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Originally Posted by lmp
Makes me wonder.... What potential did Boromir not fulfill?
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Originally Posted by lmp (again)
We see glimpses early and late of what Boromir had to offer, saving the hobbits from frozen death on Caradhras, and his sacrificial attempt at the end to save them from the orcs.
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I guess you have answered your own question. That's exactly what Boromir has to offer in the fellowship. He cannot use his leadership skills much, for leading the Company was left to Aragorn's care. He could probably just assist Aragorn, but majority of his contributions are through his strength and valor as a warrior. And had he not died, Rohan could have benefitted from these as well. But that again brings us to the "what ifs" of his temptation, and his death.
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Originally Posted by B88
Another interesting thought just occured to me. Galadriel too had desired to use the ring to overthrow Sauron. However, she was able to resist this. Galadriel saw the same desire in Boromir, and perhaps just wanted him to confront it like she did. Thinking, that if the ring just lays "dormant," within Boromir, only more trouble and doom would arise. She wanted to have Boromir confront his desire, in hopes that he could succeed. Then again, as discussed above, just creates this huge ripple effect if Boromir had not tried to take the ring from Frodo.
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By the time that Galadriel has "tempted" Boromir, her own desire has not yet been addressed. Don't you find it interesting that Galadriel tries to tempt Boromir with the same Thing that she herself desires? I think that the best way she could have helped Boromir overcome his desire was if Boromir somehow saw what happened and heard the conversation between her and Frodo regarding the Ring. Maybe then Boromir could have seen that he is not alone...and there is hope yet for him.
I find it ironic that Gimli was the one who said that it would be faithless to leave the Company in the middle of the the Quest, and the one he loves tried to break them apart, whatever her intentions might be.