EN119 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: One Ring, Kenning
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Riddles, runes, catch and chase games, mock combat . Catch and chase, riddles (kenning) with smaug. Playfulness/seriousness (mock combat turning into full blown combat) Motif: magic (magical characters, enchantment, magical objects, spells, etc. ) Wise woman (witch) can be evil, good, neutral. Needs to be kept hidden, prone to theft. Magical objects are often abused and come with warnings. Appears to be innocuous, innocent and helpful but is actually something else from narnia) Can transform from aide to punishment (aladdin"s lamp, wardrobe. String of thefts associated with the one ring. Aides bilbo on quest, is the reason they are successful. The one ring is deceptive, it is more than it appears to be (very much like bilbo, possible motif) The one ring is deceptive in ominous way. Bilbo is deceptive in a don"t judge a book by its cover way. The one ring works on what lays in the depth of the heart of its possessor.
