Character Analysis Thread

[Nazgûl-king]

I thought this would make some interesting discussions; here is the thread to analyze the various characters of Middle-earth. Each week we can choose another character or a specific character relationship (such as the relationship between Merry and Pippin) to study. Would anyone here be interested in such an idea, and if so which character or characters would you guys like to start with?

Edit:

This is as for as I had planned the project:

Week 1: Merry and Pippin
Week 2: The Nazgûl
Week 3: Gandalf and Saruman
Week 4: Boromir and Faramir
Week 5: Frodo, Sam, and Gollum
Week 6: Treebeard
Week 7: Beorn
Week 8: Bilbo Baggins
Week 9: Fëanor
Week 10: Maeglin
Week 11: Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli
Week 12: Gríma Wormtongue
Week 13: Húrin