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Lord of the Ring The Return of the King

Lord of the Ring The Return of the King. BOOK 5. The Return of the King – Book 5 Plot Summary. Gandalf, Pippin, Denethor, Gondor Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Paths of the Dead Merry, Theoden, Eowyn, Ride of Rohirrim Seige of Gondor. The Return of the King – Book 5 New Characters. Durnhelm

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Lord of the Ring The Return of the King

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  1. Lord of the RingThe Return of the King BOOK 5

  2. The Return of the King – Book 5Plot Summary • Gandalf, Pippin, Denethor, Gondor • Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Paths of the Dead • Merry, Theoden, Eowyn, Ride of Rohirrim • Seige of Gondor

  3. The Return of the King – Book 5New Characters Durnhelm Denethor

  4. The Return of the King – Book 5Aragorn, the King • King • Military leader • Healer • King • Military leader

  5. The Return of the King – Book 5Eowyn • Icemaiden (hopeful because ice will melt) • Seeks death, glory in battle • Needs to reaffirm herself • Immature – sees things in extremes • Wants Aragorn, best man vs. Wormtongue, worst • In decadent Rohen, sees self as nursemaid

  6. The Return of the King – Book 5Monsters and other Creatures • Lord of the Nazgul

  7. The Return of the King – Book 5Important Objects • Athelas – hands of a king are the hands of a healer • Atrocities of Siege of Gondor

  8. The Return of the King – Book 5Settings Gondor Paths of the Dead Battle Field

  9. The Return of the King – Book 5Themes • Heroism especially in the face of Doom/death • Predictions • Despair, Suicide • Healing • Physical • Psychological

  10. The Return of the King – Book 5Themes • Prophecies fulfilled • Paths of the Dead • Killing Lord of Nazgul • Eomer and Aragorn meet again • Hands of a healer • Battle as way of seeking death • Theoden, Eowyn

  11. The Return of the King – Book 5Parallels • Stewards • Good: Gandalf, Faramir • Bad: Denethor, Saruman, Grima, Lotho • Death • Good death for Theoden • Suicide for Denethor • Despair: Boromir lost, Faramir thought lost, no Ring • Corrupted by Sauron • Paths of the Dead thought to be suicide for Aragorn

  12. The Return of the King – Book 5Parallels • Books 4 and 6 • Wasteland world • Little action, mostly psychological characterization • Man against nature, landscape • Books 3 and 5 • Green world • Action filled, mostly significant actions, like battles • Man against other beings

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