Evil - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Avie · 09-18-2004, 05:51 PM

Do you think Tolkien conceptualised evil as being just an absence of good or as an actual force that needs to be resisted? I have always wondered about the Elves....willing to offer good will and best wishes but not actually involving themselves in the fight for Middle Earth (at least in the Third Age conflict). For that reason I never have particularly liked Elves. Elrond knew the way to Mount Doom...he'd been there before...but did HE offer to take the Ring there?If not why not? what had he to lose?
Nancing over to the Havens and abandoning ME to it's fate is the evil of omission...not intentional but wrong nevertheless.
Thoughts?

09-18-2004, 05:51 PM	#1
Avie Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 20	Evil Do you think Tolkien conceptualised evil as being just an absence of good or as an actual force that needs to be resisted? I have always wondered about the Elves....willing to offer good will and best wishes but not actually involving themselves in the fight for Middle Earth (at least in the Third Age conflict). For that reason I never have particularly liked Elves. Elrond knew the way to Mount Doom...he'd been there before...but did HE offer to take the Ring there?If not why not? what had he to lose? Nancing over to the Havens and abandoning ME to it's fate is the evil of omission...not intentional but wrong nevertheless. Thoughts? __________________ And my trusted servant Patsy