Good Question Dwarin. At First I had to disagree with you on the, “Was the immortality of the Elves their bane?” question. I didn’t think of immortality has being their bane/ruin/death. Now, the more I think about I see what you mean. Although I don’t think it was Eru’s intent, and that he nor the Valar, would think that the elves “in their grief and hurts of the effect of immortality” would harm another person/place in which some had done (Feanor).
All in all, men’s fate is so much different then Elves. It also seems that while some elves thought the “Doom of Men”, was only for men and that they would be content with living on ‘till the end of the world”. Some maybe were envious, in that Men, in their Death, were able to “go beyond the confines of the world”. In which elves could not’ until the end of the world. Maybe an example would be Elros, who chose to be counted amongst the kin of Men. Maybe he didn’t want the whole immortality thing had thought that living longer then men, but would eventually pass on, would be better suited for him.
I think for most Elves, immortality was not their Bane, I’m sure it did have negative effects on some. But it seems most accepted their fate with or without open eyes.
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