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| Via Dolorosa or The Way of Sorrows by Antane | 4 Review(s) |
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| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 10/20/2006 |
| There are a lot of elements to this learning aren't there Antane. I like the way that you are mirroring Frodo's feeling post-quest with how he was on the quest itself. I've often pondered on that comment of Frodo's at the trolls too. I always thought that Sam knew himself quite well and that it was Pippin and, especially, Merry who ended up as Warriors and Wizards on the quest. Well warriors definitely and I quess that those in the Shire would sense something magical about the way they had grown. But I think that you are right too. Sam is a warrior- a spiritual warrior battling for Frodo's very essence and it took quite a lot of support from 'the other' as Tolkien puts it as well so I guess that there is spiritual 'magic' there too. Magic as defined by a power one doesn't understand. | |
| Armariel | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 10/19/2006 |
| You said you were learning a lot about me, but I was learning a lot about you. Well, truth to tell, it wasn’t anything I didn’t already know, but it was like it something I always knew but never saw so well displayed and there it was coming true in front of me. Well expressed. I think of the phrase "articulacy in inarticulacy." There you have it! ~~~{~@ | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 10/19/2006 |
| This is so full of tiny but very significant details that I can't put my thoughts into words, so I'll go through and pick out my favourite quotes. I actually welcomed the night because then the shadows were not so pronounced and I could almost believe I could see naturally again, but I knew I was beginning to see as a wraith did. I was becoming separated from the world of the living and entering the world of shadows. Even having read that part of FOTR four times or more, I never thought about that. But yes, that was the beginning of becoming a wraith. Ooo...*shivers* Sometimes it is not as bad as that, Bilbo would probably say I was being over-dramatic,... Even though this wasn't meant to, I can't help being somewhat amused, imagining what reasons Bilbo might have for saying such a thing when Frodo was younger, before the Ring came to him. Yes, he'd be one for drama, I'm sure. :) But still there's a serious side to this. The Ring really did cause him to become over-dramatic. He's responsible, very responsible, and the Ring just took that and twisted it to evil, so that he'd feel guilty, so: I learned a lot about myself too on our journey and none of it is good. I gave in or wanted to give so many times to the Ring’s call. It’s a wonder the entire Quest didn’t fail any sooner because of my weakness. It was not my strength that caused it to be destroyed. *sighs deeply* I'm just glad It couldn't destroy his gentle spirit. And unless I'm to quote all of Sam's part right back to you, I can't pick anything out. It's just so warm and...just so Sam. Yeah, I'm not good with words today, but I know you know what I mean. :) Sam is so necessary to the whole of the quest, like a pillar of a dorrway; if it was gone, the whole thing would fall. And though Frodo might not take any credit for himself, if one little thing had been different, it wouldn't have worked. This is lovely! God bless, Galadriel | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 10/18/2006 |
| The love of each for the other is very obvious, and I'm so glad to see it so openly expressed on both sides. | |