Are Hobbits capable of evil? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kalimac · 04-22-2002, 09:09 PM

Kalessin, eesh, you keep beating me to the punch [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. All I'll say is that hobbits being related to Men were probably as capable of evil as anyone, they just were living on a scale (and on a level of comfort) which made tendencies that in a Gondor man might have led to betrayal and the fall of a city instead work themselves out in stealing silver spoons and spreading unpleasant stories about the odd Mr. Baggins (How DO you think he got his money anyway, eh? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]). Their evil, like their good, is acted out on a much smaller scale.

04-22-2002, 09:09 PM	#35
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	Kalessin, eesh, you keep beating me to the punch [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. All I'll say is that hobbits being related to Men were probably as capable of evil as anyone, they just were living on a scale (and on a level of comfort) which made tendencies that in a Gondor man might have led to betrayal and the fall of a city instead work themselves out in stealing silver spoons and spreading unpleasant stories about the odd Mr. Baggins (How DO you think he got his money anyway, eh? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]). Their evil, like their good, is acted out on a much smaller scale. __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.