seriously now, I've been brooding about the pity thing and I suddenly realized a very important thing. Gollum, Saruman and Grima were all once good people, who became corrupted. I think this is where this pity stems from. I don't feel any pity for Sauron, and I wouldn't, no matter how low he would sink in misery.
Another interesting thing is how their name changed after their 'personality' changed.(Grima became Wormtoungue, Smeagol, Gollum, and Saruman the White , Saruman of the many coulours). It's like Tolkien wanted to persuade us they were totally new persons, and feeling any pity for them is useless, as is trying to awake any of their lost good parts.
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And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.
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