What was Frodo's temptation

[Boromir88]

but that's what would happen to anyone sooner or later (with the exception of Gollum, for the reasons already stated by Gordis).~Nerwen

I wouldn't call Gollum the exception. It may have been harder, because as Gordis does say, Gollum seemed pretty content to just stay hidden with the Ring in the Misty Mountains. But Gollum just doesn't solely dream about eating lots of fish. He has the same "Gollum the Great" dreams and ruling over the people who he perceived had done him wrong.

The only exception seems to be the enigmatic Bombadil. Why? I don't know, just my own guessing here, the Ring had no effect on Bombadil, because Bombadil was already his own Master. Somehow Bombadil reached a mysterious state where the Ring can't master him, because he is the master of himself...if that makes sense.

It's actually to such a degree that Bombadil would be a horrible Ring-bearer for he would see no importance in the Ring, and toss it away...something that was supposedly beyond the strength of anyone to do.

Edit: hmm...maybe Frodo should have travelled with Bombadil. Frodo could bear the pain and get it to the cracks, Bombadil could take it and toss it in. Could you imagine Bombadil throughout the entire story?

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

As an aside, that is completely off topic, but if you want to blame someone, blame Gandalf. I'm in the opinion, dealing with conspiratory lore, that Gandalf is Sauron.

Oh, like there's anyone who doesn't know that. The whole quest was of course just an elaborate practical joke on the part of the Dark Lord, who planned to shed his good wizard disguise and grab the Ring just when they least expected it. (Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!) It's all there when you look for it.

Originally Posted by Boromir88

I wouldn't call Gollum the exception. It may have been harder, because as Gordis does say, Gollum seemed pretty content to just stay hidden with the Ring in the Misty Mountains. But Gollum just doesn't solely dream about eating lots of fish. He has the same "Gollum the Great" dreams and ruling over the people who he perceived had done him wrong.

Well, a partial exception– that was an aside, anyway, dealing with Zil's counter-argument at #13.

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Edit: hmm...maybe Frodo should have travelled with Bombadil. Frodo could bear the pain and get it to the cracks, Bombadil could take it and toss it in. Could you imagine Bombadil throughout the entire story?

I'd rather not...