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Iarwain · 01-11-2003, 11:18 PM

I think you misunderstand Gandalf there. I take him to mean that Gollum deserves death through his acts. And, all of his seriously indecent acts occured after his intruduction to the ring, (thats including the Deagol incident). Plus, nobody's perfect no matter how hard they try, everyone has a weakness. It just seems that as the ring has "the power to corrupt" (Gandalf) it seeks to undo the good of the persons who posses it.

Thus, Again I will say that I believe the ring was taking advantage of poor gollum, and it manipulated his curiousity to fit its own desires, causing Gollum's ultimate corruption and love/hate of the ring.

Iarwain

01-11-2003, 11:18 PM	#35
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	I think you misunderstand Gandalf there. I take him to mean that Gollum deserves death through his acts. And, all of his seriously indecent acts occured after his intruduction to the ring, (thats including the Deagol incident). Plus, nobody's perfect no matter how hard they try, everyone has a weakness. It just seems that as the ring has "the power to corrupt" (Gandalf) it seeks to undo the good of the persons who posses it. Thus, Again I will say that I believe the ring was taking advantage of poor gollum, and it manipulated his curiousity to fit its own desires, causing Gollum's ultimate corruption and love/hate of the ring. Iarwain __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"