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Originally Posted by Lal
we fantasise about wreaking horrible revenge on people who do us wrong and in doing this we actually stop ourselves from acting in that way.
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Can you give a proof of this less vague than the one davem presented?
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Originally Posted by Formendacil
The thought occurs to me that if one is going to take readers to task for a certain fascination with the evil characters, then one should perhaps berate Tolkien himself for the same reason.
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For the same reason?? In what manner can you say that Tolkien delighted in evil? I am really curious.
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Originally Posted by Formendacil
After all, if he could invent such compelling evil characters (instead of just the bare minimum of evil bad guy needed for some conflict)
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This subject has been raised previously; if we check the Silmarillion, there is little said of Melkor, even at the height of his power. The most compelling part is one phrase. The same goes for LotR, as Sauron never takes the center stage; there isn't even a single instance where he is directly addressed in the second person.
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Originally Posted by Formendacil
After all, Tolkien very often portrays the "good guys" in a poor light, and occasionally gives reasons to sympathise with utterly abhorrent characters.
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Should I presume you are reffering to mercy towards evil characters?