... of the characters also shows the audience who is fighting for good or evil which is a prevalent theme in fantasy also. The elves wear gold armor and are recognizable by their pointed ears, slender faces and long hair. Orlando Bloom plays Legolas successfully because of his handsome face and high cheek bones because the elves are referred to as a beautiful race. He also ... being the traditional dragon whose destruction will bring a happy ending. When our hero hits Smaug with the arrow and the fire in his eyes are extinguished, the camera cuts to the dwarves and Bilbo who are heard cheer...

• Word Count: 1525
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... into the mountain now open, Thorin nominates Bilbo, the official burglar, to go inside to snoop. Bilbo goes in, slips on the ring, and proceeds down the long, dark passage into Smaug's lair. There, he sees the magnificent, terrible dragon, asleep on his piles of treasure. Smaug is red and gold, with fiery breath, sharp claws, and a hide as strong as a diamond. Bilbo ... his lair--only to discover that the dragon has only been feigning sleep. Although he cannot see Bilbo because of the ring, Smaug smells Bilbo and greets him mockingly. Bilbo is smart, though, and answers Smaug only in ridd...

• Word Count: 5600
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

... displays many feelings, mostly towards his lot ring. Smaug - The vast dragon who lives in the Lonely Mountain. Smaug heard of the treasure that the dwarves had combined in the mountain, and he thronged them away to declare the gold his own. "His fiery breath can scorch a city, his huge wings can carry him great distances, and his armor like hide is almost impenetrable". Smaug can speak English and possesses a dark ... , sarcastic sense of humor. I was quite interested in Smaugs character as he can speak English, blow fire ... and has a high sense of smell. He is one character which I co...

• Word Count: 4002
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

... and nostrils, and wisps of smoke, but his fires were low in slumber. Beneath him, under his limbs and his huge coiled tail, and about him on all sides stretching away across the unseen floors, lay countless piles of precious things..." (Tolkien 213) While close to the Smaug, Bilbo was able to spot a weakness in the dragons vast armor. It was this information that led to the ... demise of Smaug. A bird overheard the dwarves talking about his weakness and immediately flew back to the Lake-town and told a man name Bard. Then ... , in an upheaval about a missing bit of treasure that Bilbo h...

• Word Count: 2919
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... think this shows how much the Arkenstone meant to Thorin. It appears to me that Thorin's main purpose for leading the journey was for revenge on Smaug. When Smaug drove all of the dwarves out of the mountain and their community, I think Thorin knew he would be the King Under The Mountain again because he ... felt he had to live up to his father's name and leadership. When Thorin regained the position of King, it seems to me that he ... felt like he was cleansing the community of evil and darkness. I also think he was trying to honor his ancestors by taking charge of his fellow dwarves a...

• Word Count: 912
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School