... Rohan are no friends of either Sauron or Saruman, the wizard who was aiding in the attack on Boromir's people. He offers the hunters horses, asking only that once their deed is accomplished, they return After bidding farewell to the men of Rohan, the three hunters again pursue their Hobbit friends. At night they rest under some trees in the forest of Fangorn. Gimli, who is on guard, sees ... thinks Shelob will only care about prey, not the Ring he hopes to recover. Once inside the cave, Gollum disappears. It is then that Sam and Frodo sense the evil presence of Shelob. It is dark in the...

• Word Count: 4146
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

... . If man dislikes "black night and yawning chasms,"2 then should he not even consider them? Shouldn't man seek out the sunshine, instead? The remedy is very simple: Avoid the darkness and seek the light. But, no. Mankind would never submit to this. He will immediately turn to the darkness. Drawn by his own cords of fear and longing, man will imagine that he is tired of ... mother. She is also another unnatural link to this story. It is of common belief that Mistress Hibbins, the town witch, often dances in the forest with the Devil.49 One day, she calls to Hester, saying "there will be m...

• Word Count: 3126
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... when he leafed through it he saw that it was printed in two colours red and blue. There seemed to be no pictures, but at the beginning of every chapter, there were beautiful capital letters. On the front cover of the book there were two snakes biting each other's tails, one was light and the other was dark. They formed an oval and inside it could ... defended its bearer. Every creature respected it and its bearer as they did the Childlike Empress herself, for she was the reason of their existence. The amulet was the form of two snakes a dark and a light one they were biting each other's...

• Word Count: 4560
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School

... To help enforce the dread and anxiety the reader should feel towards the Tyger, Blake chooses to situate his subject "in the forests of the night- (2). Perhaps the use of "forests- as a setting is not very important by itself - unless the reader could possibly feel dread at being left alone in a forest with a burning Tyger. However, engaging the reader to place himself or herself into a wood in the pitch of night ... closely followed acts of the faithful is the washing of the feet. It is done to signify faith. By having God's "feet- touch the heart of the Tyger, the heart is being touched...

• Word Count: 2680
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School