Tolkien's Characters

[Cúdae]

The characters were each developed in thier own way and to the extent needed. Frodo, being the main focus, was developed far more right from the start. As was Aragorn, also being a key player. When the Fellowship splits, Boromir's off the board (poor guy) so his character, of which I think the height was met in Lothlorien, needs no further development. After the Fellowship splits, you find deeper insights into the characters of Legolas, Gimli, Merry, Pippin, and Sam, to name a few. Arwen met the height of her characterization in the Appendices, rather than in the main writing. Each character was developed to a point that allowed them to play their part believably in the story. To muse a little here, I think that the bigger the part, the deeper the characterization.

I was going to say something else, but I lost the thought. Argh, I hate it when this happens!

Edit: Am I the only one who can't see their typos until a day later?

[ July 07, 2003: Message edited by: Cúdae ]