Parallels in LotR

[Raynor]

Originally Posted by ninja91

What about Eomer and Wormtongue? Eomer is a just and loyal soldier to Theoden, and would never betray him. Wormtongue, although he might have regretted what he did in the end, still betrayed his king and helped Saruman pour his influence over him.

I would say that a more clear-cut parallel between servants would be Beregond-Wormtongue (after all, Eomer was a king's son), and betrayal is involved in both their cases, but in different lights. After they play their parts, one rises and the other one falls, each following the destiny of their respective masters.