Most Tragic Figure - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Felagund · 05-04-2005, 04:28 PM

Fëanor. Obviously. He had the potential to be the mightiest of all the children of Eru in Arda, and to do the most good. Instead he doomed all of his people, and probably worst of all, his own children. Imagine if he had not allowed himself to be governed by pride, when the Silmarils were stolen? If he had listened to the cautious words of Finarfin? If he had been swayed by the Doom of Mandos? Indeed, all he did came to nought and ruin. Had he even refrained from burning the ships at Losgar, much sorrow could be avoided, and Melkor might not have been able to sow the seeds of dissension amongst the Noldor, and would ahve faced a unified Leaguer of that people. Indeed, it was his pride that led to his fall, for had he but used caution, or rather cared that Melkor had raised a great defense about Angband, he might not have fallen at the hands of Gothmog. Fëanor might well have had the power to fell Melkor, indeed breaking the doom Mandos had set before him, for he was the most powerful of all the peoples of Arda.

If that's not tragic, I don't know what is.

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05-04-2005, 04:28 PM	#9
Felagund Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nargothrond Posts: 15	Fëanor. Obviously. He had the potential to be the mightiest of all the children of Eru in Arda, and to do the most good. Instead he doomed all of his people, and probably worst of all, his own children. Imagine if he had not allowed himself to be governed by pride, when the Silmarils were stolen? If he had listened to the cautious words of Finarfin? If he had been swayed by the Doom of Mandos? Indeed, all he did came to nought and ruin. Had he even refrained from burning the ships at Losgar, much sorrow could be avoided, and Melkor might not have been able to sow the seeds of dissension amongst the Noldor, and would ahve faced a unified Leaguer of that people. Indeed, it was his pride that led to his fall, for had he but used caution, or rather cared that Melkor had raised a great defense about Angband, he might not have fallen at the hands of Gothmog. Fëanor might well have had the power to fell Melkor, indeed breaking the doom Mandos had set before him, for he was the most powerful of all the peoples of Arda. If that's not tragic, I don't know what is.