the finest fictional narratives of the twentieth century. The person that is considered The Lord of the Rings is Sauron, who lost the One Ring long ago that contained most of his power. Sauron desires to recover the lost Ring and use it to enslave the entire Middle-earth. The paper will be analyzing this story extensively. The Fellowship of the…

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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the first movie in the trilogy The Lord of the Rings. It is based on the book series by the same title written by J.R.R. Tolkein. The movie follows Frodo, and his fellowship party, as they set out on a quest to destroy the ring. The ring is evil, and must be destroyed or the fate of Middle Earth could be in danger. This movie’s music takes the audience to another time and place. It takes the viewer’s on a journey to Middle Earth, and captures…

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    ATTENTION GRABBING SENTENCE HERE. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien was written in 1954. It follows Bilbo Baggins' adoptive son, Frodo, on his quest to destroy the Ring of power. After Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday in the Shire, he disappears and goes on an adventure by himself. He ends up staying with the elves. Before he left, Bilbo wrote a will that proclaimed that all of his belongings would by passed onto Frodo, including his ring, which made him invisible. Gandalf the Grey, a…

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    The Hobbit Research Paper

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    At the University of Oxford, Tolkien served as a professor of Anglo-Saxon and English Language and Literature. Tolkien’s keen interest and emphasis for Anglo-Saxon literature and philology is evident in his trilogy, The Lord of the Rings as well as The Hobbit. Tolkien had a deep understanding of multiple Indo-European languages such as Old English, Old Norse, Finnish, Old High Herman, and several others, demonstrating a vast philological foundation to work from when it came to creating his own…

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