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Originally Posted by Pitchwife
Gandalf, I think, tried to teach him this lesson in his wonderful "I also am a steward" speech, but Denethor's ears were stopped  . |
It is among the greatest moments of Gandalf in the entire trilogy,a part that shows how deeple hummble he is and gives a very nice lesson to everyone concerning our points towards life.
As for Denethor,although it was sad to see a man with such potential ending up like that due to his pride and narrowmindness,I have to admitt that I was not really bothered to see him dying,for by his actions,self-destruction seems inevitable. He had been given many chances,being favoured from Luck from his very birth,and still he messsed up all in the end because he did not accept to listen for once somebody else's advice.Unlike his "rival",who payed attention to councilors even when he became king by his own effort and could have overestimated himself and his position in the world.
In fact,don't you think Denethor and Aragorn make a symmetric couple?