Lord of the rings question?please read the questions?

Question

1.In what way does the ring seem to be evil?
2.Why does Boromir desire the ring?
3.In what way is Boromir good and in what ways is he evil?
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Answer 1

Sauron created Rings of Power and gave them to the different races of Middle-earth:
"Three rings for the Elven-kings under the sky.
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark LOrd on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to rule them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."

Sauron made the Ring to control all the other rings, so he could control all people. He imbued it with his spirit, gave it some of his power. It gives the wearer great power. In The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf says "With that power I should have power too great and terrible. And over me the Ring would gain a power still greater and more deadly." And he states that he does not wish to become like the Darl Lord himself, and it would be too tempting , even if he didn't plan to use it.

Boromir sees the Ring as a powerful weapon, a weapon that could be used to save the people of Gondor, and all the free peoples of Middle-earth. He doesn't get that the the Ring answers to Sauron alone. And that, even though it was used with the best of intentions, the end result would be the same as if Sauron had it.

I think Boromir was a good person, a brave man, a soldier who wanted to defend his homeland. I'm not sure that he was evil at all, unless you'd say he was evil because the Ring corrupted him so easily. Maybe he wanted to be a hero, a savior for his people, and wanted the glory that would go along with it. But I hardly think that would classify him as evil.

Answer 2

1. The ring is evil because it epitomizes all of the evil desires that exist in the world. No one can be all powerful, except God. It changes people because it unleashes the evil inside all of us. Kind of like Pandora's box.
2. Boromir desires for the Ring b/c he, at first, believes it will help him accomplish great things, and please everyone else. Unlike some, such as Aragorn, who is another of the same breed of Gondorian men, Boromir is weak, since many say man will cause his own demise. This is the power of the Ring, which destroys everyone and every good thing in the world.
3. Boromir is both good and evil by wanting to help his country. He also dies with honor, to see as he feels guilt, and dies for the Hobbits. But he is evil by letting the power of the Ring take hold of his mind & consume his thoughts. I hope this gives you some insight on the books. Good luck!

Answer 3

1. The ring when formed had the power of Sauron poured into it. Sauron was the embodiment of evil in the Lord of the Rings books and the ring could almost be thought of as part of him as it had taken on some of his character and desired to go back to him. He had forged the ring with the intention of using it for evil and to ensnare all creatures under his control. In "The Fellowship of the Ring" Gandalf tells Frodo, "The Enemy still lacks one thing to give him strength and knowledge to beat down all resistance, break the last defences, and cover all the lands in a second darkness. He lacks the One Ring" (pg. 50 HarperCollins 1997 ed.)
2. Boromir desired the ring because he wanted to use the ring to restore his father's kingdom which was falling into ruin. He knew something about the power of the ring and believed that he could use it for the good of his land.
In "The Fellowship of the Ring" Boromir says to Frodo: "We do not desire the power of wizard-lords, only strength to defend ourselves, strength in a just cause. And behold! in our need chance brings to light the Ring of Power. It is a gift, I say; a gift to the foes of Mordor. It is mad not to use it, to use the power of the Enemy against him." (pg389 HarperCollins 1997 paperback ed.)
3. Boromir was human, he had his failings which included a desperate desire for the ring and the willingness to do whatever it took to get the ring away from Frodo, however he realized at times that he was wrong in his desire and asked to be forgiven for his attitude and did his best to protect the other hobbits from harm even when he had been mortally wounded himself (this was from the movie, I can't find it in the book)

Answer 4

1.Because the ring embodies a great part of Saurons power, it has a sort of sentience of its own. It can use a persons own weakness against them. Its greatest imperative is to return to its owner. The ring caused Frodo to do things that were not safe..ie put it on on the hill top so he could be seen by the wraiths.
2.Boromir desires the ring because he desires triumph. Boromir always felt it was wrong that his father, the Steward of Gondor was not King. And, he felt that defeating Sauron in this war would be what it took for his father to be king...that the people would declare it. The ring, in its twisting of mens heart took this desire and twisted it.
3.Boromir genuinely loves Gondor, his family and is honorable. He is steadfast, and courageous. I find no evil in him...just temptation beyond his ability to resist.

Answer 5

Salron forged the ring of pure evil, it does not behave evil or do evil things.

Boromir misguided by the evil of the ring believes that if he has the ring he will be able to save Gondor

Boromir is not evil only weak minded and maybe a little foolish, when he tries to take the ring from Frodo he belives that he is doing what is best for his people.

Answer 6

1.In what way does the ring seem to be evil?

The poem says:
"One Ring to rule them all; One Ring to find them
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them."

Gandalf says,
"The enemy still lacks one thing to give him strength and knowledge to beat down all resistance, break the last defenses and cover the land in a second darkness. He lacks the One Ring. He only needs the One; for he made that ring for himself, it is his and he let a great part of his former power pass into it, so that he could rule of the others."

Of that power, we are told in Appendix A that:
"Sauron was indeed caught in the wreck of Numenor, so that the bodily form in which he long had walked perished; but he fled back to Middle-Earth, a spirit of hatred borne on a dark wind. He was unable ever again to assume a form that seemed fair to men, but became black and hideous, and his power thereafter was through terror alone."

Boromir said that the Ring caused "fear and doubt" and Gollum said that the Ring was "wanting to go back to Him [Sauron]."


2.Why does Boromir desire the ring?

He says:
"And behold! in our hour of need chance brings to light the Ring of Power. It is a gift, I say; a gift to the foes of Modor. It is mad not to use it, to use the power of the Enemy against him. The fearless, th ruthless, these alone will achieve victory. What could not a warrior do in this hour, a great leader? What could not Aragorn do? Or if he refuses, why not Boromir? The Ring would give me power of Command. How I would drive the hosts of Mordor, and all men would flock to my banner!"


3.In what way is Boromir good and in what ways is he evil?

Boromir is good in that he desires to help his people. His is evil in that he thinks "ruthlessness" is an admirable quality. More than that, he is seduced by the power of the ring into thinking it's power could be controlled. He is guilty of the sin of arrogance.

Answer 7

rite i can only answer the first and my answer is:
the ring is totally evil cos i think that it controls your mind in a way like when bilbo baggins(cant spell it soz) in the first film has just done his "disappearing trick" and gandalf found him in his home and he was soo possesive if the ring. my point being is that the ring turns youuu into a person who only cares about the ring and power and not about your family or friends or what you have in our own life that is good. so it turns you against every thing! xxx

Answer 8

1 It takes over your will,it is designed to control the bearers of all other rings.It makes you believe you HAVE to have it.
2.Because he's human,he's flawed and he comes from a family that leads a land just because the real king is absent,so he wants to have real power (in a subconscious level).The ring just takes over his good sense.
2He's not evil,he's just weak.He set out on his quest for all the good reasons but his weak character plus the ring got the worse of him

Answer 9

the ring is evil because sauron was evil, and borimir wanted the ring because of the power it could give to another person, borimir was not evil in any way, he wanted to help take the ring to the fires of mordor, he was part of the fellowship, he was not evil the ring was made by sauron who was a dark lord