Why does the ring need to be destroyed?
Tolkien says that, in essence, the ring had to be destroyed. “It was part of the essential deceit of the Ring to fill minds with imaginations of supreme power” (332). It would have been the master in the end.” He goes even further, saying that “Gandalf as Ring-Lord would have been far worse than Sauron.
Did Frodo mean to destroy the ring?
The ring falls into the fires of Doom by accident as Frodo and Gollum fight over it. It is NOT thrown into the fires by intention. It is NOT destroyed intentionally by Frodo or anyone. Tolkien could have made Frodo a more heroic figure by boldly and unshakeably throwing the ring into the fire without hesitation.
Why did Frodo lose the ring in the fire?
When the time came to actually drop the ring in the fire of the mountain, Frodo was on the point to fail, refusing to do what was needed. In the end, it was only because of Gollum that the ring was actually destroyed. If Gollum hadn’t bitten Frodo’s finger off and fallen into the volcano with the ring, the mission could have ended in a failure.
Did Frodo Baggins fail?
Yes, Frodo failed. He succumbed to the lure of the One Ring at long last after many months of resisting its effects. Ultimately, Frodo would have become a much more twisted version of himself if not for the timely intervention of Gollum.
What happened to the Eagles in The Lord of the Rings?
The Lord Of The Rings’ Eagles “Plot Hole” Explained As the hardy duo of Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee begin making their final ascent of Mount Doom, it quickly becomes clear that there will be no return journey, especially after the Ring’s destruction renders the landscape little more than a fiery wasteland.
Did Gandalf plan to take Frodo through the Misty Mountains?
As posted by VulcanDeathGrip, the first leg of the Fellowship’s journey saw Gandalf take the group through the Misty Mountains – incidentally the area the Great Eagles call their home. Gandalf may have planned to take Frodo and the others not through the mountains, but to the eagles’ nest, where they could make the rest of the journey by air.