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Some people may call it denying the truth, but I would like to remember Fëanor as the greatest Elf of all time, not as the misguided mass murderer of poor Teleri. He wasn't the instigator, Morgoth was. All that Fëanor did was actually let some of his lies sink in, without realizing it.
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I am more than willing to give Feanor full credit for his many great (and in the case of the Silmarils, unsurpassed) accompishments, but he must also take the lion's share of the responsibility for the terrible deeds which he also committed. He cannot be absolved of blame simply by reference to the influence of Morgoth. Those who, whether by fear or through lies and deceit, are influenced by another to commit attrocities must nevertheless accept responsibility for their own actions.
Greatest of the Noldor he may have been, but he was also deeply flawed.