... villains for one reason or another, but Tolken and Stevenson go about it in completely different manners. Long John Silver is the one main villain in Treasure Island. He is the ships cook, who comes off to be very trusting and charismatic. Silver is a very complex character, hiding his true intentions from ... by shouting for Gandalf, he rescues them from spiders and wood elves in Mirkwood, he finds the way into the mountain, he leads them to the treasure, he discovers Smaug's weak spot, and he attempts to put a stop to Thorin's greed and to bring peace to the feuding dwarves, elves, a...

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... had found), and Gollum cannot guess it. Gollum, however, does not intend to let his meal get away so easily. He goes back to his island in the middle of the lake to get his "precious," a golden ring that turns the wearer invisible--the very ring that Bilbo had found earlier ... helps him escape undetected. The other dwarves are brought before the king and questioned; like Thorin, they refuse to tell of their plan to reclaim the treasure from Smaug for fear that the elves will demand a share, and the dwarves are thrown into the dungeon. Meanwhile, Bilbo, having followed the captured dwarv...

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... spirit. By strong will, Frodo manages to break the wights spell, and he calls for help. Soon, Tom Bombadil appears and defeats the barrow-wight. In the barrow, they find a treasure of which the hobbits take swords, forged in Westernesse. They reach Bree withouth any further problems. They are to meet Gandalf in the inn "The Prancing Pony". They are welcomed ... to cut the Ring off of Saurons finger. They travel in boats over the river Anduin, until they reach the Argonath, where mighty statues of Kings are. There, at the island, Boromir is tempted by the Ring and tries to take it away f...

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